Professional Development & Training Institute (PDTI)
The Professional Development and Training Institute educational programs are designed to enhance legal knowledge and technical and administrative skills in equal employment opportunity and diversity. Our institute is also committed to ensuring that EEO and Diversity professionals remain up-to-date on issues affecting their profession.
PDTI has been a primary sponsor of quality training in equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action policy, diversity, and Title IX law. Our PDTI faculty comprises experienced educators, lawyers, and practitioners who understand EEO, affirmative action, and diversity law and policy theory and applications.
Virtual Summer Series
Voices of Change:
Building Inclusive Pathways for Tomorrow
Membership OfferMon, Jun 08Online SeriesIn a two-part online series, learn how to unlock and properly make use of of EEO data. Participants will develop an understanding of working with EEO data, mastering its building blocks to its inferential statistics that will reveal what’s really happening beneath the surface.
Membership OfferTue, Jun 23VirtualThis is a two-part online series. Session 1 will focus on digital accessibility shifting our thinking from accommodation to access: what equity professionals need to know. Session 2 will focus on access in theory to access in practice: a hands-on how-to for equity professionals.
Membership OfferTue, Jul 07VirtualThis is a two-part online series. Session 1 focuses on managing complaints inside an organization. Session 2 focuses on the external process for resolving discrimination complaints.
Membership OfferTue, Jul 14Online SeriesJoin us and other Chief Engagement Officers, Human Resource, Equity & Inclusion, and Community Engagement Officers across the nation for an online roundtable series to discuss common challenges Chief Engagement Officers share, get support from experienced professionals, and build your network.
Our Programs
Equal Opportunity Professional
This certification program introduces the fundamental responsibilities of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Professionals. It provides 30 hours of instruction in three substantive areas:
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Equal Employment Opportunity Laws and Regulations
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Complaint Processing, Counseling, and Resolution
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Fair hiring and employment practices, workforce analysis and utilization review, reporting and auditing readiness
Courses can be taken individually or as part of the certification process.
Engagement and Inclusion Management Program
This program provides learners with firsthand access to subject matter experts and industry colleagues to engage in dialogue and receive key takeaways to:
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Achieve employee and stakeholder engagement, and inclusive leadership at the highest level within your organization.
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Learn about strategies to achieve inclusive organizational sustainability.
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Address disproportionate attrition across your organization.
Title IX Institute
This course is provides training on the law and practical applications of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Recent efforts to eradicate sexual violence in the workplace and on college campuses have culminated in the “Me Too” movement, making training in the law and regulations prohibiting sexual harassment and assault even more crucial.
Federal EEO Counselor and Investigator Annual Refresher
The annual refresher training for is designed for Federal EEO Counselors and Investigators who are required to have eight hours of training annually by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Title VI and Section 504 Law and Investigators
This course is an interactive session covering a broad range of compliance areas under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Examples and scenarios will be derived from lessons learned from U.S. Department of Education resolution letters.
