Staff Education and Training Unit (SETU) Services

The DHHS Staff Education and Training Unit (SETU) is contained within Workforce Development out of the DHHS Commissioner's Office. SETU exists to develop, deliver and support the required training and professional development needs of staff across all Program Offices within DHHS.

 

SETU Services in Detail

 

Forms

 

Remote Work

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DHHS Wellness Opportunities

A program from the Maine Office of Behavioral Health, has various wellness opportunities available exclusively to DHHS staff to help manage stress in the wake of COVID-19.

Program Descriptions & Registration

 

Certificate Programs

SETU facilitates three professional development opportunities through certificate programs. These are comprehensive professional development activities involving a small cohort of participants who receive training, group facilitation services, evaluation of work products and goal planning for further professional development. Audiences for these certificates include supervisors/managers and any DHHS employee. The DHHS Business Certificate is a joint training program from the Division of Contract Management, along with Program and Fiscal Coordination. The audiences for this certificate are those whose responsibilities include RFP, contract administration and fiscal management.

 

Mandatory Training for all DHHS Employees

Curriculum development, coordination and tracking of training required by policy

 

Curriculum Development Technical Assistance

SETU provides the Performance Based Training sessions for trainers new to their roles within the Dept. This is by request and for this targeted population.

Consultation on development, delivery, logistics and evaluation of curriculum for various internal/external audiences throughout DHHS, as requested from Program Offices.

 

By Request Training Programs

In addition to the certificate programs SETU, by management request, can provide training for work teams on:

 

DHHS Workforce Development Training Resources

SETU has a repository of topics pertinent to DHHS staff. These topics are short focused videos of processes and topics specifically targeted for new employees and management staff. Free live and recorded webinar resources from various providers can be assessed on the SETU website as well.

 

Training Registrations

The trainings offered below require registration. Click on the class link to view a description of the training and to complete a registration form.

*Class titles listed in brown and prefaced by an asterisk are multi-day classes.

         
Date Time Class Class ID Location
March 19, 2021 9:00 AM Travel App Refresher 220309 Microsoft Teams
April 27, 2021 9:00 AM Social Work Ethics (In order to receive 6 contact hours credit for this training, you must attend the entire training from 9:00am - 4:00pm) 220403 Zoom
June 22, 2021 9:00 AM Social Work Ethics (In order to receive 6 contact hours credit for this training, you must attend the entire training from 9:00am - 4:00pm) 220604 Zoom
September 14, 2021 9:00 AM Social Work Ethics (In order to receive 6 contact hours credit for this training, you must attend the entire training from 9:00am - 4:00pm) 220901 TBD
November 23, 2021 9:00 AM Social Work Ethics (In order to receive 6 contact hours credit for this training, you must attend the entire training from 9:00am - 4:00pm) 221102 TBD
March 3, 2021 8:30 AM Ethical Decision Making for Social Workers (In order to receive 4 contact hours credit for this training, you must attend the entire training from 8:30am - 12:30pm) 220307 Zoom
July 13, 2021 8:30 AM Ethical Decision Making for Social Workers (In order to receive 4 contact hours credit for this training, you must attend the entire training from 8:30am - 12:30pm) 220701 Zoom
October 6, 2021 8:30 AM Ethical Decision Making for Social Workers (In order to receive 4 contact hours credit for this training, you must attend the entire training from 8:30am - 12:30pm) 221001 Zoom
April 21, 2021 9:00 AM Remote Supervision Discussion Hour 220409 Via Teams
March 5, 2021 9:00 AM Travel App for New DHHS Employees 220308 Microsoft Teams
May 14, 2021 9:00 AM Travel App for New DHHS Employees 220505 Microsoft Teams
April 16, 2021 9:00 AM Travel App Refresher 220411 Microsoft Teams
April 30, 2021 9:00 AM Travel App Refresher 220412 Microsoft Teams
May 28, 2021 9:00 AM Travel App Refresher 220506 Microsoft Teams
April 2, 2021 9:00 AM Travel App for New DHHS Employees 220410 Microsoft Teams
May 4, 2021 10:00 AM Remote Supervision Discussion Hour 220508 Via Teams

Additional Training Providers