Training & Development Services

Training Services provides structured development inputs on professional, personal and organizational aspects to all employees of Prairie View A&M University that will promote productivity, harmony and well-being. For further questions contact Alan Corder or call (936) 261-1724.

Employee Training

Training sessions are offered to employees to assist them their professional development. The sessions that are currently available are viewable on the  Calendar.

New Employee Orientation

Newly hired employees will have to attend a mandatory orientation session on their first day at the university before they report to their respective departments. The location of the orientation session is determined by the number of new hires attending the session. Please contact the Office of Human Resources for details on locations. The session is slated to start at 8:00 am and goes until 5:00 p.m. with a break for lunch at noon. The sessions may not go all day, but do plan on being there for most of the day. The following areas are addressed in this orientation session:

• General information about the University
• System Policies
• Employee assistance Program - (UTEAP)
• Email and Internet Security
• Types of leave available to employees
• Health Benefits
• Parking
• Library Services
• Ethics - Online Course
• Creating a Discrimination Free Workplace - Online Course
• I-9 Documentation

Customized Training

Customer Service
This 2-hour module will provide the participant the opportunity to identify the importance of customer service; define who their customers are and the skills necessary to handle an angry customer.

Effective Communication
In this 2-hour module, we will explore the different ways we communicate with each other, the barriers to effective communication and strategies to improve our communication skills.

Team Building
There is nothing more frustrating than trying to work in an environment where everyone is working off their own agenda. This 2-hour module will give you the fundamental skills to begin to organize your department into a focused and well organized team.

Problem Solving and Decision Making
In this 2-hour module the participants will be able to identify the steps of problem solving; use of the analytical techniques in each step to improve the communication skills that play a vital role in each step, and apply the system to real-life problems as they occur in the future.

Conflict Resolution
This 2-hour module will allow the participants to identify how their perception of issues will affect their response to conflict in the workplace. The participants will be able to list productive and destructive responses and determine constructive approaches to be used in the workplace.

Establishing a Work-Life Balance
Determining what is really important in one's life is a cause of great stress. This 1-hour module presented by the University of Texas Employee assistance Program (UTEAP) will present strategies to help the participants establish a work-life balance.

Stress Management
This 1-hour module presented by the University of Texas Employee Assistance Program (UTEAP), provides insight into the causes of stress and strategies to deal with stress in the workplace.

Online Training

TAMU offers online training opportunities for all employees. Online training for non-exempt employees must be completed at their workstation during their normal work day.

Click here to see a list of the available online programs.

Registration

Employees may choose at their discretion which session(s) to attend. The employee will then have to contact Alan Corder to schedule the date and time they plan on attending a particular session.

Deadline:
Notification must be sent to Alan Corder one week prior to each session.
Confirmation:
Employees will receive a confirmation email for each session. The confirmation email will note the session, time and date of the session.
Cancellation:
If an employee cannot attend a session, he/she should inform Mr. Corder 24 hours prior to the start of the session.
Contact:
The Office of Human resources cares about your continued professional development and if you should have any suggestions or know of a specific training program that would be like to see offered, please contact:

Alan Corder
Email: abcorder@pvamu.edu
Telephone: (936) 261-1724.

Back to top