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According to a recent聽, employees are focused on professional development, seeking new opportunities for reskilling and additional training, also known as upskilling. While potentially posing a challenge for employers to grow and retain talent, some in the New York metro area are actively pursuing corporate training for their employees, and they are tapping into New York Institute of Technology鈥攚hose curriculum is focused on preparing students for in-demand careers鈥攁nd its聽School of Management聽faculty expertise to deliver it.聽聽

Last fall, 蘑菇传媒 worked with Enzo Biochem, a pioneer in molecular diagnostics, to provide training for 20 management-level employees working in the company鈥檚 Farmingdale-based headquarters. The four-part, month-long series, designed to focus on managing a dynamic and diverse workforce, addressed the following topics: 

• Leadership and Teambuilding Skillsets for the Culturally Competent Manager
• Resolving Conflict in a Culturally Diverse Business Environment
• How to Effectively Communicate and Manage Difficult Conversations and Personalities in the Workplace 
• Anticipating and Resolving Workplace Complaints  

School of Management faculty also conducted workplace skills training addressing similar topics with managers at Addus HomeCare, a leading provider of comprehensive home care and support services, and earlier this year shared its expertise with managers at Services Now for Adult Persons, Inc. (SNAP), a social service agency providing for the needs of senior citizens residing in Queens, N.Y., among other locations.  

鈥溎⒐酱�媒 has long been involved in providing corporate training to a variety of organizations. However, we are seeing increased demand as employers are challenged to grow their professional workforce and acquire and retain talent as they also strive to counter the 鈥榪uiet quitting鈥� phenomenon, among other realities in a very competitive yet uncertain business environment,鈥� says聽Joshua E. Bienstock, LLM, J.D., an expert in human resources management. He and other faculty in the School of Management have also provided workforce development training to hundreds of entrepreneurs through the Queens Chamber of Commerce; to members of the more than 100 labor unions that comprise the Long Island Federation of Labor; and to scores of library directors and managers through the Long Island Library Resources Council, among others.

鈥淭echnology continues to change at an exponential rate,鈥� says Associate Provost聽Francesca Fiore, Ed.D., 鈥淭o remain competitive, employers need to invest in the skills of their workers. 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 curriculum鈥攚hether offered through our degree programs or through our employer partnerships鈥攊s well positioned to meet the evolving needs of the labor market.鈥�

Another in-demand sector of professional training relates to certification seekers in industries including human resources, payroll, and treasury. For example, School of Management faculty have been selected by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to prepare those interested in professional certification using SHRM鈥檚 propriety materials. SHRM is a professional human resources membership association that promotes the role of HR as a profession and provides education, certification, and networking to its members. Certification preparation consists of 13 three-hour sessions to cover approximately 1,000 pages of course content. 蘑菇传媒 faculty, led by聽William Ninehan, the director of HR program development for the school鈥檚 Center for Human Resource Studies, has also provided SHRM certification training for human resources staff at New York-Presbyterian, one of the nation鈥檚 most comprehensive, integrated academic healthcare delivery systems.