Free Courses for State Employees
A list of free courses for Washington state employees. Boost your skills and grow your career with our free workshops and e-learning courses. Exclusively for Washington state executive agencies, these sessions are designed to help you learn, develop, and succeed. Use the links below for course registration information.
Communications
- Unlocking the Power of Conflict: Turning Opposition into Opportunity
- Coaching Conversations Unlocked: Guiding Action Through Coaching
- Balancing Act for Effective Time Management
Customer Service
DEI – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- A Path Toward Equity: Disrupting Structural Racism through Awareness and Belonging
- Recognizing and Mitigating Bias in Hiring
- Hiring Process Refresher: Reducing Bias and Noise with a Competency-Based Approach
Facilitation & Presentation
Government Efficiency
- Hiring Process Refresher: Reducing Bias and Noise with a Competency-Based Approach
- Ethics in State Government
- Resolving Performance Issues
Human Resources
- Recognizing and Mitigating Bias in Hiring
- Hiring Process Refresher: Reducing Bias and Noise with a Competency-Based Approach
- Recruitment and Interviewing Preparation
- Interview Skills for Panelists
- WA State Unlawful Employment Discrimination
- WA State Reasonable Accommodations for Supervisors
- WA State Workplace Behavior for WFSE Represented Employees
- WA State Respect in the Workplace
- Ethics in State Government
- Resolving Performance Issues
Leadership
- The "Why" Behind the "What": Embracing Your Core Values
- From Empathy to Action: Cultivating Compassion in the Workplace
- Resilience in Action: Navigating Emotions in Change
- Harnessing Emotions for Success: Stress Response
- Unlocking the Power of Conflict: Turning Opposition into Opportunity
- Coaching Conversations Unlocked: Guiding Action Through Coaching
- Balancing Act for Effective Time Management
- Resolving Performance Issues
Personal & Professional Development
- The "Why" Behind the "What": Embracing Your Core Values
- Resilience in Action: Navigating Emotions in Change
- Harnessing Emotions for Success: Stress Response
- Unlocking the Power of Conflict: Turning Opposition into Opportunity
- Coaching Conversations Unlocked: Guiding Action Through Coaching
- Balancing Act for Effective Time Management
Program & Project Management
Well-Being
Contact us
Equity and Employee Development
Phone 360-664-1921
Email traininginfo@des.wa.gov