Program of online evening sessions, January through September

YDPDI enables you to:

• Take on new tasks and responsibilities
• Improve job performance and productivity
• Comfortably build relationships with peers and contractors
• Increase the value you add to your company

The YDPDI program features:

• Industry leader instructors
• Focus on the most important skills for 2022
• No one-way lectures – small groups and hands-on learning
• Engagement with AGC Young Contractors in all sessions
• Convenient scheduling 12 sessions January – September

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YDPDI Benefits and Outcomes for Participants
Training and development are intangible but they produce very tangible results. Key participants’ outcomes from participating in the YDPDI program include:

• Improved ability to add value in their company
• Increased skills taking on new, challenging tasks
• Increased performance and comfort in areas that matter most for the company’s performance
• Improved ability to develop meaningful relationships with clients
• Increased understanding and ability to connect with other disciplines in their own company
• Increased performance and comfort in marketing, business development and networking
• Development of essential skills, e.g. communicating, writing, presenting, managing projects, managing finances, marketing
• Acquisition of perspective resulting from interaction with peers from other companies, instructors, and interaction with contractors in the AGC Young Contractors program
• Increased focus, job satisfaction and motivation resulting from all the above

YDPDI Benefits / Outcomes for Sponsoring Companies
Beyond the individual participants, sponsoring companies also benefit from participating YDPDI:

• Improved retention and development of key talent
• Increased marketing and business development activity and success
• Improved morale and company spirit resulting from clear demonstration of the company’s commitment to professional development for young designers
• Acquisition of current ideas and fresh perspective on best practices being developed by other companies and industry experts participating in the program
• Improved employee alignment with the company’s strategic plan
• Raised expectations for job performance and productivity from program participants
• Use of the program to strengthen the company’s efforts at mentoring and coaching
• Recognition of the company as an Excellent Employer

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Register Now for YDPDI 2022 to Reserve Your Place

• YDPDI tuition for AIASF members is: $3,500
• Non-AIASF members are also welcome. Tuition for non-members is: $4,500

YDPDI pays for itself many times over in terms of participants’ improved job performance. By several benchmarks, program fees deliver excellent value:

• Cost of a typical two-day management seminar at local universities is $1,995
• Cost to a company of turnover is typically 1.5 times a person’s annual salary
• Cost to a company of less than optimal performance = Immeasurable
• Value added to a company by employees with increased skills is enormous and ongoing