Make this the year of Appreciation and learn the about 5 Languages of Appreciation and discover how important they are in creating a culture of gratitude in the workplace. Learn how to have those conversations through skills practice and planning for how you can implement on a day-to-day basis in your working environment. Learn your own language of appreciation … Read More
Mastering Hybrid Training: Blending Remote and Onsite Teams
The COVID-19 Pandemic has forced a new training model in the federal government that includes teaching employees online and in person. But, as a Learning and Development (L&D) professional, how can you and your organization adopt this new training model? How can you plan for productive and effective training in hybrid sessions? And, how do you address and overcome challenges … Read More
Overcoming Training Challenges in the Hybrid Workplace
In this dynamic and ever-evolving federal government landscape, organizations embrace the hybrid workplace model, blending remote work with in-person collaboration. However, this new paradigm presents unique challenges for learning and development (L&D) professionals. Join us for an immersive and thought-provoking collaborative discussion that brings together training leaders and practitioners to identify real-world training challenges in the hybrid workplace and co-create strategies to overcome … Read More
TOC Learning & Development Skills Academy
We are committed to offering premier professional development opportunities to our registrants, which include trainers, educators, learning executives, and human resource development specialists in the Federal government. This year, TOC is piloting an L&D skills academy as premium content to a limited number of registrants to develop their skills and L&D-specific capabilities. TOC is in search of a vendor to … Read More
What’s Our Theme? 2024 Annual Institute Theme Contest
TOC takes Philly! We are excited to announce the 2024 Annual Institute, led by Denise Madaras, chair and Kelly Gerstenberg, vice-chair, will be held in Philadelphia, PA! Each year we have a theme for our Annual Institute, which we use as a basis to select our keynote speakers, inspire our presenters, and connect with our registrants. Continuing for the third year, … Read More
TOC Open House
We are thrilled to kick off a fresh and exhilarating program year with a TOC Virtual Open House! 🎉 Whether you’re a seasoned participant or a first-time joiner, this program year promises to be an unforgettable chapter in your journey. Join the Zoom webinar to hear the incredible learning and networking opportunities we have in store for you. Mark your … Read More
A Letter From Our Chair
Dear Training Officers Consortium Community, I am excited to send this letter as the newly appointed Chair of the TOC Executive Board. I have served on the Board in various positions for the past six years and am honored to take on this new responsibility. My main objective for this year is to lead a large change effort to shape … Read More
Welcoming New Board Members
We’re excited to welcome new Board Members to the TOC team! As a volunteer organization, we are thrilled to have new Board Members who are dedicated to moving our mission forward. We are confident they will bring value to our organization. Meet our newest Board Members below: Kelly Gerstenberg, Justin Hasty, Denise Madaras, Amy Neubelt, and Deadra Welcome! You don’t … Read More
Meet the Unique Challenges of Today’s Workforce
Meet the Unique Challenges of Today’s Workforce. Join Graduate School USA (GSUSA) and the Training Officers Consortium (TOC) for “Meeting the Challenges of the Changing Federal Workforce” – an in-depth discussion featuring four past winners of GSUSA’s prestigious W. Edwards Deming Outstanding Training Award. Tuesday April 18, 2023 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Graduate School USA 600 Maryland Avenue, … Read More
The 2023 Annual Institute: Catch the Wave!
Join us in Ocean City, MD April 30 – May 3, 2023 for our flagship event: The Annual Institute! Our theme this year is: “Catch the Wave”: From Training to Transforming: How We Can More Profoundly Serve, submitted by TOC registrant Paul Radich. The Annual Institute, sponsored by Graduate School USA, will focus on how we can transform our organizations … Read More