OPEC Training Academy

About

The OPEC Training Academy offers free virtual trainings for parenting education professionals on a variety of topics, including facilitation skill-building; anti-racism, equity, and inclusion; resilience and trauma-informed care; parenting education curricula; and other emergent topics. The OPEC Training Academy has many opportunities, including:

• Training Academy workshops
• Connect & Learn cohorts
• Other regional and online trainings 

To register for trainings, a person must have an account in the OPEC Professional Development system, available in English and Spanish. Accounts are free and are a helpful tool to not only register for trainings, but access recordings and materials, connect with others in their field, and more! For help with your account, read our FAQs or email [email protected] . 

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made two weeks before an event to Linse Sullivan, OPEC Program Coordinator: 541-737-3465 or [email protected].

Training Academy Workshops

Training Academy workshops are free webinars presented by trainers, educators, and other professionals who are experts in their respective fields. These monthly workshops offer either Spanish interpretation or Spanish language versions. By attending these workshops live, participants receive training hours and a certificate of completion. Training Academy workshops run fall to spring each year. 

Even if you can't attend these workshops live, recordings and materials of each workshop are shared in the OPEC Professional Development system for 3 months after the event. At this time, OPEC is unable to grant training hours or certificates for those who only watch the recordings or attend only part of a live workshop.

Connect & Learn Cohorts

Connect & Learn cohorts are communities of learning designed and facilitated by OSU-OPEC facilitators. These cohorts provide a space for members of specific communities to share and learn from each other around community-identified topics. Registration is required for Connect & Learn cohorts through the OPEC Professional Development System. At this time, these cohorts are not recorded and do not offer training hours/certificates. 

Connect & Learn programs that have been offered include:

• Advanced Facilitator Cohort
• OPEC/Early Learning Hub/parent educators who support Parent & Family Leadership
• OPEC Hub Leaders
• Conecta y Aprende (offered in Spanish)

Need help with registration? Email the cohort facilitator directly or contact [email protected]. 

Regional and Online Trainings

Based on the needs of the OPEC network, OPEC occasionally hosts additional in-person and online trainings. Examples of trainings offered include Foundations of Facilitation (in-person and virtual) and parenting education curricula trainings. These trainings typically happen in the summer or fall - subscribe to our monthly newsletter to receive information about upcoming trainings.