NIC News & Updates : blended delivery

Leverage Your Agency's Future Now! Partner with NIC on Our MDF and CLD Series!

Leslie LeMaster — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:39:00 GMT

Experiencing management and leadership turnover in increasing numbers? Struggling to get your staff members ready to take on new management and/or leadership responsibilities? And trying to do that in the midst of budgetary strife or other organizational challenges?

Then consider partnering with NIC to get ready for the future that is coming to your agency, now!

We at NIC are interested in partnering with your organization to build the managers and/or leaders you want and need to take your agency into the future! Why is now a good time to do this? So that if present conditions persist, or come about again, you will have cadres of managers and leaders better equipped to be flexible and adaptable in contemporary corrections work settings.

We invite you to check out two of our blended development opportunities (information links, below). We are looking to discuss these series with interested agencies now!

What does "blended" mean in this case? We work with your agency, participants and senior level leadership team using a blend of face to face, web-based, and other training delivery methods, as we partner together to facilitate these agency exclusive training series. Both series are "phased" over a period of 9 months to a year, to increase the transfer of skills and knowledge into on the job practice into your corrections workplace.

Management Development for the Future (MDF) series - targeted at mid-level managers - info at this link http://www.nicic.gov/Training/MDFFY11

Blended Correctional Leadership Development (CLD) series - targeted at senior level leaders - info at this link http://www.nicic.gov/Training/CLDFY11

These blended manager and/or leader development training opportunities are based on the following competency frameworks:

- Correctional Leadership Competencies for the 21st Century: Executives and Senior Level Leaders (NIC's CLD series)http://nicic.gov/pubs/2005/020474.pdf

- Correctional Leadership Competencies for the 21st Century: Managers and Supervisors (NIC's MDF series) http://nicic.gov/Downloads/PDF/Library/020475.pdf

We are interested in talking to corrections agencies of all types and sizes ...... contact us and we'll discuss if these, or other NIC options are the best fit for your agency and your current and future development needs.

So, what are you waiting for? We hope to hear from you soon!

Best Regards,

Leslie LeMaster, Academy Division

Develop Your Future Managers and Leaders Today: Partner with NIC!

Leslie LeMaster — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:32:00 GMT

Then consider partnering with NIC to get ready for the future that is coming to your agency, now!

We invite you to check out two of our blended development opportunities (information links, below). We are looking to discuss these series with interested agencies now!

Management Development for the Future (MDF) series - targeted at mid-level managers - info at this link http://www.nicic.gov/Training/MDFFY11

Blended Correctional Leadership Development (CLD) series - targeted at senior level leaders - info at this link http://www.nicic.gov/Training/CLDFY11

These blended manager and/or leader development training opportunities are based on the following competency frameworks:

- Correctional Leadership Competencies for the 21st Century: Executives and Senior Level Leaders (NIC's CLD series)http://nicic.gov/pubs/2005/020474.pdf

- Correctional Leadership Competencies for the 21st Century: Managers and Supervisors (NIC's MDF series) http://nicic.gov/Downloads/PDF/Library/020475.pdf

So, what are you waiting for? We hope to hear from you soon!

Best Regards,

Leslie LeMaster, Academy Division

Live Broadcast: Self-Directed Essential Skills for New Supervisors

Joshua Stengel — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:00:00 GMT

Making the transition from line staff to supervisor calls for developing new skills and competencies as well as making a major shift in mindset from doing one’s own work to supervising the work of others. Register yourself and/or your agency for this free, live broadcast on September 15th, 2010.

The newly developed DVD series curriculum from the National Institute of Corrections, titled Self-Directed Essential Skills for New Supervisors, helps fill the gap and focuses on core competencies for supervisors, including developing personal and professional goals, demonstrating leadership, problem solving, critical thinking, decision-making, managing conflict, coaching, counseling, providing discipline, and encouraging staff performance.

What is a Self-Directed curriculum or training program?

