Advance. Enhance. Explore.

Our professional development courses and workshops can help you and your organization develop and increase the skills necessary in today’s workplace. Formats are conducive for the busy professional, and range in length from half-day or one-day workshops to semester-long courses.

Our certificate and degree programs can also help you advance your skills or explore a new career. Several of our certificates are available online, making them accessible from anywhere. You don''t need to be enrolled in most of our certificate and degree programs to take courses for professional development.

Additionally, the Center for Executive Development, the Workforce Development Academy, and the Center for K-12 Education  will work with your agency, organization, or school division to develop customized training or offer in-house seminars and workshops.

Adjunct Faculty Academy - noncredit
Explore Teaching as an Adjunct (Web Course)
Facilitate Dynamic Online Learning (Web Course)
Focus on Classroom Dynamics (Web Course)
Focus on the Logic of Syllabus Design (Web Course)
Heed the Art and Practice of Teaching Adults (Web Course)
Integrating Student-Centered Learning into Course Design (Web Course)
Move from Teaching to Consulting (Web Course)

Business Development - noncredit
Building and Sustaining High Performance Organizations
Ethics in Organizations: How to Lead & Live in a Workplace You Admire
Execution and Implementation of Strategic Plans
Facilitating Strategic Planning
Process Mapping and Analysis
Project Management
Public Relations Writing
Thinking Lean: The New Diet for Operational Effectiveness
Writing and Editing in the Workplace

Computing & Technology - noncredit
DreamWeaver Boot Camp
XML Boot Camp

Engineering Review - noncredit
Preparation for Professional Engineering Exams

Foreign Language - noncredit
Intermediate Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

Leadership Development - noncredit
Co-Leadership and Power Partnerships
Coaching for Performance
Conflict Management
Creating Productive Workplaces: Leadership Skills for Front-Line Supervisors
Facilitation Skills for Group Leaders
Succession Planning
Training of Trainers

Meeting and Event Planning - noncredit
Meeting and Event Planning Certificate

Money & Career - noncredit
Commercial Real Estate in Hampton Roads: A Primer

Nonprofit Management - noncredit
Nonprofit Management Courses and Certificate

Public Relations - noncredit
Public Relations Courses and Certificate

Strategic Process Management - noncredit
Building Effective Business Requirements
Managing Project Teams
Process Mapping and Analysis
Project Management

Writing Workshops - noncredit
Public Relations Writing
Writing and Editing in the Workplace