Connecticut State Employees: Your agency may cover the cost of ANY OWLL professional development course through the In-Service Training Program.
State Employee Registration Process
The Professional Development Institute (open to both the plubic AND State Employees) at OWLL empowers working professionals across all industries to enhance their skills, advance their careers, and achieve meaningful professional goals. Through expert-led programs that blend academic excellence with practical, real-world application, participants gain immediately usable skills that deliver value in the workplace.
Engaging in professional development helps you stay competitive in a rapidly evolving workforce while building the capabilities needed to move confidently toward your next opportunity. Programs are designed for flexibility and impact, with training starting at just $99 for a half-day, online workshop.
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Certificate in Creativity and Innovation
Because organizations must innovate to stay alive in today's highly competitive marketplace, organizations need employees who can channel their creativity and innovation toward organizational challenges and goals. This certificate program will first help you become re-acquainted with your own stores of creativity and innovation. Next, you are given a set of tools that allow you to leverage your creativity to identify and solve organizational problems.
Courses include Introduction to Critical Thinking, Personal Creativity, Creativity in Teams and Organizations, and Innovation in Teams and Organizations.
Career Building
Building a successful career takes skills. Learn to be an earner.
Free Professional Development
Whether transitioning from a long career within the military, a veteran making a career change or building skills, it is important to understand how to translate a lifetime of development within a specific skill set to civilian employment. This course prompts military veterans to examine their experience, understand the unique challenges related to job seeking for veterans, military, and their families. This course will focus on career planning and skills development, such as resume writing and improving interviewing skills, for those seeking employment. You'll hear from other veterans about their own experiences along the way.
Current and Former SCSU Students
Every student at ÿÈÕ´óÈüÈë¿Ú has an individual and unique career journey. From securing employment, to gaining admission to graduate or professional school, or becoming an entrepreneur, each career path takes a defined approach. To provide our students and alumni with a comprehensive and tailored approach, the Office of Career and Professional Development offers an array of career exploration and navigation services to ensure major and career success.
and spearhead an enhanced lineup of training opportunities for all Connecticut State employees. Whether you're looking to sharpen your skills virtually or prefer the energy of our campus settings, we ÿÈÕ´óÈüÈë¿Ú †.™ve got a comprehensive array of sessions to choose from!
Please see below for the Spring 2026 Connecticut State In-service programs offered through SCSU. Check back to our site often as we add programming based on training requests! (CT State's training can be found here: .)
If you are a State employee who would like to register for training at ÿÈÕ´óÈüÈë¿Ú using funding from your agency, please see your TAO to complete the required paperwork.
If you are a State employee who would like to register for training at ÿÈÕ´óÈüÈë¿Ú using a charge card for private pay or later reimbursement from your union, etc., please register here: