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This program is designed to accelerate development by helping the participants broaden their perspective and exposure, gain leadership experiences, strengthen critical boundary spanning leadership skills, and build and leverage Agency-wide relationships. Participants will develop the following leadership skills and competencies:

• Teams & Collaborating

• Cognitive Skills: Decision Making & Problem Solving

• Leading & Managing Change

• Business Acumen

• Communicating& Relating to Others

• Personal Effectiveness

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DaNi Mid-Level Leader Program usually concentrates on:

• Core Learning – experience a dynamic, interactive environment during four core learning sessions held at different Centers.

• Developmental Rotation – participate in a three to six week career-broadening rotation that provides exposure, expanded perspective, and learning in areas critical for growth

• Well Designed Individual Development Plan (DaNi-IDP) – create a focused IDP to accelerate and guide development

• Practical Application – Apply learning and best practices during learning sessions, on-the-job, and during the rotation.

• Strategic Mentoring – establish a strong mentoring relationship with respected industry leaders to support development.

• Cascading Development – build skills and assist in the development of another person, by helping to prepare an individual to step into the participant’s role during the three to six month rotation.

• Manager-Participant Development Partnership and Center Sponsor – enhance and maintain strong communication and connection with his/her Center through development of a strong manager/participant development partnership.

• Professional Coaching – accelerate skill development and address challenges by working with a professional coach.

• Assessments – gain valuable insights and enhance self awareness through feedback from a 360-degree assessment and other assessment tools.

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Basically, there are three types of SA audits. They are: a) Certifying audits such as SA 8000, which are universal. One can get an SA 8000 certification similar to that of ISO 9001:2000. But many buyers or apparel association have there own codes of conduct. They may not exempt a factory from their own COC audits just because the factory has got SA 8000.

There are associations such as FLA (Fair Labour Association), WRAP (Worldwide Responsible Apparel Promotion), ETI (Ethical Trading Initiative), FWF (Fair Wear Foundation) etc. Some of the retailers/buyers become members of these associations. Each of these associations has its own unique audit tools/formats and report methodology.