Colorado Dept of Personnel and Administration (DPA) - Division of Human Resources (DHR)

Division of Human Resources

Professional Development Center

Training and Continuing Education for State Employees

Welcome to your Professional Development Center. Please scroll down to view all of the training and professional development opportunities available to you as a State employee. Visit often as new classes are frequently added. Please contact us for information about onsite and custom training.

Mission

The Professional Development Center designs, delivers and procures exceptional training and professional development opportunities for State employees that enhance capacity, maximize efficiency and are linked to organizational goals. We accomplish this through partnership, development and procurement of exceptional training opportunities. Our partners include C-SEAP, Risk Management , CSU and ACC.

Available Classes

How to Register

Payment Information

Registration, cancellation
and tuition policy

Custom Workshops and
On-site classes

Supervisor Certificate Program Description

Supervisory Certification Class Registration

Supervisor Certificate Application

Training Waiver
Form

Computer Training

Risk Management

Frequently Asked
Questions

Directions and parking
Professional Development
Center
Risk Management
C-SEAP

Training and Continuing Education for State Employees

Employee and Team Development

Supervisory & Leadership Training

HR Professionals Only

Technical Training

C-SEAP
These links will take you
to the C-SEAP site

Risk Management
These links will take you to
the Risk Management site

DiSC Personality Profile Workshop

Pre-Retirement Workshops I, II & III

Leveraging Cultural Differences

Managing Stress, Avoiding Burnout and Achieving Balance

Coaching, Counseling and Mentoring Skills for Leaders

Business Writing and Presentation Skills

Change is Inevitable

Preventing Identity Theft Workshop

Crucial Conversations

Leading in Extraordinary Times

The Respectful Workplace

Multi-Generational Workplace

Dealing with Difficult People

Building a Retention Culture

Managing from the Middle

The Nuts and Bolts of State Supervision

Performance Problems and Progressive Discipline

The Rules for Supervisors and Managers

HR Automated Systems

ADA Workshop For HR Professionals

Job Evaluation, FLSA, FMLA, and Personal Services Contracts (PCP)

Selection Personnel Certification Program (SPCP)

Participatory Strategic Planning

Basic Procurement Training

Computer classes currently offered through CSU

Computer classes currently offered through ACC

Organizing Work with Project Management Principles

Process Improvement 101: Tools and Techniques

Anger Education

Beyond Stress Management: From Survival to Self-Care and Satisfaction

Dual Responsibilities: Work and Eldercare

Practical Approaches to Conflict Management

Ergonomics: Train-the-Evaluator

Slips/Trips/Falls

Repetitive Motion Injury Prevention

Top Driver Defensive Driver

Lifting and Back Safety

Our professional development partnership with Colorado State University provides expanded training opportunities, including computer training classes. See our list of classes currently offered through CSU.

For more information about Professional Development Center please contact the training office.

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