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Professional Development Scholarship Application Period Ends June 4
The second and final application period for the 2023 Coalition Labor Agreement’s Professional Development Scholarship Program ends at 11:59 p.m. on June 4, 2023. The Scholarship Program is a benefit offered as part of the 2022 – 2024 Coalition Labor Agreement and is only open to employees represented by one of the unions in the Coalition.
Award recipients for this period will be notified between July 31-August 3, 2023. Please check the scholarship website for more important dates and information.
The Scholarship Program is part of the County’s commitment to Investing in YOU, and is designed to assist eligible employees with their professional development by providing up to $3,000 annually towards obtaining training, certificates, degrees, licenses, and certifications.
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Recipient of the Innovation Award for People!
The Department of Human Resources, Learning and Development team is proud to announce this achievement for our Building Gender Inclusive Spaces training.
The Project Team includes the Department of Human Resources Director’s Office, Policy, Learning and Development, Operations, and Workforce Equity teams; King County Executive’s Office; Facilities Management Division; Business Resource Center; and transgender and gender diverse employee-advocates
King County employee engagement surveys found that gender diverse employees felt less engaged, less safe, less well-being, and less belonging compared to all employees. Watch the video to learn how the Department of Human Resources led a multi-pronged approach to bring about changes in policy, training, processes, and facilities to create a more respectful, supportive, and welcoming environment for gender expansive people.
Watch the video to ours and all those chosen for Performance Excellence awards here: Performance Excellence Awards - King County
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In this three-hour workshop, participants will learn about the long history of gender diverse peoples across the globe, foundational knowledge of gender and sexuality, and best practices to support a gender diverse workforce.
Participants will have the opportunity to move through real-life scenarios, apply their understanding of pronoun use, and develop strategies to advance gender equity at King County. Learners will leave this session being able to:
- Recognize and define key terms related to sex and gender
- Articulate the importance and role of terminology and pronouns
- Understand King County's Gender Inclusion in the Workplace policy and how it supports and protects the well-being of employees
- Identify strategies for creating inclusive spaces for transgender, non-binary, and gender diverse people
- Engage in conversations around trans, non-binary, and gender diverse identities
The next available date is June 1, from 1 to 4 p.m. Enroll or browse through available dates Here.
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In this workshop, participants will gain a foundational understanding of gender identity, terminology, and transgender history, learn best practices to create a gender inclusive workplace, and understand their role as managers and supervisors in supporting transgender and non-binary employees in the workplace. Participants will have the opportunity to move through real-life scenarios, apply their understanding of pronoun use, and develop strategies to advance gender equity at King County and in their teams.
You can contact our team at kctraining@kingcounty.gov if you aren't sure which class would be best suited for you!
See details and enroll in the June 2 session HERE!
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Growing Skills – Learn to Lead
Strong learning habits and self-awareness of your skills can multiply your competence and value as a leader. Developing Yourself as a Leader is a seven-minute NEOGOV course that outlines a helpful approach for yourself and sets an inspiring example of the importance of continuous learning. Tips include honing self-awareness, seeking feedback, and learning from others. Some of this involves taking on risks by stretching beyond the comfort zone and making improvements when things don’t go as planned.
When supporting others’ development, opportunities should be applied equitably. That includes access to resources, as well as fostering an environment that values the whole person. This approach grows capacity for desired skills in addition to cultivating strengths. Read this article about how mutual trust can increase individual and team empowerment. There is not one-size-fits all and everyone possesses a uniqueness that is ever evolving.
Attend a King County leadership webinar workshop - visit NEOGOV for all available dates
Leader Mindset focuses on team and making “we” a priority, while respecting each individual’s worth. The next class is June 28th from 8:00-12:00
Equity and Leadership sets the stage for fostering a pro-equity here, now, and future. The next classes are May 23rd 8:30-12:30 and July 19th 8:30-12:30
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STAR-LA Interview Practice and Feedback
This 90-minute virtual instructor-led, small group workshop is designed to provide mock interview practice and feedback using the STAR-LA method as taught by King County Career Support Services. This workshop is for participants who have attended the Career Support Services led Strategic Interviewing Tips and Techniques online workshop or have watched the 10-minute STAR-LA method video found on the Career Support Services website at www.kingcounty.gov/CSS.
This workshop will take place June 7, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Click HERE to register and to see additional dates.
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Are you looking to prepare for your next job interview? Career Support Services has migrated its virtual Strategic Interviewing Skills training to a one-hour eLearning course on NEOGOV Learn. It is now available to you 24/7 to be taken at your leisure.
Several major updates have been made to the training content to prepare you for questions you may face from a King County interview panel. Even if you have taken this training before, there are a handful of new strategies, tips, and techniques that will enhance your interviewing skills. Enroll HERE.
Questions? Please email careersupportservices@kingcounty.gov.
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The knowledge gap for new managers and supervisors on how to use PeopleSoft’s Manager Self Service module is about to get smaller. In an effort to gain insight into how current King County managers and supervisors use the module, the BRC Training Team sent a survey to all King County managers and supervisors – 250 responses were received.
The results were clear, many agreed their biggest pain points were the time approval process, difficulty with the PeopleSoft interface, and feeling like they didn’t have enough training or access to educational resources. This feedback has resulted in the creation of a new on-demand e-learning course, PeopleSoft for Managers and Supervisors. The course is a comprehensive learning experience across four main modules covering things like:
- Basic PeopleSoft navigation
- Commonly used Manager Self Service tiles
- The time approval process (complete with an interactive software simulation!), and
- Helpful tips and resources
This new course is now live in NeoGov, check it out or enroll by clicking this link.
For questions, please email BRCTraining@kingcounty.gov
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Developing your personal leadership skills isn’t a nice-to-do. If you’re to be successful over time, developing as a leader is a must-do. What got you to this level won’t get you to the next level and beyond: you absolutely have to be a living example of continuous improvement if you’re to continue growing your career. This video lesson will provide direction for your growth as a leader, encourage you to improve your self-awareness, and instruct you in the processes and structures you need to set up during this journey. This video lesson is meant to be viewed after its partner lesson, A Leadership Job Description.
Enroll Here.
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