Polk County

Employee Development Course Catalog

Image of OED PublicationsThe course catalog is provided as a guide to the learning and development opportunities offered to all BoCC employees. The catalog offers a wide variety of development opportunities to broaden your skills and enhance your career potential. You will find course descriptions, objectives, intended audiences, and registration information in the within course catalog.

 

Download Course Catalog

The course catalog is keyword searchable and has the entire listing of courses offered per calendar year.

How to Register for a Course

Image of SignatureEmployees may register by downloading and printing the Download PDF Course Registration form. You may make copies of this form. After you have filled out the application form you will need to fax the form to OED at 534-7676 or send it via interoffice mail. Employees may register anytime prior to the registration deadline stated next to each course description.

Who Should Attend

All regular, full-time and part-time BoCC employees may attend courses listed in the catalog.

Supervisor Approval

Supervisor approval is required to participate in any County sponsored learning opportunity. Prior to registering, discuss with your supervisor your professional development goals and your request to participate. Approval to participate may be withheld by a supervisor in consideration of your availability based on work coverage needs and job performance. Every effort should be made on the part of the supervisor to provide coverage for essential employees to allow them to participate.

Course Participation

All courses have a target audience for which the program was specifically designed. Acceptance into a course is based upon your fit with the target audience. Efforts will be made to serve a cross representation of employees from all locations.

Registration Deadlines

The course registration deadlines are listing in the course catalog for each course offered.

Course Withdrawal Notification

If you should need to withdrawal from a previously scheduled course, you need to withdrawal no later than ten (10) work days before the date of the course. If you cannot attend your scheduled course, please call OED at 863-534-6034 to withdraw. Employees who do not follow the withdrawal notification procedure may jeopardize their enrollment in future courses. NO SHOWS are costly and prevent someone on the waiting list from attending.

Course Hours and Attendance

The starting and ending times of courses are listed in the course descriptions. Please arrive on time and plan to stay for the entire session. If you miss any portion of the course, notify your supervisor and the OED staff.

Special Accommodations

The OED staff will make every effort to provide accessibility to training opportunities for employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, please call OED at 863-534-6034. Please allow at least ten (10) work days prior to the course starting date.

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