Manager’s Corner (Formerly No Time to Train)

Available in both English and Spanish, Manager’s Corner (formerly known as No Time to Train) is a series of resources designed to give managers/directors short lesson plans, which can be used to train staff on a variety of topics. Each lesson requires about 15 minutes and contains the following parts:

• Learning objective
• Importance of the topic
• Materials needed
• Instructions on how to present the information
• Questions to ask staff
• Additional resources to strengthen or refresh the manager’s and/or director’s knowledge

Lessons in the series are grouped by USDA Key Areas.

• Nutrition
• Operations
• Communications/Marketing

Disponible tanto en inglés como en español, Recursos del Gerente (anteriormente conocido como Sin Tiempo para Capacitar) es una serie de recursos diseñados para brindar a los gerentes/directores planes de lecciones breves, que se pueden utilizar para entrenar al personal en una variedad de temas.  Cada lección requiere unos 15 minutos y contiene las siguientes partes: 

• Objetivo de aprendizaje 
• Importancia del tema 
• Materiales necesitados 
• Instrucciones sobre como presentar la información 
• Preguntas para hacerle al personal 
• Recursos adicionales para fortalecer o actualizar el conocimiento del gerente y / o director 

 Las lecciones de la serie están agrupadas por áreas claves del USDA 

• Nutrición  
• Operaciones 
• Comunicaciones / mercadeo 

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