Employee Pulse survey now open

State employees now have an opportunity to share their thoughts in the 2021 State of Indiana Employee Pulse Survey. Read more >

Don’t wait until the last minute! See if you can file your taxes for free!

Still waiting to file your 2020 taxes?

Why wait when you can file for free with the Indiana Department of Revenue’s Indiana INfreefile program?

Read more on page 2 >

Prevention is the key to staying well

Schedule a wellness visit and earn a $100 e-gift card

Taking time for preventive care is one of the best ways you can be healthy now – and in the future.

Read more on page 3 >

WorkSmart 365’s Spring of Learning kicks off this week!

Starting this week, WorkSmart 365 is hosting free training sessions on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays through the end of June on many Microsoft 365 topics!

Read more on page 8 >

Download the latest issue of The Torch

You can download the state employee newsletter from the Indiana State Personnel Department (INSPD) website.

• Read April Issue

In this issue: 

• Employee Pulse survey now open

• Hoosier Lottery, Ivy Tech team up for free financial literacy course (pg. 2)

• Don’t wait until the last minute! See if you can file your taxes for free! (pg. 2)

• Prevention is the key to staying well (pg. 3)

• Make family time active time! (pg. 3)

• Learn how to leave the couch behind and start being active in next ‘Learning Lab’ (pg. 4)

• Earn a 2022 Premium Discount (pg. 4)

• New state employee discounts available now (pg. 5)

• Learning where your tax refund comes from: The Indiana Auditor of State (pg. 6)

• State of Indiana Employee Pre-retirement Seminar set for April 21 (pg. 6)

• Stay up to date with COVID-19 news (pg. 6)

• Indiana State Fairgrounds education program offers augmented reality experiences for students (pg. 7)

• WorkSmart 365’s Spring of Learning kicks off this week (pg. 8)

• DNR Fish & Wildlife’s top performers reel in awards (pg. 9)

• IndianaTech Tuition Benefit (pg. 10)

Miss an issue? Archived issues of The Torch are available at https://www.in.gov/spd/employee-resources/the-torch/

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The Torch is published monthly by the State Personnel Department