At Howard Community College we value our employees and we believe that it is the right and responsibility of all employees to take an active role in their professional development in order to continue to achieve institutional excellence. For more information about training visit the Professional Development web site.

Please note: Due to processing time, grades will not show up on the professional development record immediately. 

New Employees
 On or before your first day, you should complete the following: (No login required)

• College Vision, Mission, Values/Beliefs, and Strategic Initiatives  (3144)
• Access and Responsibility for New Employees (1460)
  HCC user accounts will be established upon completion of Access and Responsibility training.
• HCC Emergency Operations Plan (4981)
• Safety Regulations: General Safety (2633)
• Sexual Harassment Avoidance (1969)

Full-time and part-time faculty and staff should complete the following courses within the first week of employment: (No login required)

• Proper Use and Protection of Technology Resources (8684)
• HCC's Basic Phone Features and Voice Mail Check List (1461)
• Outlook Email Check List (1462)
  

New Employee Training Timeline: Required training is differentiated by employee group. (login required)

• Full-time Faculty and Staff, Part-time Budgeted Staff
• Part-Time Adjunct Faculty 
• Hourly/Temporary Employees
• Continuing Education Faculty
• Work Study

Annual Refresher Training: (login required)
CLICK HERE to review the refresher training all HCC employees must complete annually.

Additional Training Requirement:  (login required)
Full-time employees are required to participate in a minimum of ten hours of professional development (not counting required training; numbers are prorated for part-time staff) and attend two diversity offerings each year.  Follow the links below to find training to fulfill those requirements:

• Additional Optional Online Training
• Professional Development Calendar
• Professional Development Media Center
• Schedule of Diversity Events 
  

Job Specific Online Training: (login required)
Certain positions at HCC require additional training.  The job specific training addresses specific training needs.  CLICK HERE to view the list of online job specific training.