Employee Learning Week (ELW)
December 7-11, 2009
CNY ELW Activities
* The Onondaga County Executive and Mayor of the City of Syracuse proclaimed December 7-11, 2009 as Employee Learning Week in the county and city.
* Time Warner Cable showed their support of employee learning by sponsoring CNY ASTD's Employee Learning Week program.
* Included ELW information on websites
- CNY ASTD highlighted ELW on their homepage along with several pages devoted to ELW and ELW activities
- New Horizons Computer Learning Center
included the ELW logo on their home page along with a separate page recognizing ELW and their ELW special classes
- Human Development Associates added a web page devoted to ELW
- Advanced Technology Training and Information Network showcased ELW and their ELW participation on their blog
* Used emails to promote ELW
- Ken Steiger, Steiger Training & Development, added a note to his email signature promoting learning
- Insight Instructional Design included a learning quote on the bottom of their emails
- Kathy Howard, Human Development Associates, included information about ELW to her email signature
- National Government Services, Inc. sent daily emails during ELW containing training tips and tricks
- Time Warner Cable's Training Department included the ELW banner on all email communications during ELW
- Time Warner Cable emailed one training topic and a related inspirational quote per day to all employees during ELW
- Liberty Resources emailed learning assistance references during ELW
- Candyce Robb emailed students items on learning and the value of lifeline learning during ELW
- AXA Equitable sent daily communications on various training information
* Posted information about ELW
- Time Warner Cable posted ELW posters around their building to increase employee awareness
- Advanced Technology Training and Information Network posted an ELW poster on their bulletin board
- AXA Equitable posted various training communications during week
* Held a special activity for ELW
- CNY ASTD kicked off ELW with a program titled 'Tying Learning Initiatives to Company Goals' with Corporate Learning Strategist and Author Daniel Tobin, PhD
- Ken Steiger, Steiger Training & Development, did some special events for clients to help them promote ELW in their organizations
- Time Warner Cable had their Regional Vice President of Operations kick off ELW by including an announcement in his weekly communication to all employees in the CNY Division
- Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce held a focus group to gather information for 2010 training and education offerings.
- Liberty Resources held special sessions for staff to get learning assistance
- Messenger Associates, Inc. launched their new website during ELW
- SRC invested in a new Learning Management System during ELW to enhance the relationship between employee development plans and learning activities
- AXA Equitable kicked off the week with a communication from their Sr Vice President on the importance of Learning and Development and an agenda describing events planned for ELW
- AXA Equitable's Vice President from the Learning and Development office in NYC shared the organization's 2010 focus and course offerings during ELW
- AXA Equitable held Crossword and Word Search Puzzle contests using words that reinforce learning and development during ELW
- AXA Equitable unveiled their 2010 Employee Development Challenge to encourage employees to participate in learning and development actions in 2010
* Launched trainings during ELW
- Liberty Resources launched a new 'Coaching for Excellence' class for supervisors with a full week of learning options. Classroom participation, self-study and social learning were encouraged.
- Candyce Robb started classes on Problem Solving and Professional Procedures and Portfolio Development during ELW
- Messenger Associates, Inc. created new Human Resource trainings called HR Power Hour, a series of 60-minute public HR survival skills training webinars.
- Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center conducted Microsoft certification training during ELW graduating 10 students
- AXA Equitable conducted Lunch & Learns during ELW demoing remote training tools and learning opportunities for 2010
* Offering specials to clients
- Kathy Howard, Human Development Associates, offered a free bonus training session during ELW to all who have participated in her 2009 Leadership Development Program
- New Horizons Computer Learning Center offered half off on all desktop applications classes during ELW
* Participate in a learning activity during ELW
- Insight Instructional Design attended a learning webinar and participated in LearnChat, a Twitter social learning forum
- Kathy Howard of Human Development Associates attended 2 workshops and a webinar during ELW
- Pat Costello obtained a Microsoft Application Specialist Certification from training during ELW
- Incoming Syracuse Fire Department Chief attended a seminar on performance improvement
- Oneida Health Care Center employees attended training on conflict resolution and communication
- Cayuga County employees attended training on conflict resolution and communication
Share your ELW activities
Send a description of your ELW activities
to info@cnyastd.org
