The beginning of 2022 marked the launch of College of Western Idaho’s Virtual Learning Center [2] (VLC) for employees. In addition to mandatory trainings, employees are encouraged to take part in optional training opportunities offered each month through the VLC. Below is a preview of trainings available in February.  

Coaching & Development: How to Have Difficult Conversations for Managers
In-Person or Online, via Zoom

Learn how to manage performance when an employee is not meeting expectations. This training will cover when coaching/corrective action is appropriate, how to use CWI coaching/corrective action tools when addressing ineffective behavior, and how to have effective coaching and performance management conversations.

• Friday, Feb. 4
  2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
  Ada County Campus Pintail Center [3], Room 1205

Defeating Unconscious Bias:  Five Strategies
In-Person

A bias is an inflexible conscious or unconscious belief about a particular category of people. An unconscious bias is in our mental blind spot – we are unaware that it is there. Participants of this training will learn five strategies for becoming aware of and defeating unconscious bias.

• Thursday, Feb. 17
  3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
  Ada County Campus Pintail Center [3], Room 1302

Please share this opportunity with members of your teams and departments. Space is limited, so register ASAP! Contact Human Resources Business Partner, Casey Brown, at caseybrown@cwi.edu [4] with any questions.

Instructions for How to Access VLC Trainings [5]