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
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
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
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
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
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.

Good for Employee Type	Learning Type	Learning Opportunity	Time Commitment
All Employees	Article	8 Tips To Make Working From Home Work For You (NPR)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	9 Tips To Be Productive When Working At Home During COVID-19 (Forbes)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	10 Mental Health Tips for Coronavirus Social Distancing (Partners in Health)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Avoid Cabin Fever with These 125 Ideas to Keep Kids Entertained During the Coronavirus Crisis (Parade)	10 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Coping with Stress During an Infectious Disease Outbreak (WA State EAP)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Coping with Stress During the 2019-nCoV Outbreak (WHO)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	COVID-19 & Your Mental Health: A Comprehensive Resource Guide (Peak Resilience)	30 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Emergency Responders: Tips for taking care of yourself (CDC)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Financial Resources for Washington Residents Impacted by COVID-19 (DFI)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	How to Keep Yourself Happy and Productive if You’re Working From Home Because of the Coronavirus (Business Insider)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	How to Prevent Loneliness in a Time of Social Distancing (Scientific American)	5 Minutes
Supervisors	Article	How to Support Employees During a Pandemic (WA State EAP Supervisor Frontline)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	How to Talk to Your Kids About Coronavirus (PBS)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	How to Work From Home Without Losing Your Mind (Wired)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Information on COVID-19 for Survivors, Communities, and DV/SA Programs (FUTURES)	30 Minutes
Supervisors	Article	“Leading through COVID-19” (Stanford University)	30 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Love in the Time of Coronavirus—6 Tips to Protect Your Marriage While Quarantined (Parade)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Manage Anxiety & Stress (CDC)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Parenting During COVID-19: A bulleted list to stick up on the fridge (Psychology Today)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Online On-demand webinar	Self-Care with the Washington State EAP	44 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Taking Care of Your Mental Health in the Face of Uncertainty (AFSP)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Tips for caregivers, parents, and teachers during infectious disease outbreaks (SAMHSA)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Tips for social distancing, quarantine, and isolation during an infectious disease outbreak (SAMHSA)	5 Minutes
All Employees	Article	Under One Roof: Home Together During the Coronavirus Pandemic (Psychology Today)	5 Minutes

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
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
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.

Good for Employee Type	Learning Type	Learning Opportunity	Time Commitment
All Employees	Document	Accident Prevention Responsibility	Varies
All Employees	Document	Alcohol and Drug Policy	Varies
All Employees	Document	Bullying Prevention and Reporting Policy	Varies
All Employees	Document	Business Policies and Procedures Manual (BPPM)	Varies
All Employees	Document	Computing and Telecommunications Policy	Varies
All Employees	Document	Electronic Communication Policy	Varies
All Employees	Document	Employee Assistance Program (EAP)	Varies
All Employees	Document	Ethics Policy	Varies
All Employees	Document	Executive Policy Manual (EP)	Varies
All Employees	Document	Policy Prohibiting Discrimination and Sexual Harassment	Varies
All Employees	Document	Safety Policies and Procedures Manual (SPPM)	Varies
All Employees	Document	Travel Procedure	Varies
All Employees	Document	Use of University Property and Personal Use of University Resources	Varies
All Employees	Online Quiz	Washington State Online Ethics Quiz	10-15 Minutes
All Employees	Document	Workplace Violence Policy	Varies

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
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
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
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
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