Instructor Led Programs

Penn State Talent Management, in partnership with internal and external learning partners, offers a wide variety of live, online Instructor-led programs covering a range of business, soft skill, and Penn State-centric topics to meet your professional development goals. These programs are offered at no cost to University employees.

Looking for training related to Penn State systems (SIMBA, Canvas, etc.) or other technology and collaboration tools? IT Learning and Development offers instructor-led and asynchronous learning programs on a wide range of topics. Explore their events page to see upcoming opportunities. 

Campus Delay, Closure, or Early Dismissal 

If a University sanctioned delay, closure, or early dismissal overlaps with a scheduled session, the session will be canceled. Sessions scheduled after normal operations resume will proceed as planned. Registrants will receive an official cancellation email and a follow-up message with the new date/time once confirmed.

Note: Individual Development Program sessions are not recorded in order to protect the privacy of participants and to foster open, authentic dialogue.

Upcoming Programs

Event Details

 Subject Event Date Start Time Location

Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Maximizing employees’ strengths to create successful teams requires an objective awareness of those strengths. One way to do this is to examine biases of what is “normal”. In this presentation, attendees will be given an opportunity and tools to recognize the benefits of supporting and maximizing the resources that neurodiverse employees bring to the workplace.

 DIVERSITY Wednesday, September 2, 2026 10:00 am - Noon Online

BUILD/IDP: Accessibility 101 @ PSU -- An Introduction

This session introduces the main points of accessibility policy and guidelines and uses demos of assistive technologies, such as screen readers, and testing strategies and tools to show how following accessibility guidelines benefits everyone. The session ends with information on how to learn the skills and strategies to successfully implement accessibility guidelines based on your job duties and technological environment. 

 DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, & BELONGING Thursday, September 3, 2026 1:30 pm - 3:30pm Online