It is a training program designed to be taken by one person, with modules played on a computer at a pace set by and directed by them - "self-directed".

Join the 3 hour live broadcast via satellite or the web to see demonstrations of curriculum modules designed to:

Examine the personal and professional competencies needed to fulfill the role of a supervisor, including skills in management and leadership, problem solving and critical thinking, communication (oral, written, voicemail, and e-mail), and active listening and responding.
Assess personal and professional goals that can be applied to a work setting.
Demonstrate how to select a mentor to assist in one’s development as a supervisor.

Build Your Agency's Senior Level Leader Cadre Through NIC's Blended Correctional Leadership Development (CLD)!

Leslie LeMaster — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:40:00 GMT

Looking to build your cadre of Senior Level Leaders as you face succession planning challenges? The check out NIC's Blended Correctional Leadership Development (CLD) series!

What is blended CLD? It's a "blend" of training and development strategies (face to face sessions, distance work via the web, e-course work, Virtual Instructor Led (VILT) sessions, one on one coaching and more!) that takes place over a year. It's targeted to develop correction's agencies senior level leaders, while also working on real agency issues at the same time!

Check out the series web page at this link http://nicic.gov/Training/CLDFY11

Interested in Building Your Middle Managers? Check out NIC's MDF Series!

Leslie LeMaster — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:29:00 GMT

What is MDF?

MDF is NIC's Management Development for the Future series, a dynamic, agency exclusive, individual and organizational development experience, which primarily targets the middle management tier of a correctional organization. It simultaneously engages all levels of agency leadership through internal action-based learning strategies at the individual, team and agency levels.

Description

This agency exclusive management development series is conducted over 12-18 months* and is provided to participants within selected agencies. The learning strategies used in this "blended" individual and organizational development series include three 24-hour classroom sessions spread out over the series, independent e-Learning courses, online instructor-led sessions, online 360-degree feedback leadership assessments, reading, participation in online community forums and discussions, individual coaching sessions, and the development of personal leadership development plans. Participants will prepare a dynamic Leadership Plan and undertake action-based learning projects focused on the relevant issues in their agencies with the intention of applying skills and strategies learned in the program to build organizational capacity and manage organizational change.

Application Requirements

Agencies interested in this program must submit Form B, available at this link http://nicic.org/Downloads/ProgramForms/Form%20B.pdf and attach a letter of interest describing their organization's need and commitment to participate in this skills-based series, which totals approximately 120 hours over a 12 - 18 month period. Final selection and scheduling of the MDF series is contingent on the organization's commitment and preparedness to support the program actively and sponsor participants in their learning prior to and throughout the series. A comprehensive readiness assessment process and interview(s) with the executive level of the agency applying will be conducted prior to NIC's commitment to the program.

Note: This application process is for agencies only. A correctional agency from jails, prisons, or community corrections must apply and be selected for this management development series. Once an agency is selected, individual application and selection will be conducted through the agency.

Note: NIC does not pay any participant expenses related to attendance or participation in the MDF Series. For more information on the MDF series or the application process, please contact one of the correctional program specialists listed under "Contacts."

Contacts

Denise K. Balazic, Academy Division; toll-free telephone: 800-995-6429, ext 4410, or 303-365-4410; e-mail: dbalazic@bop.gov.
John Eggers, Ph.D., Academy Division; toll-free telephone: 800-995-6429, ext. 4405, or 303-365-4405; e-mail: jeggers@bop.gov.
Richard Geaither, Academy Division; toll-free telephone: 800-995-6429, ext. 4407, or 303-365-4407; e-mail: rgeaither@bop.gov.
Leslie LeMaster, Academy Division; toll-free telephone: 800-995-6429, ext. 4411, or 303-365-4411; e-mail: llemaster@bop.gov.

Agency Applications Due: We continuously accept interest inquiries from agencies related to the MDF series.

*When an agency is selected, training dates will be negotiated between the assigned NIC Correctional Program Specialist and the requesting agency.