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National Certification in both Customer Service and Sales

Overview: 

The National Retail Federation (NRF) Foundation developed a successful 120-180 hour sales and service learning curriculum that encompasses the National Sales and Service Skills Standards infused with the National Functional Literacy Standards.  This comprehensive program should prepare participants for entry-level retail sales and customer service related positions and provide support for successful entry and advancement in service related careers.  Students will be presented with Equipped for the Future skills training and coaching to help prepare them for National Certification in both Customer Service and Sales.  Click here for more details.

 
Location: Providence Skills Center
  Providence Rhode Island
Dates: January 2007 (Dates to Be Confirmed)
Program Cost: $650 per person
Contact: National Retail Federation Foundation
  Sarah Conrad (908) 232-2635, conrads@nrf.com
 
Common Measures On-Line Tutorial
Overview:
The Department of Labor’s Performance Enhancement Project offers three new on-line tutorials providing training on the Common Measures for WIA Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth and Wagner-Peyser programs through the Social Policy Research Assoc. 
The tutorials are the subject of WIA Information Issuance 05-55.  
Date: Ongoing after July 1, 2005
Time: The courses consist of a series of audio lectures that are streamed directly to your desktop. The audio lectures are 5-15 minutes long and are accompanied by PowerPoint slides. Each course module also includes handouts. We recommend that you download handouts for each module before you begin the first lecture of that module.
Location: http://www.spra.com/PEP/online_intro.shtml
Contact: Social Policy Research Associates
Vinz Koller, (831) 622-0749

Public/Private Ventures
Carol Clymer, (215) 557-4495

U.S. DOL Employment and Training Administration
Gail Eulenstein, (202) 693-3013

Registration: None Required