Event Details

Date

April 16, 2020

Time

Noon-1:30 pm

Location

Online

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program


Agriculture Workforce Development Training Skills for Dairy Farmers Spanish Workshop

April 16, 2020


The four hands-on regional trainings previously scheduled for April 14-21, 2020 are cancelled to protect public health from the novel coronavirus outbreak.


Separate webinars will be offered in English and Spanish.

In-person trainings conducted simultaneously in English and Spanish will be rescheduled in the fall.

Become an Effective On-The-Job Trainer


Effective trainings contribute to success of employees and the farm business.  With training employees learn how to effectively complete their task and why it is important to the farm.  When employees have the knowledge, skills, and attitude needed to do the job right and understand why it should be done this way it:
  • saves time and avoids problems
  • makes people feel important and involved, which keeps them engaged and reduces employee turnover
Develop your training skills in this webinar training that includes a learning system of:
TELL: Describe the procedure and why it is important
SHOW: Demonstrate the procedure and emphasize key points
DO: Allow the learner to try and answer any questions
REVIEW: Are the steps in the procedure done correctly?

After the workshop you will be able to:
1) Plan for organized and effective trainings
2) Train in a way that works for most people
3) Measure and follow up to make sure learning happened

Trainings are conducted in English on April 14 and Spanish April 16.  

These workshops are supported by a grant from the New York Farm Viability Institute.

English
Date: 4/14/2020
Time: 6:30-8 pm
Price: Free

Spanish
Where: online: https://cornell.zoom.us/j/293244800
Date: 4/16/2020
Time: noon-1:30 pm
Price: Free

Registration is NOT REQUIRED. 

The webinars will be recorded and available after the event on the Ag Workforce Development website.

agworkforce.cals.cornell.edu

See the pdf flyer for the updated information




Train the Trainer Webinar Flyer (PDF; 369KB)


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