Alternate Work Location – Learning Opportunities
WSU Online Skill Burst
To access WSU Training Resources – Skill Burst:
- Log in to your online learning account.
- Under “The Library” tab, select Skill Bursts.
- Enroll in desired topics for access to course material.
Good for Employee Type | Learning Type | Learning Opportunity | Time Commitment |
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All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Administrative Support | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Career Development | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Conflict Management | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Critical Thinking | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Customer Service | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Interpersonal Communication | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Leadership Development | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Mentoring | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Professional Behavior | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Recruitment | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Stress Management | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Team Concepts | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Working With Difficult People | Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Skill Burst | Workplace Ethics | Varies |
WSU Online Courses
To access WSU Training Online Courses:
- Log in to your online learning account.
- Use the search function at the top of the page to search for the course that you would like to complete.
Good for Employee Type | Learning Type | Learning Opportunity | Time Commitment |
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All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Active Listening Skills for Professionals | 30 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Active Shooter Response | 20 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Be a Better Listener | 28 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Cash Handling – Online Training | 1 Hour |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Clery Act | 20 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Contracts Management Training | Multiple -Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Customer Service – Online | 1 Hour |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | DES Mandated Procurement Training | Multiple -Varies |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Difficult People: Why They Act That Way and How to Deal with Them | 31 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Difficult People: Strategies to Keep Everyone Working Together | 31 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Difficult People: Can’t Change Them, so Change Yourself | 31 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Diplomacy and Tact for Every Day | 28 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct Prevention – Online Overview | 50 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Disinfecting the Workplace for COVID-19 | 5 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Diversity on the Job: The Importance of Diversity and the Changing Workplace` | 1 Hour |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Emotional Intelligence: Applying EI at Work | 30 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Emotional Intelligence: Being Aware of the Emotions of Others | 33 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Emotional Intelligence: Building Self-Management Skills | 31 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | EP 39 | 20 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Facing the Management Challenges of Difficult Behavior and Diverse Teams | 31 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Faculty Recruitment Basics | 50 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Fair Labor Standards Act – Online Training | 40 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Feedback and Its Vital Role in the Workplace | 29 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Forging Ahead with Perseverance and Resilience | 31 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | I-9 Services – Online Training | 1 Hour |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Improving Communication in Cross-cultural Relationships | 1 Hour |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Labor Relations – Online | 30 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Maintaining a Cohesive Multigenerational Workforce | 25 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Mastering Active Listening in the Workplace | 34 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | New Employee Orientation – Online | 1 Hour |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Overcoming Unconscious Bias in the Workplace | 25 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Reaching Goals Using Perseverance and Resiliencee | 27 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Roadblocks to Excellent Listening | 28 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Roles and Responsibilities of the Supervisor – Online Training | 1 Hour 20 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Solving Problems: Framing the Problem | 31 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Staff Recruitment Basics | 50 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Temps – Online Training | 1 Hour |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | The Building Blocks of Building Trust | 29 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Thinking Critically: Drawing Conclusions with Confidence | 32 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Thinking Critically: Getting Your Arms Around Arguments | 31 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Thinking Critically: Coming to Terms with Assumptions | 26 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Time Management: Ready, Set.. FOCUS! | 32 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Time Management: Quit Making Excuses and Make Time Instead | 32 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Time Management: Too Much to Do and Too Little Time | 32 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Undocumented Students Training | 40 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | WA State Executive Management Purchasing and Procurement | 1 Hour |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | WA State Purchasing and Procurement Ethics | 1 Hour |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | WA State Small Purchases | 1 Hour |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | WSU COVID-19 Safe Return to Work | 15 Minutes |
All Employees | WSU Online Courses | Your Role in Workplace Diversity | 30 Minutes |
WSU Videostreamed Courses
Instructions: Document the course you have taken by listing the title, date completed, and number of minutes. Email Documentation to your supervisor at the end of the work day.
