
Upcoming Courses
Ready to learn something new or strengthen your skills to help you in your career? Check out our upcoming courses and plan to enroll.Skills Development
Become a stand out contributor by developing current professional skills and building new ones this summer. ETD is offering courses in communicating strategically, project management, effective presentations, team building for remote teams, and using emotional intelligence at work.
July
- Take Charge of Your Career
Enrollment Deadline: TBA | Course Date: TBA | Cost: $150 (1/2 day)
August
- Communicating Strategically
Enrollment Deadline: Jul. 30, 2018 | Course Date: Aug. 7, 2018 | Cost: $150 (1/2 day)
- Team Building for Virtual Teams
Enrollment Deadline: TBA | Course Date: TBA | Cost: $150 (1/2 days)
- Strengths-Based Management
Enrollment Deadline: TBA | Course Date: TBA | Cost: $180 (1/2 day)
- Business Writing Fundamentals
Enrollment Deadline: TBA| Course Date: TBA | Cost: $275 (1 day)
- Introduction to Agile and Scrum
Enrollment Deadline: TBA | Course Date: TBA | Cost: $275 (1 day)
- Principles of Project Management
Enrollment Deadline: TBA | Course Date: TBA | Cost: $275 (1 day)
- Pass It On: Preserving Knowledge in a Changing Workforce
Enrollment Deadline: TBA | Course Date: TBA | Cost: $150 (1/2 day)
- Effective Presentations for Subject Matter Experts
Enrollment Deadline: TBA | Course Date: TBA | Cost: $425 (1.5 days)
September
- Working with Emotional Intelligence
Enrollment Deadline: TBA | Course Date: TBA | Cost: $275 (1 day)
- Creative Thinking: How to Think Differently to Get Better Results
Enrollment Deadline: TBA | Course Date: TBA | Cost: $150 (1/2 day)
- Building a High Performance Team
Enrollment Deadline: TBA | Course Date: TBA| Cost: $150 (1/2 day)
- Navigating Change
Enrollment Deadline: TBA | Course Date: TBA | Cost: $150 (1/2 day)
Retirement Seminars
Prepare yourself for retirement, whether that time is rapidly approaching or five years down the road with two of our most popular courses. ETD offers two (2) seminars that cover important topics like life planning, continuing insurance after retirement, financial matters, and MSRS pension. Both the July retirement seminars are being held out of the metro area at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, MN so more out of state employees have an opportunity to attend these helpful courses.
JULY:
- State Retirement Seminar *This course is being held in Alexandria, MN
Enrollment Deadline: Jul. 9, 2018 | Course Dates: Jul. 17-18, 2018 | Cost: $145 (2 Days)
- Pre-Planning for State Retirement *This course is being held in Alexandria, MN
Enrollment Deadline: Jul. 9, 2018 | Course Dates: Jul. 17-18, 2018 | Cost: $140 (1 1/2 Days)
AUGUST:
- State Retirement Seminar
Enrollment Deadline: Jul. 31, 2018 | Course Dates: Aug. 8-9, 2018 | Cost: $145 (1 1/2 Days)
SEPTEMBER:
- Pre-Planning for Retirement Seminar
Enrollment Deadline: Sept. 18, 2018 | Course Dates: Sept. 26-27, 2017 | Cost: $140 (2 Days)
Core Development
Increase your effectiveness as a supervisor or manager by learning more about your role and the state specific policies and practices that impact it. Develop related leadership skill sets through exploring topics such as increasing employee engagement, performance management, onboarding, and leading change. Expand awareness of your own personal communication and leadership styles.
JULY:
- Supervisory Development Core
Enrollment Deadline: Jul. 9, 2018 | Course Date: Jul. 17-19 & Aug. 14-16, 2018 | Cost: $845 (6 days)
AUGUST:
- Management Development Core
Enrollment Deadline: Jul. 30, 2018 | Course Date: Aug. 7-8 & 28-29, 2018 | Cost: $845 (4 days)
SEPTEMBER
- Supervisory Development Core
Enrollment Deadline: Sept. 10, 2018 | Course Date: Sept. 18-20 & Oct. 23-25, 2018 | Cost: $845 (6 days)
Leadership Development
Cultivate your leadership to provide improved communication throughout your team. Increase team efficiency through action planning, self-assessment, redirecting and reinforcing feedback. You can also develop your leadership skills by enrolling or applying for our leadership development programs.
JULY:
- Strategic Effectiveness for Aspiring Leaders
Enrollment Deadline: Jul. 10, 2018 | Course Date: Jul. 18-19 & Aug. 1-2, 2018 | Cost: $935 (4 days)
AUGUST:
- Strategic Effectiveness for Aspiring Leaders
Enrollment Deadline: Aug. 20, 2018 | Course Date: Aug. 28-29 & Sep. 11-12, 2018 | Cost: $935 (4 days)
SEPTEMBER:
- Strategic Effectiveness for Aspiring Leaders
Enrollment Deadline: August. 28, 2018 | Course Date: Sep. 5-6 & 19-20, 2018 | Cost: $935 (4 days)
- Emerging Leaders Institute (ELI) *MUST APPLY FOR PROGRAM
Enrollment Deadline: Jun. 15, 2018 | Course Date: Sept. 2018 - Mar. 2019 | Cost: $3,740 (7 months)
- Senior Leadership Institute (SLI) *MUST APPLY FOR PROGRAM
Enrollment Deadline: Jun. 15, 2018 | Course Date: Sept. 2018 - Nov. 2018 | Cost: $4,070 (2 months)
Browse all upcoming ETD courses, programs, announcements and events available to government employees on our Calendar & Announcements page. Courses can also be found using the online Course Finder . Search for ETD courses by competency, skill topic, keyword, audience, delivery method and date.