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HR rolls out new professional development schedule

As we all prepare ourselves for the new quarter, your colleagues at the Professional Development Program would once again like to play a supportive role in your growth and development. We have a new schedule of professional development workshops on skills ranging from planning your many projects, to developing greater personal resiliency, to making the most of the Office 365 Suite of tools.

The classes are already scheduled and registration is now open, so check out the class list and register .

If you are wondering what professional development is all about and can mean for your career, check out sent to us by our colleague Amanda Roberson, who recently completed our leadership development program, Leader as Coach: 

New Trainings and Special offerings

We roll out new trainings and special offerings every quarter. This quarter, please check out the following:

  • You will have noticed that we have a new Learning Library to find and register for classes. You can filter your search by using the Type dropdown menu to select by training department. For our program, select HR – Professional Development to see what is currently scheduled.
  • A new year often means new goals, and reflecting on how we want to develop and what we want for our careers. We offer two classes expressly on career advancement at Western: , and ; we also offer to help you create your own leadership development plan.
  • For the fundamentals of people management, we recommend checking out: ; ; ; and

As always, we are here to serve. Let us know if you are interested customized workshops or consults for your department by emailing us at hr.training@wwu.edu

Thank you, and have a great Spring Quarter!