Good for Employee Type | Learning Type | Learning Opportunity | Time Commitment |
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All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Accruals, Allocation Adjustments and Reserve Accounts | 1 Hour 45 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Award Administration: Parts 1A & 1B | 2 Hours 14 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Award Administration: Part 2 – Management of Grants | 1 Hour |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Award Administration: Part 3 – Audits and Audit Issues | 2 Hours 32 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Budgeting for Sponsored Projects | 2 Hours 49 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Business Policies, Procedures, and Records Retention | 1 Hour 18 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Computer and Network Security Awareness | 1 Hour 43 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Conflict Resolution and Negotiation | 1 Hour 24 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Dealing with Student and Parent Issues | 1 Hour 52 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Effort Certification and Cost Sharing | 1 Hour 47 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Faculty Performance Reviews | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Fiscal Audits and Internal Controls | 2 Hours 32 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Hostile Intruder Training | 1 Hour 26 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Ins and Outs of Contracts | 2 Hours 15 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Leadership and Communication | 1 Hour 20 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Life Cycle of a Sponsored Project | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Making the Leap to Professor | 1 Hour 12 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Managing Your Unit’s Budget | 1 Hour 30 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Managing and Reconciling Your Unit Budget | 2 Hours 39 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Position Control Part 1 and Position Control Part 2 | 1 Hour 55 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Proposal Submission, Review, and Acceptance (Starts at 1:26:00) | 1 Hour 46 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Research Administration Introduction & Update | 1 Hour 4 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Research Compliance Overview | 1 Hour 41 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | State Ethics Law | 1 Hour 26 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Subcontracts | 2 Hours 15 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Summer Session PERMS Training | 50 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Supervisor as Safety Manager | 1 Hour 36 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Tenure and Promotion | 1 Hour 25 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Understanding Diversity, Ethics and Workplace Harassment | 1 Hour 42 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | University Overview: Managing and Advancing Faculty | 1 Hour 20 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | Working with WSU Campuses | 1 Hour 13 Minutes |
All Employees | Videostreamed Courses | WSU Strategic Plan | 54 Minutes |
Skillsoft Business Continuity Learning Center
Instructions: Document the videos or webinars you viewed by listing the title, date completed, and number of minutes. Email documentation to your supervisor at the end of the work day.
Good for Employee Type | Learning Type | Learning Opportunity | Time Commitment |
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All Employees | Online Website Content | Resources To Help Lead Through Crisis | Various |
All Employees | Online Website Content | The Working from Home Handbook | Various |
Supervisors | Online Website Content | The Remote Manager’s Handbook | Various |
All Employees | Online Website Content | Skillsoft Blog | Various |
All Employees | Online Website Content | Percipio 60-Day Access | Various |
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Instructions: Document the videos you viewed by listing the title, date completed, and number of minutes. Email documentation to your supervisor at the end of the work day.
Good for Employee Type | Learning Type | Learning Opportunity | Time Commitment |
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All Employees | Online Webinar | Anger Management | 45 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Webinar | Assertiveness and Self Confidence | 35 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Webinar | Depression & Anxiety: Relationship to Stress | 57 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Courses | EAP Online Learning Resources | Varies |
All Employees | Online Webinar | EAP Orientation | 13 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Webinar | EAP Webinars Website | Varies |
All Employees | Online Webinar | Emotional Intelligence | 37 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Webinar | Generation Gaps | 36 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Webinar | How to Build Resilience When Your Job Involves Helping Others in Crisis | 51 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Webinar | Navigating Change in Challenging Times | 54 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Webinar | Stress Management | 33 Minutes |
All Employees | Various | Suicide Prevention and Intervention Resources | Varies |
All Employees | Online Webinar | Suicide Prevention – What You Need to Know | 1 Hour |
All Employees | Online Webinar | Work-Life Resources | 11 Minutes |
EAP COVID-19 Resources
EAP is offering webinars on a variety of COVID-19 related topics to support emotional and mental health and wellbeing.
Labor and Industries Workplace Safety Training
Instructions: Upon completion, print the certificate, or the final test score, or a screen image of the final slide. Email documentation to your supervisor at the end of the work day.
Good for Employee Type | Learning Type | Learning Opportunity | Time Commitment |
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Supervisors | Power Point | Accident Investigation Basics | 30 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Course | Bloodborne Pathogens – the hazards of bloodborne pathogens in the workplace. | 30 Minutes |
All Employees | Power Point | Ergonomics Awareness Education for Employees and Supervisors | 23 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Course | Ergonomics for Drivers | 30 Minutes |
All Employees | Power Point | Ergonomics for Home Offices | 5 Minutes |
All Employees | Power Point | How to Control Repetitive Hand and Wrist Tasks | 10 Minutes |
All Employees | LNI Training Kits | LNI Training Kits | Varies |
All Employees | Online Course | Office Ergonomics | 45 Minutes |
All Employees | Power Point | Office Safety and Health | 15 Minutes |
All Employees | Power Point | Workplace Violence Prevention-Module 1 and Module 2 | 30 Minutes |
WSU Emergency Management
Instructions: Document the videos you viewed by listing the title, date completed, and number of minutes. Email documentation to your supervisor at the end of the work day.
