Professional Development

Professional Development Requirements

What are the Required Workshops?

All employees are required to take the following online workshops every year:

• Cyber Security Training

All employees are required to take the following online workshops every two years:

• Groundswell (Discrimination and Harassment)

• Meridians (Title IX and Sexual Misconduct)

• Tapestry (ADA Awareness)

To register and view these workshops, and all upcoming ACC professional development opportunities, visit Workshops and Events Registration.

For credit for non-ACC activities, please submit this form to your supervisor.

How Many Hours Do I Have to Complete?

• Full-time faculty and staff are required to complete twelve (12) clock hours of professional development training per year.

• Adjunct faculty are required to complete four (4) clock hours of professional development training per year.

The Administrative rule regarding Professional Development can be found here.

What Activities Count Toward Professional Development?

ACC defines those activities as:

Professional development activities may include, but are not limited to, credit and non-credit courses, workshops, seminars, teleconferences, audio-visual materials, grant writing projects, and reading or publishing in journals, as long as the activity is approved by the individual’s supervisor. 

The Department has added this description:

The development plan is expected to be a document that describes a plan of professional development goals the faculty member has for their future growth. This document is basically an exercise in taking a thoughtful look at what one hopes to achieve in the next year. 

More information on Professional Development can be found on  ACC's Professional Development Questions and Answers page.