Agents Should Complete On-Line Modules Before Attending Extension Foundations

Texas AgriLife Extension Service has launched a new strategy for on- boarding recently hired County Extension Agents. One of the critical elements of this new on- boarding system is a series of new online learning modules designed to establish a knowledge base prior to them attending Extension Foundations.

Those agents that will be participating in Extension Foundations on April 19-23, should have completed the following training modules prior to their attendance:

• Texas AgriLife Extension: Our History and Roots
• Professionalism in Texas AgriLife Extension Service
• Introduction to Program Development in Texas Extension
• TExAS Accountability System
• INVEST: Volunteerism
• Cash Management
  

To find these courses, Count Extension Agents should follow the instructions for logging in under the "First Time Here?" section at http://pdc.extension.org/. Some of the courses require an access key, which is the word "texas."

These modules are critical in establishing a foundation for future sequential learning experiences that will be offered to new agents through Texas AgriLife Extension Service newly established on- boarding system. District Extension Administrators and County Extension Directors should ensure that all new agents complete these modules prior to their attendance of Extension Foundations in April.