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Training Wheels

Welcome to Training Wheels

New employees will learn 4 of 8 necessary skills Communication skills Decision making skills Collaborative skills Creative skills

These skills will improve chances of hire and promotion.

You can receive a parking pass and two paid vacation days!

THE PROBLEM

There is currently a huge skill gap: employees aren't meeting the requirements of an ideal worker.

Proper training was not received Correction of this problem will :

benefit the company improve your skills raise your chances of hire.

Overview of Trainingwheels

Training wheels will refine communication, decision making, collaboration, and creative skills

You will go through four workshops; one for each skill

Activities will stimulate the work skills we know you have.

Training Wheels Schedule

Week Skill Day Time

Week 1 Communication Skills

Monday, Wednesday

7:00pm-8:00pm

Week 2 Decision Making Skills

Tuesday, Friday

7:00pm-7:55pm

Week 3 Collaborative Skills

Monday, Thursday

7:00pm-7:55pm

Week 4 Creative Skills

Tuesday Thursday

6:00pm- 7:15pm

COMMUNICATION

Being able to understand and be understoodYou will need to be able to express opinions

and ideas and communicate with clientsExpress opinions.Useful for advertisement, sales pitch, idea

pitch, etc.

COMMUNICATION

You will participate a communication enhancement activity. This process will help you understand the value of communication skills.

PROCEDURE: You’ll receive a card with a specific task on it,

take a few minutes to come up with very detailed instruction. Your partner will be blindfolded.

Using your communication skills, instruct your partner on how to perform the given task.

when the task is completed, switch places with your partner.

COMMUNICATION

DESIRED OUTCOME: You will hopefully understand the

importance of communication skills in the workplace.

You will gain valuable communication skills that you will need in any future endeavors.

DECISION MAKING

Weigh out the positives and negatives of a decision

Making practical and good decisions

Think of the company as a whole Understand a small choice can affect a company greatly

DECISION MAKING

You’ll be required to fill out a self evaluation listing your strength and weaknesses. After, you’ll participate in a group activity working on your decision making techniques.

PROCEDURE: Fill out self evaluation. You’ll be put into small groups and given a situation. Together, you’ll come up with a decision, and what the

outcomes of the decision is. You’ll present this and receive feed back from the

other groups and be evaluated on your decision.

DECISION MAKING

DESIRED OUTCOME: You’ll understand the importance of making the right

decision. Use good decision making techniques. Pick out decisions that are good even though they may

not be the easiest.

COLLABORATION

You’ll learn to work together and contribute your best assets.

Compensate for others and work in unison.

Cooperate with others on team.Together, give your best to the

company.

COLLABORATION

This activity will stimulate collaborative skills. You will learn to work in unison with your team,

compensating for each other’s weakness and contributing your strongest skills.

Procedure: Split into groups of five Analyze the scenario Work together to find a solution for the scenario Give a short presentation on the solution and how the

group came about solving the problem.

COLLABORATION

DESIRED OUTCOME:Work together cohesivelyGrasp the concept of collaborating to benefit the company.

Learn the importance of working together.

CREATIVITY

Going the extra mile for the companyExpand ways of thinkingExpressing their way of thinkingNew ways to approach/solve a situation

CREATIVITY

Required to fill out self evaluation, [self-scoring]

Group activity where you’ll find creative ways to approach and solve given situation

PROCEDURE: Fill out self evaluation and self score it. Put into groups of five, each group with different

situation Find creative ways to approach and solve Present what you came up with and will receive

feedback.

CREATIVITY

DESIRED OUTCOME: Come up with unique ways to get work

done Find new ways to approach and solve

certain problems Resist the urge to always jump to the

straight forward ways

TRAINING WHEELS

After completion of Training Wheels, you will have learned valuable lesson in what it takes to be successful in the work place

Training Wheels will help your future and our company

You will gain imperative skills Communication Decision making Collaboration Creativity

Gaining these skills are the key to success!