Training for government agencies

Part of our success has come from our long-term partnerships with hundreds of federal, state and local government agencies throughout the U.S. We have provided ongoing assistance to them in developing their administrative, professional, managerial and technical staffs.

Our wide range of content, skill in customization, flexibility and responsiveness and our large professional staff–including over 300 trainers–provide our government clients the insight and experience with their unique work environments that they need and require.

Customized training programs

We can create a fully customized training solution in order to address your organizational needs and objectives. Starting with conversations between our team and your key stakeholders, we build your training from the ground up. We’ll work together to identify and understand your training objectives and goals. From there, we’ll select the specific skills, strategies and the appropriate delivery style to accomplish the objectives, develop the content, incorporate your culture, design exercises and activities for active participation and provide follow-up coaching.

You’ll have an opportunity to discuss your training and development objectives with our hand-selected trainer who will incorporate your input into the training day. Unlike with other training companies, the trainer facilitating your event will be an integral part of this process. Our trainers don’t just “show up and talk.” They work directly with your account manager, our instructional designers and you to identify and understand what it takes for your training to be a success. No matter what type of interaction you are looking for, experiential, interactive or virtual training, we have the best resources in the industry!

Content licensing

Developing a training program can literally take months of preparation. Your organization may already have a professional staff on board to present courses to your employees, but not the time to initiate, develop and evaluate all the training. Our flexible and simple process provides customized content for specific training needs. We can customize a course for your business or you can choose from one of our 250+ courses ready for immediate delivery.

Your licensing package comes complete with a master facilitator’s guide, participant workbooks and PowerPoint presentation. There are no annual renewables when you license our content, and you can use your own trainers to present it to large or small audiences whenever you choose.

Flexible train-the-trainer solutions

Let our trainers train your trainers! Our flexible and client-focused approach will provide your organization with the highest-impact train-the-trainer solution. Most organizations have in-house professional training staff on board to deliver training but don’t have the time to evaluate, initiate and develop all of the materials required. We recognize that your in-house trainers are experts when it comes to understanding your organization, mission, culture and employees the best! Since they know best how to improve productivity and growth in your organization, our focus is to provide a flexible solution in order to deliver a high-impact, results-oriented training program.

Whether your trainers are new or have years of training experience, SkillPath Corporate Strategies can provide training related to basic front-of-the-room platform skills or professional speaking and presentation skills, or we’ll train your trainers to present our courses anytime you wish.

Our trainers

SkillPath Corporate Strategies maintains more than 300 dynamic, empowering, energetic and knowledgeable trainers. Each one undergoes a rigorous screening process before earning a place on our distinguished roster. For your training program, we select from among this group of highly talented individuals who are carefully matched by expertise, complementary skill sets and delivery style to your training requirements. Learn more about our trainers.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQ) Training

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) define the competencies needed to develop a federal corporate culture that drives results, serves customers and builds successful teams and coalitions within and outside the organization. Demonstrated fulfillment of all ECQs by government managers is required for entry into the Senior Executive Service (SES).

The SES is comprised of men and women charged with leading the continuing transformation of the federal government. These leaders possess well-honed executive experience and skills and they share a broad perspective of government and a strong commitment to public service.

ECQs are also the criteria used by many federal and state agencies in the selection, performance management and leadership development of people wishing to advance in management and executive positions.

There are five Executive Core Qualifications:

• ECQ 1 – Leading Change
• ECQ 2 – Leading People
• ECQ 3 – Results Driven
• ECQ 4 – Business Acumen
• ECQ 5 – Building Coalitions

What SkillPath ECQ training provides you:

SkillPath Corporate Strategies provides customized training to help government managers better understand each ECQ and write effective qualifications statements. These statements give readers such as executive resources staff, rating and selecting officials and Qualifications Review Board (QRB) members specific information about applying managers’ achievements in the ECQs. This is an important part of each manager’s consideration for advancement.

SkillPath helps participants identify different ways of fulfilling each ECQ. Then we instruct and coach participants so they master the Challenge-Context-Action-Result model the government prefers for writing their ECQ statements in a vivid, compelling way. This includes:

Challenge. Describe a specific problem or goal.

Context. Talk about the individuals and groups you worked with, and/or the environment in which you worked, to tackle a particular challenge (e.g., clients, co-workers, members of Congress, shrinking budget, low morale).

Action. Discuss the specific actions you took to address a challenge.

Result. Give specific examples of the results of your actions. These accomplishments demonstrate the quality and effectiveness of your leadership skills.

From the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Web site

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State and Local Workforce Investment Boards

SkillPath has worked with many workforce investment boards across the U.S. and can help your organization navigate through the requirements to obtain funding for training your employees.

We are also well-experienced with the provisions of the WIA and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and can help your business obtain the benefits it provides in several ways.

Worker Employment and Training Activities

SkillPath has over 250 off-the-shelf training curriculums already put together and ready to implement, covering virtually every job skill. And we have a team of curriculum developers who can customize content for virtually any business need. We can train your employees at your business or work with community organizations. View all courses

Adult Employment/Dislocated Worker Assistance

SkillPath has several course curriculums aimed at training the essential skills needed for interviewing as well as learning the necessary job skills to gain employment. We can work with community offices and/or employment offices to set up workshops and training to accommodate the unemployed or underemployed population.

• Manager and Supervisor Boot Camps
• Office Skills
• Specialized Workshops
• Vocational Course Curriculum
• Workforce Development

• Computer Literacy
• Employability Workshops
• Entry-level Boot Camps
• Executive- and Director-level Boot
  Camps
• Job Readiness Boot Camp

YouthBuild Activities

SkillPath has curriculums that are a great fit for young adults entering the workforce. Many of our courses can assist youth in gaining the professional skills needed to gain employment and advance their careers. We can partner with youth organizations to provide custom-fit curriculum.

• E-mail in the Workplace
• How to Become a Better Communicator
• Developing a Professional Presence

• Youth Training
• Resume Writing
• Interview Skills for the Interviewee
• Business Writing Basics for Professionals