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Traditional workplace well-being programs often fall short because they focus too much on individuals rather than systems. With traumatic stress on the rise, employers need more effective solutions. That’s why EDSI’s Innovative Learning Solutions (ILS) Team partnered with Healing Center Restorative Engagement (HCRE) to reframe how we support well-being at work. This blog explores different models of trauma-informed care and how organizations can take a more impactful, system-wide approach to fostering a healthier workplace.

Trauma is an unavoidable reality in today’s world, and its effects on children can have lifelong consequences if left unaddressed. Recognizing the need for a healing-focused approach, EDSI collaborated with Healing Center Restorative Engagement (HCRE) to create a training program for Head Start educators. This innovative program provides practical tools to help educators respond to trauma, build supportive environments for children, and prioritize their own well-being. By focusing on healing, the program equips educators to make a lasting impact on the lives of children facing adversity.

Wondering what B Corporation certification is all about? In this blog, you'll learn why becoming a B Corp was a natural step for EDSI and how the certification process works. The B Corporation emblem of excellence means that we pledge to operate under the highest standards of awareness, performance, transparency and accountability to help solve social and environmental issues. EDSI joins the ranks of over 3,600 trailblazing businesses fighting for social and environmental excellence.

Knowledge management is not just a stand-alone program or project. KM refers to the explicit and tacit information life-cycle that runs throughout the entire organization on a continual basis. This 10-step setup process will teach you everything you need to know to minimize risks and maximize results.

Discover how EDSI’s Integrated Career and Case Manager training program is equipping workforce professionals with the technical skills and certifications needed to deliver exceptional service. Through credentialing, continuing education, and innovative learning solutions, we’re helping case managers and career coaches enhance their impact and improve customer outcomes. Learn more about the evolution of this program and how it's driving success in workforce development.

EDSI is a proud partner of the Boys and Girls Club of Southeastern Michigan (BGCSM) participating in the 2024 Reimagine Summit in Detroit. Our ILS team played a key role in helping BGCSM leaders reimagine their spaces to better serve youth and combat poverty. The Summit highlighted the transformation of desolate buildings into state-of-the-art clubs, offering career pathways in fields like Fashion, Tech, and Behavioral Health. Through these innovations, we’re equipping youth with the skills to break the cycle of poverty.

Working together with the City of Detroit, EDSI has been instrumental in offering a successful virtual youth summer employment experience that pays youth ages 14-24 as they explore careers, build skills and receive training and instruction from local employers. Students are offered hands-on, innovative learning and work experience related to high-priority industries such as healthcare, IT, construction and customer service. Read more about the program in this blog!

As a national workforce development and consulting firm with clients across multiple states and industries, EDSI is known for evaluating, designing, and delivering customized training. Read this Q&A Spotlight to find out how the City of Tucson benefited from having their Water Maintenance and Customer Service Divisions training practices updated.

Providing mental health support is a crucial part of serving customers, particularly in the workforce development industry, which is why more and more regions are hiring Behavioral Health Advocates (BHAs) to be part of their staff.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made digital tools, software and online resources even more critical in providing virtual services in the workforce system. AJCs are providing more flexibility in offering program services by using online and virtual options for education and training for various workforce programs. This blog offers an in-depth look at the tools needed to provide innovative services to customers: virtual services best practices, jobseeker top tech tools and innovative program design elements.