Workforce Development
The County of Sonoma Human Resources Workforce Development Unit is committed to offering employees a wide and rich selection of training and professional development opportunities. Our goal is to establish innovative and enhanced education programs that emphasize staff wellbeing, cultural belonging, and advancement.
Workforce Development offers professional training opportunities for the County’s approximately 4,800 full-time, part-time, and extra-help employees to build their workforce skills and promote position advancement.
Our services include curriculum planning, program designs, course scheduling and evaluations, as well as recruitment/management of organizational development consultants.
Additionally, we administer and operate the County’s learning management system, sonoma higher ed. Training is offered throughout the year in a variety of formats, including in-person at the County Training Center, virtual instructor-led, and web-based through sonoma higher ed.