The National Training Center

The National Training Center, launched by Workplace Options in 2004, provides design and delivery of customized work-life and management training seminars to companies and organizations located throughout the country.

We assist your organization in promoting a healthy work environment where employees are engaged and effective in their roles. Our worksite learning opportunities are designed to educate and motivate employees to be pro-active and effective in managing their work responsibilities and personal lives.

What It Is
Designed to support your organization’s training activities, WPO’s National Training Center offers a comprehensive catalog of customized Work-Life and Management training seminars. Training is
conducted by a highly regarded network and is led by Mary Ellen Gornick, one of the most respected experts in the work-life field. Our trainers have experience in the fields of work-life, child care, elder caregiving services, nursing, parenting, wellness, management and social work.

The National Training Center has over 120 on-site and web-based training seminars that focus on vital work-life and workplace management issues. The seminars offer a “smorgasbord” of topics from which to choose—child care, parenting, elder care, lifestyle, and wellness —as well as management training and working abroad. Seminar content is designed to assist participants in learning new skills, modifying behaviors, improving communication techniques and utilizing resources that enhance personal effectiveness.

Our comprehensive seminars contain a mixture of lecture, audience participation and audio/visual components. Seminars can be conducted face to face or as “webinars,” and planned for one- or two-hour sessions that take place during the lunch hour or at employee training, management meetings,
new hire orientations or any convenient time
during the workday.

Delivery Options
The National Training Center does not promote a “one-size-fits-all” model. All aspects of our training programs can be customized to the unique needs of your clients. WPO clients have the option of four training delivery methods:

• Purchase a block of seminars to be delivered by WPO’s nationwide team of trainers.
• License WPO’s topic-specific curriculum for use by your own facilitators.
• Have WPO facilitate these seminars or WPO’s curriculum with “train the trainer” classes and logistical support.
• Utilize The National Training Center as your training department.

Work-Life Seminars
Our series of work-life seminars provide practical, up-to-date information on a variety of topics to include:

• Child Care Seminars —subjects ranging from selecting child care to day care and after school
  care issues.
• Parenting Seminars —a wide variety of parenting topics such as new parenthood, self-esteem, communication and discipline issues, adolescent concerns, fatherhood and college strategies.
• Lifestyle Seminars —managing stress, dealing with divorce and death, learning relaxation techniques, budgeting effectively and other lifestyle subjects.
• Elder Care Seminars —seminars on the issues and concerns surrounding care of elderly parents and relatives. Legal issues, locating community resources and social/emotional issues are explored.
• Wellness Seminars—healthy habits, exercise tips, diet resources and physical fitness at any age.
  
• Financial—Saving, budgeting for college, credit issues and long term financial planning.

Management Seminars
Our series of management seminars are designed for managers and supervisors and encourage personal growth in the workplace. Topics include creating healthy work environments, team building, multi-generational workforces and work-life trends and their impact on the employee population. International work topics such relocation, working abroad and re-entry are also available.

Getting Started
Utilizing the National Training Center couldn’t be easier. We can help you select the topics best suited to fit the needs of your employees, decide on the best training format, and provide you with tips to promote the training sessions within your organization.

Seminar Catalog
Our National Training Seminar Catalog provides descriptions of our on-site and web-based training seminars as well as instructions how to order seminars for your organization.

To get more information about The National Training Center and to receive our catalog, please contact Mary Ellen Gornick at 800-699-8011 x 2121 or email at maryelleng@workplaceoptions.com.