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Professional Development Requirements

What are the Required Workshops?

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

Cyber Security Awareness

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

American with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Sexual Harassment Prevention (SHP)

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

For approval of non-ACC workshops/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.

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. (http://www.austincc.edu/offices/staff-development-and-evaluations/overview/professional-development-questions-and-answers)

For more information on Professional Development, visit ACC's Professional Development Questions and Answers page.

Professional Development Opportunities for PAE

Upcoming Professional Development

For more information on upcoming professional development opportunities, click on the event or contact Paul Williams.

ACCHaoS (ACC Hands-on Science) Events

ACCHaoS is an outreach program from the Physics program for students in schools in the ACC district. For information, or to volunteer, contact Asif Hassan. Faculty/staff volunteers receive professional development credit for participating.