Explore Employee Development

The Organizational Development & Learning team offers programs, workshops, resources, and development opportunities to help TWU employees and teams grow, lead, and succeed.

Explore opportunities based on what you’re looking to accomplish:

Grow Yourself: Explore opportunities to build your skills, expand your knowledge, and invest in your professional growth.

Build Effective Teams: Explore team-based development programs and resources designed to help teams strengthen how they communicate, collaborate, and work together effectively.

Strengthen Leadership: Explore leadership development programs, workshops, and resources designed to help supervisors and leaders build the skills they need to lead people and successful teams.

Cultivate Success: Partner with us to address organizational needs, develop learning solutions, and strengthen workforce capability in support of TWU’s goals.

Grow Yourself

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The following monthly professional development sessions are available to all staff and faculty unless stated otherwise. Please join us in these regular opportunities for connection and learning together.

Date	Time	Topic	Format	Register
Sep. 17	11 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Stewards of TWU: Purpose, Ownership, and the Impact of Our Work	Zoom	TBD
Oct. 15	1 p.m. - 2 p.m.	Identifying and Overcoming Common Communication Barriers	Zoom	TBD
Nov. 11	1 p.m. - 2 p.m.	How to be an Effective Mentor	Zoom	TBD
Dec. 16	11 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Better Together: Collaborating Beyond Our Own Team	Zoom	TBD

Please note: Days and times are subject to change due to weather, university closures, low registration, or unforeseen events. Those registered will be notified of changes as soon as scheduling decisions have been finalized.

Additional offerings may be added based on employee request, presenter availability, and resources - check the calendar at least once a month for possible new sessions or updates.

Build Effective Teams

Great teams don’t happen by accident. They are built through strong communication, collaboration, shared expectations, and a commitment to working well together.

TeamWorks Program

TeamWorks sessions bring practical, interactive team development directly to TWU departments, with sessions focused on topics such as psychological safety, difficult conversations, character strengths, and navigating change.

Ready to invest in your team? Explore the TeamWorks sessions below and submit a request form to bring a session to your department.

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Create an environment where team members feel comfortable speaking up, sharing ideas, asking questions, and learning from mistakes.

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Build the skills and confidence to approach challenging conversations with clarity, empathy, and a focus on productive outcomes.

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Discover how individual strengths can be recognized and used to improve collaboration, engagement, and team effectiveness.

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Help your team navigate change with greater clarity and resilience by understanding common reactions to change and identifying practical ways to adapt and move forward.

Ready to invest in your team? Explore the TeamWorks sessions above and submit a request form to bring a session to your department.

Submit a TeamWorks Request

Strengthening Leadership

**Coming Soon**

Cultivate Success

Common Mandatory Training Courses for New Hires

Recognition and Prevention of Sexual Harassment with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Overview

This course satisfies the biennial EEO training requirement for State of Texas employees.

This course is required for all new TWU employees within their first 30 days of employment, and must be repeated every two years by all TWU employees.

Bridge link to Recognition and Prevention of Sexual Harassment course.

Ethics Training

TWU’s culture of ethics is built and maintained every day by our employees and leaders. Decisions and actions of those in the TWU community define our workplace culture, environment, and reputation.

This course is required for all TWU employees and must be completed every year.

Bridge link to Ethics course.

Information Security Training

Training is composed of two parts: one certified training module and the TWU Data Use Agreement. Both parts must be completed in sequence to receive credit for annual training. Required individuals are automatically enrolled in Information Security Training based on their training due date.

This training is required by all TWU employees and contractors that use a computer for 25% or more of their responsibilities.

Bridge link to Information Security course.

Bursar Cash Handling Training

This course is for employees that have cash handling responsibilities as a part of their role.

This training must be completed yearly for all applicable TWU employees.

Bridge link to Bursar Cash Handling course.

Annual Statement of Confidentiality Training

This course covers content related to the obligations and requirements of all TWU employees in maintaining confidentiality. Please note that this course does require that you download the certificate of completion to be marked as compliant.

This training must be completed yearly for all TWU employees.

Bridge link to Annual Statement of Confidentiality course.

TWU Employee Safety Training

Risk Management requires employees to complete various safety and compliance training based on your position at TWU.

Some training requirements may need to be repeated periodically depending on your role and related requirements. Please view your individual Bridge account for safety courses related to your position.

Bridge link to learner landing page.

Note:

All Bridge State Mandatory training courses provide automated email reminders for renewal. Please check your individual account on a regular basis to ensure you are in compliance. It is the employee's responsibility to ensure they are up to date on all training requirements pertaining to their role.

Page last updated 11:30 AM, August 21, 2026