Employee Professional Learning
Variety, Choice, and Voice
Delaware Tech is focused on education for students AND employees. The College offers opportunities for our incredible employees to participate in continuous growth and development, which are critical in maintaining the excellence of our workforce and supporting our mission.
What is Professional Development?
Professional Development is defined as education and activities for employees to gain and improve the knowledge and skills important to their position and growth. The objectives of professional development are to build on an individual's knowledge and skills in key areas:
- Content related to one's specific role at the College (e.g. technology skills)
- Instruction (e.g. implementing active learning strategies)
- Career & Personal (e.g. health and wellness; employee benefits)
- Leadership (e.g. leadership styles; employee retention)
- Organizational (e.g. College mission; Institutional effectiveness)
How Do I Know When Professional Development is Offered?
Upcoming professional development events are listed on the Professional Development calendar. You can subscribe to the calendar, filter the list by category and audience, and print.
Continuing Education Information Series
Curious about continuing your education? Do you want to learn how Delaware Tech benefits may support your journey? Check out each of the recorded information sessions posted below. These sessions highlight local colleges and universities and provide information about their academic programs. This is your chance to explore what is possible and how Delaware Tech may help make it happen!
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FY26 Professional Development Goals:
As part of our work with Achieving the Dream, the College set a student success priority goal to develop and implement a collegewide professional development structure for all employees. In this work, the College developed a professional development structure by appointing an Administrative Intern for Professional Development, incorporating professional development in the strategic directions, creating a professional learning advisory committee, and developing a number of professional development opportunities. In 2021-2022, the College prioritized this goal again with a key strategy and output being annual, collegewide professional development goals aligned to the College’s 2026-2029 strategic directions that could be applicable to 100% of employees.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ Professional Development Goals
- To increase the use of strategic, data-based decision making, employees will participate in professional development that strengthens their ability to use data for continuous improvement, informed decision making, and enhanced support of students and College operations.
- To enhance digital literacy, employees will engage in professional development focused on using emerging technologies to promote efficiency and innovation in their roles.
- To enhance the ability to deliver high-quality, student-centered teaching and support services, employees will participate in professional development focused on these topics.