Professional Development & Training

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The University is committed to supporting employee growth and development to enhance individual and organizational performance and advance our institutional goals. This page aims to provide resources and opportunities for online and in-person training in areas such as diversity, leadership, professional development, and compliance. Employees can also find information on coaching and consulting services designed to support the growth and performance of individuals, teams, and divisions.

 

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Compliance Training

The platform provides employees with convenient access to learning and professional development opportunities. Explore a variety of training resources and courses designed to support your growth, strengthen your skills, and help you succeed in your role at the university.

Â鶹´«Ã½ uses the online training system for all compliance training. Employees can log in here to complete assigned trainings or to review and take any training in the Vector course catalog.

Training Opportunities & Services sponsored by OHR

Training Opportunities

The Office of Human Resources aims to provide a variety of in-person and online training opportunities focused on leadership and managerial development, improving operational efficiency, and successfully navigating hiring and promotional systems.  Check out the Training Initiatives page to view what is available.

Consulting

Are you a department head who is planning an annual retreat, professional development session, or have a team management challenge you would like to address?  Contact Christy Cunningham for more information on this service.

Coaching

Are you a manager or supervisor looking for guidance, suggestions, and resources related to a supervisory or departmental challenge?  Contact Christy Cunningham for more information on this service.

Supervisor Fundamentals Series

The Supervisor Fundamentals Series is a four-part, instructor-led learning experience designed to equip supervisors with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to effectively lead others at Â鶹´«Ã½. Through interactive workshops focused on supervisory fundamentals, trust-building, difficult conversations, and performance management, participants will develop practical strategies for creating positive workplace cultures, supporting employee success, and meeting supervisory responsibilities with confidence. All employees in supervisory roles are required to complete these in-person workshops. Each workshop is offered approximately every six months and may be taken in any order.

Supervisor Fundamentals

As the first workshop in the Supervisor Fundamentals Series, this foundational session provides supervisors with a practical introduction to leading people at Â鶹´«Ã½. Participants will examine the shift from individual contributor to supervisor, learn key supervisory expectations, and explore the performance management cycle as a framework for supporting employee success. The session also highlights resources, support systems, and everyday leadership behaviors that help create a positive, accountable, and inclusive workplace.

Building a Culture of Trust

As the second workshop in the Supervisor Fundamentals Series, this session focuses on one of the most important foundations of effective leadership: trust. Participants will explore the behaviors that build and damage trust, learn how to respond constructively when problems arise, and discover how psychological safety supports open communication, accountability, and team performance. Supervisors will leave with practical tools for creating a more positive, collaborative, and trusting workplace culture.

Facilitating Difficult Conversations

As the third workshop in the Supervisor Fundamentals Series, this session equips supervisors with practical tools for addressing challenging workplace issues with clarity, confidence, and respect. Participants will learn a structured framework for preparing for and leading difficult conversations, managing emotions and reactions, delivering feedback effectively, and balancing accountability with empathy. Through realistic scenarios, guided practice, and coaching, supervisors will build the skills needed to strengthen relationships, improve performance, and address concerns before they escalate.

Basics of Performance Management 

As the final workshop in the Supervisor Fundamentals Series, this session focuses on the ongoing process of managing employee performance. Participants will explore practical strategies for setting expectations, developing employees, providing feedback, recognizing achievements, documenting key conversations, and addressing performance concerns. Supervisors will leave with tools and frameworks for managing performance consistently, equitably, and proactively while supporting both employee success and organizational effectiveness.

Additional Supervisory Development Opportunities

In addition to the required Supervisor Fundamentals Series, Â鶹´«Ã½ periodically offers optional workshops and learning opportunities on supervisory and leadership topics.

Leading Through Change: Supporting People and Reimagining Operations

This workshop equips supervisors and leaders with practical strategies for navigating organizational change. Participants will learn how to communicate difficult decisions, respond to employee concerns with empathy and clarity, and support their teams while adapting priorities, workflows, and operations in a changing environment.

Additional Training Resources

Campus Police

The Campus Police department offers a page of online training resources related to personal safety and crime prevention.

Center for Teaching & Learning Design

The Center for Teaching & Learning Design provides faculty with pedagogically-based best practices for incorporating technology into face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses; leadership in identifying strategies for engaging students in learning with technology; a regular calendar of individual and group instruction; training for faculty to increase comfort and utility of digital tools for teaching and learning; and support for student success in technologically-enhanced learning environments.

Information Technology Services

The Information Technolgy Services division offers on-going technology training courses for faculty, staff, and students.

  • Check the ITS page for options, dates, and times.

Murphy Writing Center

offers programs in the US and around the world to help writers develop their craft. When writers immerse themselves in these challenging and supportive workshops and an encouraging community, they often make breakthroughs in their art. The Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, founded in 1994, is the flagship program, attracting more than 200 poets and writers from across the country each year.

New Jersey Division on Civil Rights

The NJ Division on Civil Rights offers a variety of online workshops aimed at preventing and addressing discrimination.

  • Check the for workshop descriptions, dates, and registration links.
New Jersey Civil Service Commission

The NJ Civil Service Commission offers a variety of classroom and eLearning training courses with public employees in mind.

  • Check the to explore opportunities.
Environment, Health, & Safety

The Environment, Health Office offers both mandatory and option training opportunities related to employee safety.

  • Check the EHS page for training regulations and options.
Off-Campus Training & Development Seminars
  • Fred Pryor Seminars (To enroll call 1-800-556-2998 or on-line at )
  • LORMAN Education Services (to enroll go to )
  • SkillPath Seminars (To enroll, call 1-800-873-7545 or on-line at )
  • National Seminars Group (Enroll on-line at or call 1.800.258.7246)
  • Learning Tree Management Institute (to enroll call 1-888-THE-TREE or on-line at )

Need Assistance?

  • View the full list of HR staff including notes on who can help you with what  
  • Or, call us at 609-652-4384
  • Or stop by our suite in J-115

We look forward to getting you what you need, answering your questions, and/or connecting you with the HR team member that can best help you.