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 full-time 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
- Initial Teaching Online (ITO) or Advanced Teaching Online (ATO) offered through CiTL)
- Meetings: General Faculty, Department, Division, or Committee
Special Request
- A special request can be submitted for off-campus professional development (conferences, speakers, etc.).
- Special requests must be entered into KALPA by selecting the “Special Request” button on your KALPA PD Plan.
- All requests must provide a conference agenda that details what session were attended and the learning outcomes.
- All “Special Requests” PD hours will be reviewed and approved by the Vice President for Instruction.
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 qualify 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.