Professional Development Courses

This 2-day Franklin Covey course will help you develop your ability to effectively lead others, explore how to better influence, engage and collaborate.

This one-day course highlights the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) role, responsibilities, conduct, authority and ethics as well as the acquisition phases including planning, solicitation, evaluation and award and contract administration.

Please note that the Basic COR Essentials I class is NOT a pre-requisite.

In order to remain relevant and on the forefront of scientific research, people and teams at NIH must be both innovative. The key to success is engaging in ways of thinking that inspire breakthroughs.

This 3 hour course is designed for Principal Investigators, Staff Scientists, and others involved in scientific programs (Intramural and Extramural) whose work may include budget management.

Your ability to build effective teams requires on-going communication. Explore new techniques on how to enhance your communications and hold your people accountable. Do you manage employees that you don’t often see in-person?

The NIH Bystander Training supports ICs with their Anti-Harassment Training

The NIH Bystander Training for Supervisors supports ICs with their Anti-Harassment Training Plans. This live, 2-hour training teaches participants bystander-intervention techniques that encourage respect, civility, and fairness in the workplace.

“Live Your Best Life” using Gallup's CliftonStrengths! This course will help you recognize your talents, build them into strengths, and learn how to apply them on the job.

In today's complex, data-driven world, professionals face many "gray" areas in which they need to think critically and exercise personal judgment.

The late great poet Maya Angelou once said, "I have learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." At NIH, we feel the same way.

This 2-day course is designed to go beyond the qualitative side of data analysis. Explore proven quantitative tools and methods for analyzing, interpreting, and utilizing data.

Want to transform your writing from good to great? Good writing isn't just for Hemingway; it makes good sense for daily business, too.

To be successful at work, leaders, managers and staff need a mixture of intelligence, technical skills and emotional intelligence (EQ).

This course if for New SES Supervisors only. Please contact DSSEM if you are an SES interested in this Supervisor training.

Crystal clear charts and graphs are valuable - they save an audience's mental energy, keep a reader engaged, and help to persuade your audience.

Are you looking for a more in-depth, structured approach to project management that can also lead to Project Management Professional (PMP) certification?

Note: This course was recently revised to include an expanded portion on Budget Execution. This course is designed for new Administrative Officers and Technicians, entry-level Budget Analysts, and Administrative Lab Managers.

Effective communications skills and presence combined enhance your ability to shape agendas, influence decisions, achieve results, and engage and motivate stakeholders.

This course will explore the mystery of why we follow some people and ignore others.

As a leader at NIH, you work in a world that is moving faster than ever.

Leadership and coaching skills are essential for today's managers.

Email - the quickest communication that is often interpreted differently. Managing challenging emails in the workplace requires a combination of interpersonal communication skills, self-awareness, and organizational understanding.

This session will provide you with science-based and experientially-tested techniques to deescalate destructive confrontational situations and other misunderstandings at work.

The shift to remote work means that the ability to lead virtual meetings that are effective and engaging has suddenly become a critical core competency for managers, leaders, and professionals in all fields.