Academy for Educational Development

What is CareerPower™?

CareerPower™ is a fast-paced, interactive, workshop that teaches employees/associates how to manage their own careers.

Training

AED’s training function seeks to serve the organization and its employees in several ways:

• Orienting new employees to the organization including its history and values, as well as services and benefits available to them.
  
• Ensuring that all employees are aware of and know how to comply with Federal, State, and local employment laws and regulations as well as AED policies, procedures, and practices that affect them.
  
• Providing opportunities for employees to improve their work-related knowledge, skills, and abilities via training and development offerings within and outside AED.
  
• Assisting management in the identification of training and development needs that might result from new initiatives, changes in the business environment, changes in the workforce, and new employment laws and regulations.
  
• Collaborating with all parts of the organization involved in training and development to ensure that training and development activities are planned, coordinated, and evaluated effectively and efficiently to meet AED’s needs.

AED University

The goal of the AED University is to provide technical training and other professional development services to staff with an emphasis on practical, hands-on learning to enhance existing or develop new skills. The four kinds of learning opportunities are: classroom short seminars, online courses, open university courses, and self-paced learning materials.

Mentoring

AED's Mentoring program is a collaborative engagement between a mentor who is in grades 6 - 10 grades and a mentee who is in grades 3 – 7. Program lengths range from 3 months to 12 months.

Coaching

• One on one, confidential, tailored process for each person
• Forward looking – to reach short and longer term goals in job productivity, balance and satisfaction
• Helps individuals clarify, then stick to a plan and achieve their goals
• Increases self direction
• Help people to stay focused on their most important values

STAR (Specialized Technical Training for Achievement & Recognition (STAR) Internship Program)

The Specialized Technical Training for Achievement & Recognition (STAR) Internship Program was created to provide opportunities for Grades 4 and 5 domestic staff members have the opportunity to learn from project staff in Grades 6 and 7 project staff in the US and abroad while contributing to the work in the field offices. STAR covers all expenses, including salary, economy class airfare, local transportation and per diem. Candidates for the internships must be: Grade 4 or 5 employed with AED for at least 12 consecutive months and in good standing status with an overall EAR rating of 3 or above.

Employee Referral Program

AED is always looking for good people, and you can help. If you refer someone who may be a good addition to AED, meet the qualifications for an existing open requisition, and are hired, you may eligible to receive up to $2,000!  All referral awards will be paid one full pay period after the new hire's initial 30 days of employment at AED.  The referring employee must still be employed by AED after the hired candidate's first 30 days of employment in order to receive award.**Please note that all referral awards are subject to applicable state and federal taxes.

Sidney Tickton Fellowship Program in Proposal Development

The Tickton Program provides learning opportunities for AED staff at grades 5, 6, and 7 who show particular promise in proposal development. The Program offers workshops that cover the main elements of proposal development, such as dissecting the RFP, contracting mechanisms, writing for results, budgeting and cost share, and partnering. The workshops form the core curriculum for the fellows and, when possible, should be attended by both the fellows and their mentors. Outside reading and assignments offer fellows the opportunity to dig into RFPs and proposals, and to explore particular areas of interest. There are approximately eight workshops that take place over the lunch hour.  The program strives to offer opportunities for the fellows to either shadow an actual proposal process and/or go through a mock proposal preparation process.