DVA Leadership and Development Training

 BULLYING 101 TRAINING DVA Leadership & Development Training is partnering with Proviso West High School in November and December to provide its 2014 freshman class with educational development on Bullying.  School District 209 - Proviso West High School has more than 500 students in its freshman class from multiple feeder communities. DVA  staff worked with Proviso West principal, Oscar Hawthorne this summer to start a Peer Mediation program. Bullying is next on a list of youth and professional development strategies Hawthorne has planned for his students, staff and parents this school year. Bullying is defined as unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power.  It is negative, aggressive behaviors that are repeated with the intent of harm from one youth to another. Traditional forms of bullying like physical aggression, hitting, pinching, pushing and property damage remain an issue however in today's technological age...

Tennis Ball Transfer This requires a large metal washer and a tennis ball for each group. The groups have to hold the strings and balance a tennis ball on the washer while walking and moving towards a plastic cup a distance away. Once the team successfully reaches the cup without dropping the ball, they have to work together to figure out how to get the ball into the cup without touching either one. DVA Leadership & Development Training 

Security is the first encounter for everyone that enters a Proviso School District 209 School building. Proviso greeters, security detail and new lunchroom security teams consist of close to 50 staff members.  DVA Leadership and Development Training was called in to reinforce the importance of good customer service for the new school year.  Using games that teach to support the leader-led lecture hi-lighted effective communication and boundaries as two of the major components of good customer service.   

The use of  social media  is growing at an astronomical rate. With Facebook floating on the stock exchange at a mind boggling $104 billion, many naysayers predict a bubble. However, there is no denying the power of social media and the impact that it can have on the business of marketing. Prepare your business leaders today! 

At the beginning of your career, you often have a vision that defines you and the choices you make. And when you write your CV, it shows a clear career path with logical progression at each step.  But when you’re making a career change, you’ll probably wonder how any of your past experience is relevant, and you might even worry it could work against you. On the other hand, you can’t say you’ve done nothing for the past twenty years.  Faced with this problem? Contact DVA for new ways of Rebranding yourself!

Organizational development, training and learning emphasizes the synergistic nature of human resources, organizational development, and training operations within any organizations.   Learn to develop assessment plans, design and administer training, training evaluations, and utilize technology in planning, designing, and implementing effective practices. Developing and maintaining a successful business organization is accomplished through trained professionals. Effective training and assessment is an investment in your organization’s continued growth.   Ensure that it results in measurable returns on investment by correcting skill deficits within your staff.  

Today more than ever, employees need to have the right skills to meet the strategic challenges of the organization and employee career-paths need to align with these objectives. DVA programs explore processes essential to achieving an optimal match between individual and organizational needs. Our training programs promote individual growth and organizational renewal.