Employee Professional Learning
Variety, Choice, and Voice
Delaware Tech is focused on education for students AND employees. The College offers opportunities for our incredible employees to participate in continuous growth and development, which are critical in maintaining the excellence of our workforce and supporting our mission.
What is Professional Development?
Professional Development is defined as education and activities for employees to gain and improve the knowledge and skills important to their position and growth. The objectives of professional development are to build on an individual's knowledge and skills in key areas:
- Content related to one's specific role at the College (e.g. technology skills)
- Instruction (e.g. implementing active learning strategies)
- Career & Personal (e.g. health and wellness; employee benefits)
- Leadership (e.g. leadership styles; employee retention)
- Organizational (e.g. College mission; Institutional effectiveness)
How Do I Know When Professional Development is Offered?
Upcoming professional development events are listed on the Professional Development calendar. You can subscribe to the calendar, filter the list by category and audience, and print.
- FY24 Professional Development Goals
- New Employee Orientation
- New Faculty Development Program
- Leadership Development Program
- Supervisory Training Program
- Center for Creative Instruction & Technology (CCIT)
- Human Resources Forms
- Personnel Policy Manual
- Professional Development Plan
- External Conferences (MyDTCC Login Required)
Access the Full Professional Development Calendar
FY24 Professional Development Goals:
As part of our work with Achieving the Dream, the College set a student success priority goal to develop and implement a collegewide professional development structure for all employees. In this work, the College developed a professional development structure by appointing an Administrative Intern for Professional Development, incorporating professional development in the strategic directions, creating a professional learning advisory committee, and developing a number of professional development opportunities. In 2021-2022, the College prioritized this goal again with a key strategy and output being annual, collegewide professional development goals aligned to the College’s 2021-2025 strategic directions that could be applicable to 100% of employees.
Delaware Technical Community College Professional Development Goals
- To advance flexible and innovative learning opportunities, employees will participate in professional development focused on expanding their knowledge of employing technology to enhance learning and engagement.
- To institutionalize the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion, employees will participate in annual professional development on these topics. Opportunities to participate include the Equity Summit, offered in spring semester, and Reading Days professional development, offered in fall semester.
- To expand delivery and outreach related to holistic student supports, employees will participate in professional development that increases awareness of available resources and avenues for connecting students to the resources.