Staffordshire University is fully committed to ensuring that all employees have the relevant knowledge, skills and expertise to perform their work to consistently high standards and to achieve their full potential. 

The University recognises that training and development is fundamental to ensure the effective provision and quality of its services to students, business, and the community. 

The University supports the concept of Lifelong Learning supported by a culture that encourages employees to take ownership for their own professional development.  Employees are empowered to identify their own training and development needs and discuss these with their line manager.

The Professional Development Gateway provides links to the various providers of staff training, learning and development within the University.

• Centre for Professional Development
  The Centre for Professional Development is responsible for staff training and development policies that reflect and support the needs of a diverse employed learning community. 
• Induction information for new staff
  For more information about inductions for new staff visit the induction page.
• Health and Safety training
  The Health & Safety Unit provides a range of training courses and has a library of Health and Safety videos for staff.
• Information Services
  Information Services offers Library and IT training for University staff. Training sessions can be customised to suit your Faculty or department needs. For more information:
  Email: IStraining@staffs.ac.uk
• Enterprise and Commercial Development (ECD) 
  The University's link to Business, Industry and the Community. Staff development activities can be arranged relating to diversifying income streams; accessing external funding; knowledge and technology transfer and commercialisation. ECD work closley with regional business support agencies on employer engagement with public, private and non-for-profit sectors and can signpost staff to a variety of training and development activities.
• Diversity
  The Promoting Diversity Team and Diversity Steering Group encourage and lead the implementation of the University's diversity and equal opportunity objectives.
• Careers and Employability Service
  Careers and Employability promote staff development opportunities and aim to develop student employability by sharing materials, techniques and resources.
• LearnDirect
  http://www.learndirect.co.uk/
  Learndirect offers a range of both individual modules and comprehensive programmes encompassing topics in the IT, Business & Management and Specialist IT Sectors.