Training

What’s coming up at WYDOT-U in fiscal year 2022

By Amy Bale, Training Services

It’s that time of year when Training Services puts out the training schedule for the upcoming fiscal year (October-September). You’ll find the new schedule on our WYDOT Training Services web page, and all classes listed can be found in the WELL. So what’s new for ‘22?

We’ve added a series of pre-scheduled workshops focused on two things: level of responsibility, and delivery and location.

Level of Responsibility

For non-supervisors, we encourage you to engage in our Leading Self track. Workshops offered quarterly starting in October can help build self awareness and are foundational courses for employee development: • Franklin Covey’s 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity • Myers Briggs – Embracing Change • Franklin Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People • Everything DiSC Workplace

Not interested in a workshop, or maybe interested in building upon one of these workshops? Check out the Learning Tracks. These are online and ‘at your own pace’ courses that are still designed for non-supervisors. • Becoming a Better Team Member (to Enhance Your Team’s

Effectiveness) Learning Track • Being a Better Communicator: How to Listen and How to Say

It Learning Track • Customer Service the WYDOT Way Learning Track • Improving Your Judgement and Making Better Decisions

Learning Track • Slaying Your Dragons and Becoming Your Own Hero

Learning Track

Are you a supervisor? We’re offering quarterly Leading Others workshops starting in November that focus on: • Coaching: “Developing Your Employees: The Practical Coach” – Phyllis Lundy • Evaluating Performance: “Performance Management: Setting the Stage for Success” – Employers Council • Innovation: “Creativity & Innovation” – Elevate USA • Onboarding / Recruiting: “Hiring Smart: Staffing for Optimum

Performance” – Phyllis Lundy

As with the Leading Self track, we’ve updated the learning themes for the supervisor competencies this year. Sign up to expand your knowledge related to one of the themes offered, or perhaps do it instead of attending a live workshop.

WYDOT has leaders everywhere, so we’re bringing out some workshops to help develop overall leadership across the agency through our Leading the Agency track. These concepts benefit everyone, and are offered in quarterly workshops starting in December. They cover: Leadership • “Leadership Goes to the Movies”– Hal Pitt • “Leading with Emotional Intelligence” – Phyllis Lundy Developing Others • Maximizing Employee Engagement & Effectiveness – Hal Pitt • Team Building: Appreciating the Styles of the Team – Elevate USA

Delivery & Location

• In-person leadership classes are coming back and we’ve scheduled them in Cheyenne, Casper and Riverton! • Don’t want to travel? We’ll have live virtual instructor-led (VILT) courses offered that you can take on your computer, by both WYDOT-U and TLN. • Speaking of TLN, don’t forget they schedule classes throughout the year so check the schedule often. NOTE: Registration for TLN events will now take place on the TLN website.

Instructions will be provided with each class announcement.

Still haven’t found what you’re looking for? Training Services offer many more opportunities. • Wishlist classes - sign up / get your friends to sign up in the WELL. We’ll schedule it when there’s enough interest. • Contact Training Services directly. Yes we do Roadshows. What’s your team’s need? We can help find it or deliver it. • Don’t forget about the IDP. It can be the single greatest tool available to you to purposely start your development journey, whether for personal or professional reasons. Check out the process on the Training Services Intranet page.

Contact any team member with Training Services, or through dot-training@wyo.gov. We’re here to support you. n