Good for Employee Type | Learning Type | Learning Opportunity | Time Commitment |
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All Employees | Online Video | Active Shooter | 6 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Video | Emergency Procedures at WSU | 14 Minutes |
Faculty/Staff | Online Website Content | Resources for Faculty/Staff | 20 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Website Content | Review Emergency Procedures | 20 Minutes |
WSU Policies and Procedures
Instructions: Document the policies you reviewed by listing the title, date completed, and number of minutes. Email documentation to your supervisor at the end of the work day.
Retirement Planning
Instructions: Document the videos or webinars you viewed by listing the title, date completed, and number of minutes. Email documentation to your supervisor at the end of the work day.
Good for Employee Type | Learning Type | Learning Opportunity | Time Commitment |
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Participants in PERS, TERS, or DCP | Online Webinars | Dept. of Retirement Systems video trainings. There are also scheduled webinars on specific dates | Varies |
Participants in the State Board Retirement Plan | Article | TIAA training topics articles | Varies |
Wellness
Instructions: Your SmartHealth Well-Being Assessment and the activities you complete are confidential. Document the amount of time you spend on SmartHealth activities, and email to your supervisor at the end of the work day.
SmartHealth: Earn wellness incentive points by completing activities. Select activities in your SmartHealth account. Receive the $125 wellness incentive for 2021 when you accumulate 2000 points by the qualifying date.
Good for Employee Type | Learning Type | Learning Opportunity | Time Commitment |
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Employees enrolled in a PEBB Medical Plan | Online Activity | PEBB SmartHealth WellBeing Assessment | 20-30 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Program | Smarthealth: Washington State’s voluntary and confidential wellness program | Varies |
Employees enrolled in a PEBB Medical Plan | Online Activities | Activities and Topics from SmartHealth (sample topics listed below) | Varies |
Employees enrolled in a PEBB Medical Plan | Online Activity | Activity: Be Smart with your Money | 30 Minutes |
Employees enrolled in a PEBB Medical Plan | Online Activity | Activity: COVID – Learn the Facts about Coronavirus | 5 Minutes |
Employees enrolled in a PEBB Medical Plan | Online Activity | Activity: Define and Achieve your Goals | 10 Minutes |
Employees enrolled in a PEBB Medical Plan | Online Activity | Activity: SmartHealth Incentive | 20 Minutes |
Employees enrolled in a PEBB Medical Plan | Online Activity | Activity: The Importance of Goal Setting | 5 Minutes |
Employees enrolled in a PEBB Medical Plan | Online Activity | Activity: What is Your Why? | 20 Minutes |
All Employees | Articles | WellCoug: Learn about the difference aspects of wellbeing | Varies |
All Employees | Various | Resources for Families | Varies |
All Employees | Various | Stay Healthy COVID-19 Family Resources for Life at Home | Varies |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Instructions: Document what you have completed by listing the title, date completed, and number of minutes. Email documentation to your supervisor at the end of the work day.
Good for Employee Type | Learning Type | Learning Opportunity | Time Commitment |
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All Employees | Article | Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 | 45 Minutes |
All Employees | Articles | Online Safety Training | Varies |
Other Resources
Instructions: Document the videos or webinars you viewed by listing the title, date completed, and number of minutes. Email documentation to your supervisor at the end of the work day.
Good for Employee Type | Learning Type | Learning Opportunity | Time Commitment |
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All Employees | Books/Articles | Building a Culture of Equity (BaCE) Reading list | Varies |
All Employees | Online Webinar | How to Manage for Collective Creativity by Linda Hill | 18 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Webinars | LinkedIn Professional Development, Remote Working: Setting yourself and your teams up for success | 13.5 Hours |
All Employees | Online Webinar | Practical Diversity: Taking inclusion from theory to practice by Dawn Bennett-Alexander | 17 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Webinar | The Happy Secret to Better Work by Shawn Achor | 13 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Webinar | The Puzzle of Motivation by Dan Pink | 19 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Webinar | Why Diversity Matters by Katherine Phillips | 16 Minutes |
All Employees | Online Videos | WSU Global Video Vault – This is an online free resource for WSU Global Students | Varies |
All Employees | Online Webinar | Leading Inclusively Leadercamp | 1 Hour |