The Department of Training's primary contractor is Maryland's Department of Human Resources. Over the years, the Department has been involved with a variety of smaller contracts with the Federal government, State government, and with local departments of social services. Special Projects are those which take advantage of the Department of Training's expertise in training, or because of content and skill expertise related to staff needs.
Some special projects are time limited, being targeted at specific staff within the agency.
Although our major offerings have been in the area of Staff Development, the Department's Staff have provided a range of Organizational Development, including executive retreats and consultation and facilitation for Strategic Planning and Future Design. The Department of Training has expertise in many areas related to the development, design and delivery of training related to staff and organizational development. Many training organizations use lengthy and unwieldy instruments to document individual training needs. The results of all the ITNA's are compiled into large databases for a unit, division, or entire organization. This comprehensive approach is designed to give a broad view of training needs in an organization and to provide a basis for planning staff development workshops.