Two new OSHA courses are available for enrollment: Construction and General Industry. These courses cover OSHA Standards, policies, and procedures. Learn more about these courses in our Course Catalog and enroll today!
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DAS-PDS Training & Development
PDS courses are available to State of Iowa employees as well as other organizations, such as county and city government, and the general public.
PDS offers several on-demand courses that can be taken at your own pace online:
Preventing Sexual Harassment for Managers/Supervisors
Role of the Lead Worker
State Government Foundations
Substance Abuse Policy
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Offerings
New Horizons provides training opportunities around technical learning, professional development, and more. Following is a small sampling of what is offered by New Horizons:
Classes are live, virtual courses ranging from 90 minutes to multiple days. You will take part in discussions, perform virtual labs, ask questions, etc. Instructors are even able to remote into your computer for "hands-on" help.
Enrollment
Enroll through PDS for special State pricing. If you see a course you'd like to take, contact your Agency's Learning Admin to set up enrollment.
The State of Iowa, with Drake University, offers a nationally-accredited Certified Public Manager® (CPM) program. This program is an intensive learning experience meant for supervisors, managers, executives, management staff, and project managers. Participants include employees from federal, state, county, and local governments.
If your team or agency has a specific training need that might require customized training, contact PDS. PDS will attempt to provide this specialized training either by working with our current vendors or identifying other training professionals. PDS can arrange sessions to best meet the work group's schedule and to deliver the training in a timely, effective manner.
To begin coordinating a special session for your department, please contact PDS at 515-281-5456 or pds@iowa.gov.