Training and Professional Development Resources

• Penn Human Resources
  • Leadership Development

• • Professional Development and Competency Development Courses

• • Virtual upcoming personal and professional development events

• • Penn Wellness and Work Life virtual events

• • Customized Videos and Training Modules

• • Custom Consulting and Training Requests

 

• Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs

 

• LinkedIn Learning, an online service that provides access to hundreds of courses and tutorials taught by industry experts and leaders. Beginner and advanced tutorials are available in business, technology, software, and creative skills

 

• Workday@Penn, Penn’s human resource, payroll, and financials platform training catalog

 

• Penn IT Academy (not just IT), besides technical training, the Academy includes training in core competencies that are fundamental to working in an office environment. To access courses: Discover – Workday (myworkday.com) In the “Explore the Learning Catalog,” click on “Browse Learning,” and type Penn IT Academy in the search.

 

• Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
  • Coursera free courses
  • edX free courses

 

• Using your tuition benefit for Penn Graduate and Undergraduate Courses 

 

• The Student Affairs Leadership Team (SALT), a Penn campus-wide collaboration of working student affairs professionals, affiliated faculty and graduate students, and other campus stakeholders. SALT hosts open quarterly meetings and events on topics of interest in student affairs, along with an annual spring conference.

 

• Penn Staff Assemblies, opportunities to network and participate on committees and in events on campus:
  • Penn Professional Staff Assembly
  • Penn Weekly Paid Staff Assembly

 

• Professional Associations: Many associations offer free webinars, e.g. EDUCAUSE 

 

• University Training Resources

 

Requesting Work Time for Coursework and/or Professional Development