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New Employee Orientation is held once a month and serves as an introduction to the 蘑菇短视频 community. During your new hire intake, you鈥檒l receive your assigned orientation date and time. A few days before the session, you鈥檒l also receive an email with specific details and reminders. Orientation includes an overview of WCU鈥檚 history and culture, a campus tour via CatTran, and sessions designed to help you feel connected and prepared for your new role. Breakfast and lunch are provided, and the day concludes with a Benefits Orientation led by our Benefits team.

All faculty and staff are welcome and encouraged to take advantage of the professional development opportunities we offer.

• 蘑菇短视频Works: A professional certification program for all employees (faculty and staff) providing high-quality development in skills and competencies vital to organizational and professional success. Designed with WCU鈥檚 2021 Strategic Plan and UNC鈥檚 Institutional Goals in mind, WCU Works enhances the effectiveness and confidence of employees in life and work.
• COMPASS (Competencies for Achieving Supervisory Success): Competencies for Achieving Supervisory Success is a set of training resources for newly-promoted or hired supervisors that cover topics and skills relevant to leaders new to 蘑菇短视频and North Carolina state employment. Participants complete a series of Canvas-hosted, online and in-person learning programs. All new supervisors are automatically enrolled in COMPASS by the Training and Development Manager and an email will be sent to the participant once added to the program.
• Consulting Services: The Office of Human Resources and Payroll offers consulting services for you and your team to address common workplace issues and concerns. Our consultants can assist you with improving work relationships and communication, fostering an environment of trust, implementation of communication and leadership assessments for individuals and teams, performance consulting, and team-specific training in a variety of topics.  

Our professional development programs are supported by platforms designed to make learning at 蘑菇短视频 accessible, engaging, and easy to navigate. All trainings are hosted through Canvas, WCU鈥檚 learning management system, where participants can access course materials such as quizzes, content, and grades. We also partner with FranklinCovey to provide world-class leadership and personal effectiveness courses, and registration and training progress for all programs is managed through Catalog at . Before your training sessions, you鈥檒l receive any necessary access details and instructions to ensure a smooth learning experience.

Please use Catalog or grow.wcu.edu to register for trainings. Click the login button in the top right corner of the page, and available class options will appear for you. Once registered, you鈥檒l be added to a Canvas course. If the course offers multiple date options, use the Groups link within Canvas to sign up for the session that best fits your schedule. After you鈥檝e registered, the Training and Development Manager will contact you with additional information.

The modality of our trainings and programs depends on the content and learning objectives. We currently offer hybrid sessions that combine online learning through Canvas, FranklinCovey, and Zoom. In addition, there are fully online, self-paced trainings available through . Some programs, however, are best experienced in person and may take place over multiple days to allow for deeper engagement and collaboration.

:  In-depth professional development and program information.  When logging in, click on the button "Login using Microsoft Entra ID" and then use the search bar to search anything you'd like to know more about. 

: Registration website for all programs and trainings.  

Canvas where all program and training content lives.  This will include dates/times of sessions, the ability to choose training sessions, attendance, content/modules, videos, quizzes/assignments, and grades. 

: FranklinCovey platform.  Must have an All Access Pass to log in.  Will be added to FranklinCovey before trainings begin, usually several weeks before the first in-person or online training session is scheduled. 

Coulter Faculty Commons (CFC): Assists faculty members through regularly offered workshops covering pedagogical strategies for both online and face-to-face learning. The CFC routinely creates and offers training sessions based on departmental and programmatic needs, such as outcomes mapping, changing needs of learners, and best practices in course design. Training is available in group settings or one-on-one consultations. Please visit this link for more information:  

Educational Outreach: /engage/professional-enrichment/profdev/index.aspx 

Staff Senate Professional Development Fund:  

Office of Continuing Education and Workforce Training: /engage/professional-enrichment/