Professional Development Offerings from NERCOMP (Oct & Nov)

Department(s):

Information Technology Services

NERCOMP is a professional development organization for employees at colleges and universities in the Northeast and WPI is a member institution. One benefit is their free and reduced cost webinars and training. The following list is a few of their offerings for October and November that may be of interest to WPI employees. For their full list of upcoming events, please visit NERCOMP's events page. 

If you have any questions about these sessions, please contact NERCOMP directly at nercomp@nercomp.org or 860-345-2081.

 

October 2024

Navigating the Student Employment Circus 

  • 10/7 – 11/4 four-week webinar series
  • This series will investigate your expectations of student workers and how student employment has changed in recent years. Group discussions will include sharing experiences, successes, and failures building student employment programs. The intended audience is people who hire and manage student workers

 
Public Speaking in Higher Education

  • 10/9 webinar
  • This session will tackle common public speaking challenges and offer actionable tips to boost your skills and confidence.
     

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

  • 10/14 – 10/16 webinar
  • This course covers the various methods and best practices that are in line with business and technical requirements for modeling, visualizing, and analyzing data with Power BI.

 

Excel

  • 10/15 webinar
  • This course aims to provide you with a foundation for Excel knowledge and skills, which you can build upon to eventually become an expert in data manipulation.

 

 

November 2024

SharePoint Online 

  • 11/4 – 11/7 webinar
  • Delivers the complete site owner story from start to finish in an engaging and practical way to ensure you have the confidence to plan and create new sites or manage your existing sites in SharePoint Online.
  • Covers planning and creating new sites as well as managing your existing sites in SharePoint Online.
  • Audience: This course is intended for both novice and experienced SharePoint users who wish to make full use of SharePoint Online.

 

Exploring the Future of Workday in Higher Ed - In-Person Workshop

  • 11/20 – College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
  • Join us for an engaging and informative Workday User Group workshop designed to elevate your campus's Workday experience! This day-long event will explore the latest features and functionalities, providing valuable insights and practical strategies to enhance your Workday support and management.