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Meet your 2022 training objectives with our virtual curriculum! Our mission is to keep you at the forefront of conflict management and prevention with innovative topics and comprehensive course offerings that prepare you for real-world challenges and organizational change. Take advantage of our early-bird discounts by registering on or before July 1, 2022.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arbitrating in the Federal Sector 

SUMMER 2022

July 19-20, 2022

11a - 5p EST

Orientation meeting: June 27, 2022 from 2:00p 4:00p EST 

 

$950 per person

 

 

 

  

 

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Seeking to start or expand your labor arbitration practice in the federal sector? This program is geared to current FMCS Roster arbitrators needing a greater understanding of unique aspects of arbitration of disputes between federal agencies and their unions. The course will focus on the distinction between federal and private sector practice, with a review of the statutes, regulations, executive orders, and developing changes in direction at the FLRA. Substantial emphasis will be placed on working with case scenarios.

Instructors: Arthur Pearlstein, FMCS Director of Arbitration Services, and Alan Symonette, Esq.

 

 

Negotiation Skills

Summer 2022

August 16-18 and August 23-25, 2022

11a - 5p EST

 

2021 Prices: $1,200 before July 1, 2022!

Early Bird $1,500 Single $1,600, Group 3-5 persons $1,300, Group 6+ $1,200

 

 

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Develop the negotiation style that’s right for you. This interactive workshop focuses on techniques for 21st-century contract negotiations. The workshop covers traditional and interest-based negotiations. The workshop will teach participants how to negotiate collective bargaining agreements.

Participants will receive an FMCS Certificate of Training upon completion of the course.

This course will be conducted entirely online. Prospective students are encouraged to contact the institute prior to registration to ensure computer access.

Instructors: FMCS Commissioners Isael Hermosillo, Kent McVay, Dan Sims, and Christy Yoshitomi

 

 

 

 

Mediation Skills

Fall 2022

October 25-27, and November 1-3, 2022 11:00a - 5:00p EST 

$1,200 before July 1, 2022. Take advantage of 2021 pricing!

$1,500  before September 25

$1,600 (Group rates available)

 

 

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Highly interactive,  this course will use large and small group discussions, online discussion boards, role-plays reflecting a variety of workplace conflicts, and other exercises along with instructor-led presentations to prepare you for real-life workplace disputes and problem resolution. Facilitating difficult conversations, creative problem-solving, interpersonal negotiations, and communication will be covered.

 

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Join us at The National Labor-Management Conference, and learn the latest about essential bargaining techniques, hear critical updates on the labor and employment landscape, and gain valuable insights into new directions, technology, and trends in the changing world of work.

This is a can't-miss event for 2022! You’ll leave inspired to be a change agent within your organization and empowered with the tools, insight, and information to make an impact.

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER NOW

    

 

 

 

FREE PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS INCLUDED W/ REGISTRATION

June 24, 2022 – Fireside Chat: Combating Workplace Burnout

Are you struggling with workplace burnout? You are not alone. Burnout in the workplace is not a new occurrence. However, the ongoing conditions of living under a global pandemic have exasperated the symptoms of burnout. Employees are struggling with a whole host of issues such as technology challenges, Zoom fatigue, and work-life balance, just to name a few. So what can we do to cope? In this webinar, you'll hear from FMCS Commissioner Moira Caruso and Training Specialist Cynthia Pyle and learn how to identify burnout, its symptoms, and its causes. You will also learn ways to manage stress, regulate your nervous system, and reframe the way you approach your work in a more sustainable way.

Don't miss this final pre-conference workshop and others offered throughout the conference. 

 

 

 

 

Take the next step to improve your knowledge base or acquire new skills in FY 2022.