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Empowering Your Growth — Your Way
At the State of South Dakota, we believe that investing in your growth is key to achieving our shared goals. That’s why we offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities designed to meet every learning style, schedule, and career path. Whether you prefer virtual or in-person training, want to learn on your own time, or thrive in a collaborative group setting, we’ve got you covered. Explore options like:
- Live instructor-led courses
- Group trainings for peer collaboration, networking, and interactive community discussions
- Flexible, on-demand online courses and engaging video content on SDLearn
- Targeted seminars and special sessions
- Custom training by request
No matter how you learn best, you’ll find resources and opportunities to help you grow, succeed, and thrive — both personally and professionally.
Available Training Courses
Here you will find a list of current instructor-led BHRA training courses. Click the link below to learn more or register! Board of Regents employees should email BHRATraining@state.sd.us with their name and the course name.
- 16 Personalities
- Communicating Expectations: 4 Tendencies for Supervisors
- Crucial Accountability
- Crucial Conversations
- Defusing Difficult Customers
- Edit, Rewrite, & AI... Oh My!
- Everything DiSC
- Five Behaviors of a Team for Individuals
- Four Tendencies for Employees
- Hogan 101
- The Art of Delegation
- The Lost Art of Phone & Email Etiquette
- Peer to Leader: Navigating Your New Role
- Time Management
Fall Training Calendar – Click to Enlarge!
Required Supervisor Training
These courses are required for all supervisors and managers within the executive branch of the State of South Dakota, but are open to supervisors in other parts of state government.
- Civil Treatment Workplace for Leaders (South Dakota)
- Classification & Compensation and Civil Service vs Exempt
- CPC: Taking the Coach Approach
- CPC: Foundations for Supervisors
- Navigating Tough Talks & Documenting Discipline
- New Supervisor Training: Welcome!
- Navigating the BHRA Website and Additional Resources
- SDLearn Basics for Supervisors
- South Dakota Interview & Selection
- State of South Dakota Compliance Training Curriculum for Supervisors
- State of South Dakota Ethics
- South Dakota State Government Mandatory Reporting
- The Key 14: Mastering Supervision in South Dakota State Government
- TKS Functions for Supervisors
Required Employee Training
Executive branch employees are required to complete the following training curriculums each year.
Custom/On-Demand Training
Host a Custom Training — Tailored Just for Your Team
Planning a staff retreat, strategic planning session, team building, or large event? Let’s make it unforgettable. Whether you want to boost communication, strengthen leadership, or build resilience, choose from one of the existing BHRA courses or let our experts craft a custom experience tailored to your team’s goals and challenges.
- Sessions built to fit your goals
- Led by experienced BHRA trainers
- Flexible lengths and formats to fit your schedule
- Designed to energize, empower, and elevate!
Pricing: Varies based on session length, materials, and group size.
Scheduling: Based on trainer availability. Every request is thoughtfully reviewed — and if we can’t deliver it, we’ll help you find the next best option.
Fill out the request form for a quote today!
Let’s build something your team will remember — and use — long after the session ends.