{"id":10064,"date":"2024-05-15T09:49:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?p=10064"},"modified":"2024-05-15T09:52:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T13:52:01","slug":"leadership-development-program-accepting-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/leadership-development-program-accepting-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Development Program accepting applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 15, 2024 —<\/em> In accordance with Article 15 of the PEF Contract, the Leadership Development Program (LDP) for 2024 is now enrolling Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (PS&T) unit employees at Grade 23 and above.\u00a0 The program is offered by the Office of Employee Relations (OER) and works to provide employees with the skills to lead New York State agencies. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The LDP is a multi-day program with two separate sessions.\u00a0 Members may choose to attend either, but do not need to attend both.\u00a0 Session one is made up of seven (7) full days of classroom instruction in Albany.\u00a0 Session two consists of 14 half-day virtual trainings, about three and a half hours each.\u00a0 Proper equipment, like a webcam and microphone, is required to attend session two.\u00a0 In both sessions, participants will complete a job-related project, targeted at improving the performance of employees and the unit where they work.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, session one orientation begins on Aug. 20, 2024.\u00a0 The seven-day session runs from August 21-23 and Sept. 23-26, 2024.\u00a0 Graduation day for session one is December 5, 2024.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Session two begins with orientation on Aug. 23, with virtual instruction Aug. 27-28, Sept. 9-12, Oct. 21-23, and Oct. 28-31, 2024.\u00a0 Graduation day for session two is Jan. 23, 2025.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Both sessions will cover:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n