Requirements
| Competency Areas | Minimum Requirements |
|---|---|
| HR Essential Training | 100% Complete (4 hours*) |
| Workplace Effectiveness (recommended areas of focus): Information Technology Communication and Collaboration, Professionalism and Productivity Wellness or Special Request (approved by supervisor) |
12 Hours |
| Total Minimum Requirement | 16 Hours |
To learn more about what courses and resources are available for you, please review the OPT Guide to Professional Development.
All full-time Professional Instructors shall be contracted to provide service to the College for 158 reporting days. In addition, all fulltime professional instructors will be required to complete 16 hours of professional development on an annual basis (July 1st - June 30th). The annual professional development requirements will involve four areas of focus: (1) Teaching; (2) Leadership; (3) Workplace Effectiveness; and (4) Diversity, Equity and lnclusion (at least 2 hours). The professional development offerings will be provided through the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC).
What Counts
- Any TLC session listed in KALPA with any of the following tags:
- Teaching
- LinkedIn Learning courses (from TLC Blackboard under FACULTY Collection)
- Leadership
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (at least two hours of the required 16 must be completed in this category)
- Any Faculty Courses listed on the Blackboard TLC: Teaching & Learning Center (LinkedIn Learning) site. See FAQs for How to Access Linked in Learning
- PD credit will be calculated by scheduled hours per session:
- 1 hour scheduled session = 1 hour of PD credit
What Doesn’t Count
- HR Essential Training (completed on Blackboard each year; 100% completion of this course is required of all WCC Employees)
- Off-campus professional development (conferences, speakers, etc.)
- Meetings: Department, Division, Committee, or Faculty
- Hosting/Attending any session for your Committee work (that you are receiving release time for)
How it Works
- Register anytime for sessions or courses listed on KALPA!
- Sessions posted in KALPA: Attend a session. Your attendance will be verified (either through online attendance or using an in-person sign-in sheet), and your completed PD hours will be updated in KALPA, so you always know the hours you've completed and the hours left to complete.
- LinkedIn Learning courses: After a course has been 100% completed, the course will be validated in KALPA the following month (100% completed in May, validated in June).
- Currently there are over 100 hours of courses available for you to take to earn your 16 hours, and sessions will be continually being added throughout the school year.
- Tell the TLC what sessions or courses you'd like to see added and we'll gladly help you add meaningful sessions.
Please send feedback & questions to tlc.staff@wccnet.edu.
All Part-Time and Adjunct Faculty will receive a $25 stipend for attending professional development sessions offered by the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) listed on KALPA with any of the following tags:
- Teaching
- Leadership
- Workplace Effectiveness
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Guidelines for Stipends
- Attendees are required to register in advance for the session
- Attendees must attend the FULL session
- Faculty must be actively teaching credit class(es) to earn stipends
- Stipend payment will be limited to 4 sessions per month
- Stipend payment will be paid monthly, by the last check of the following month
Disclaimers
- If you have a Full-Time position at WCC and teach part time, you do not quality for stipends
- Stipend payment will not be issued for the months of June, July and August (stipends resume during Fall In-Service)
How it Works
- Register anytime for sessions or courses listed on KALPA!
- Sessions posted in KALPA: Attend a session. Your attendance will be verified (either through online attendance or using an in-person sign-in sheet), and your completed PD hours will be updated in KALPA, so you always know the hours you've completed and the hours left to complete.
- LinkedIn Learning courses: After a course has been 100% completed, the course will be validated in KALPA the following month (ex. 100% completed in May, validated in June).
- Tell TLC and FPD what sessions or courses you’d like to see added and they’ll gladly help you add meaningful sessions.