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Free Courses for State Employees
A list of free courses for Washington state employees. Boost your skills and grow your career with our free workshops and e-learning courses. Exclusively for Washington state executive agencies, these sessions are designed to help you learn, develop, and succeed. Use the links below for course registration information.
Note on eligibility
These courses are only free to executive state agencies that contribute to the Personnel Service Fund (PSF). If you are unsure if your agency contributes to the PSF please email us at TrainingInfo@des.wa.gov to confirm your agency’s status.
Change Management
- Introduction to ADKAR
- Introduction to Change Management
- Introduction to Leading Change
- Thriving through Change
Communications
- Unlocking the Power of Conflict: Turning Opposition into Opportunity
- Coaching Conversations Unlocked: Guiding Action Through Coaching
- Balancing Act for Effective Time Management
Customer Service
DEI – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Facilitation & Presentation
- Facilitating with Finesse: Leading Productive and Engaging Meetings
- Balancing Act for Effective Time Management
Government Efficiency
- Hiring Process: Reducing Bias and Noise with a Competency-Based Approach
- Ethics in State Government
- WA State Resolving Performance Issues
Human Resources
- WA State Recognizing and Mitigating Bias in Hiring
- Reducing Bias and Noise with a Competency-Based Approach
- WA State Recruitment and Interviewing Preparation
- Interview Skills for Panelists
- WA State Unlawful Employment Discrimination
- WA State Reasonable Accommodations for Supervisors
- WA State Workplace Behavior for WFSE Represented Employees
- WA State Respect in the Workplace
- Ethics in State Government
- WA State Resolving Performance Issues
Leadership
- Compassion Fatigue
- The "Why" Behind the "What": Embracing Your Core Values
- From Empathy to Action: Cultivating Compassion in the Workplace
- Resilience in Action: Navigating Emotions in Change
- Harnessing Emotions for Success: Stress Response
- Unlocking the Power of Conflict: Turning Opposition into Opportunity
- Coaching Conversations Unlocked: Guiding Action Through Coaching
- Balancing Act for Effective Time Management
- WA State Resolving Performance Issues
Personal & Professional Development
- The "Why" Behind the "What": Embracing Your Core Values
- Compassion Fatigue
- Resilience in Action: Navigating Emotions in Change
- Harnessing Emotions for Success: Stress Response
- Unlocking the Power of Conflict: Turning Opposition into Opportunity
- Coaching Conversations Unlocked: Guiding Action Through Coaching
- Balancing Act for Effective Time Management
- Facilitating with Finesse: Leading Productive and Engaging Meetings
Program & Project Management
Well-Being
Contact us
Equity and Employee Development
Phone 360-664-1921
Email traininginfo@des.wa.gov