Did you know that you can receive SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) by participating in workshops hosted by the Learning & Development team? SHRM recertification is required every three years and to recertify, SHRM credential-holders must earn 60 PDCs within their three-year recertification cycle period. 

All instructor led workshops hosted by the L&D team in 2024 will be available for SHRM PDCs, with a select few available now, so sign up and take the next step in your professional development! You can learn more about our instructor led workshops, as well as the other avenues we offer to develop and enhance your skills by visiting our Learning & Development website.

Join our Leading for Well-being workshop and earn 3.75 PDC's! Our next session is Wednesday, January 31, 2024, from noon to 4:00 p.m. Enroll Here!  

See below for other opportunities to earn PDC's!

We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of our recent PILOT, Cultivating Inclusive Communities: A Journey Through Socialization! This is the first workshop in our Cultivating Equity: An ERSJ Fundamentals Series for King County which will be debuting in January 2024. Rooted in King County's True North and Values, this learning was designed to align with the County's commitment to creating a more equitable and just community. By examining the county's "We Respect All People" value, we provided participants with tools, knowledge, and insights to actively contribute to these ideals. 

Our hope was that our participants would leave our workshop with the abilities to:

• Explain the concepts of identity and socialization,
• Examine how your own identities have shaped your experiences,
• Summarize how our socialization influences our understanding of ourselves and others.

Throughout the workshop, we explored strategies for building inclusive communities where all individuals, regardless of their background, can thrive. We also aimed to empower participants to take meaningful actions that drive social change and promote justice in their own spheres of influence. We also wanted to ensure that participants understood the core concepts of how socialization shaped their identity throughout their life spans thus far.  

Based on the survey data collected from our wonderful participants, 84% of our participants left our training with a deeper understanding of how their identities have shaped their life experiences. Another 84% of our participants also reported that our training increased their knowledge about terminology related to socialization and identity. We want to share a special thank you for those of you who could join us for our pilot and contribute your valuable feedback!

Stay tuned for more opportunities to explore and learn together in this exciting new series!

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. Our next session still has openings!

Our next session is Wednesday, December 13, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

• Enroll here (2.75 SHRM PDC)

Equity, Racial, and Social Justice Fundamentals is the first in a series of trainings designed to support King County employees in learning about equity and social justice and in particular racial justice at King County. Using videos, small group conversations, and sharing of information and resources, participants will be able to: explain the concepts of equity and inequity; examine King County disparities related to race and racism; summarize King County’s commitment to equity, racial, and social justice; and identify ways you can advance equity in your everyday interactions. 

Our next session is Friday, December 15, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. 

• Enroll here (SHRM PDC's in 2024!)

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.

Career Support Services has migrated its virtual Creating Effective Application Materials training to a one-hour video on NEOGOV Learn. It is now available to you 24/7 to be viewed at your convenience.

This training provides tips and strategies on how to make application materials stand out. Learn the purpose of the job application, resume, cover letter, and supplemental questions, and how to make each of them more effective. It covers what to include in your resume and the best format to showcase your qualifications, how to write a tailored cover letter, and how to showcase your accomplishments and transferable skills. Register here.

Brain-based Time Management – Online – Do you procrastinate, get distracted, have a hard time prioritizing, or feel overwhelmed? What we do and how we do it are driven by how our brains are wired. Neuroscience tells us we have 10 brain skills and each one of us has skills that are strong (and skills that are not strong). In this class, you’ll hear about each of these skills so you can identify where the weak areas are for you and most importantly, learn what you can do about it. Imagine finishing your workday with confidence that you remembered and handled everything you needed to!

• Thursday, Dec. 7, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Fees apply. Register Here

REMINDER! Required Training 

We Are Racially Just: Our King County Values at Work

To reach our True North – a welcoming community where every person can thrive – we must achieve racial justice. “We Are Racially Just” is a core value of King County. Through personal testimonies from King County employees, the We Are Racially Just: Our King County Values at Work eLearning course explores what it means to be racially just and helps to familiarize employees with King County’s Pro-Equity and Anti-Racist actions and identify behaviors that can support these actions at work. This training helps to ensure that each of us understands what it means to be racially just and what we can do in our own work to advance racial justice at King County.

If taking this eLearning is still on your NEOGOV To Do list, employees who have regular computer access at work should complete the eLearning by December 31, 2023. Those without regular computer access have until September 30, 2024. This NEOGOV eLearning can be accessed here: We Are Racially Just: Our King County Values at Work.

Thank you again to everyone involved in creating a welcoming community at King County where every person can thrive. If you are having any difficulties finding or completing the training, please contact us at kctraining@kingcounty.gov!