Professional Development Institute
PDI General Information:
- Hinds employees are required to have 10 approved PDI hours. If an employee is not employed a full year, please see the prorate chart.
- 3/5 employees and part-time employees who receive benefits must earn 10 PDI hours per year.
- PDI credits accrue from January to December.
PDI Video
Self Defense with Christina Dettor
Earning PDI Credits at Hinds Community College
- All PDI information, schedule, and forms can be found here.
- All canceled classes are removed from the schedule and new classes are added as needed. Please check this schedule before signing up for a class.
- There are no mandatory PDI classes at this time.
- The District Digest and PDI campus/department representatives will publish listings of canceled classes.
- Participants are requested to register for a PDI class and will receive a confirmation from the PDI Office to attend the class.
- Hinds employees will earn 2 PDI hours for attending Convocation.
- PDI hours for conferences, workshops, MSU on-line classes, and Semester hour classes will be 5 hours maximum per PDI year (January-December). A PDI Training Request Form should be completed and submitted to Catinna Bunch for a conference, workshop, etc. prior to the date of the event. The employee will receive a roster to complete and return to the PDI office at the conclusion of the event, so that credit can be given.
- The library on-line classes are available first semester only.
- The Avoid List is as follows:
| Trips |
Job-Related Activities |
| Judging Contests / Essays |
Hunting Activities |
| Paid Jobs |
Performance Attendance |
| Play Practice |
Participating in Performances |
| Hobby Shows |
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Creating a PDI Course
- In accordance with SACS requirements, supervisors will hold conferences with their department/unit members to review evaluations, and PDI will be planned to provide opportunities for improvement.
- PDI plans for departments or units should be submitted to the PDI Office for approval.
- District and Campus Faculty Councils may submit PDI requests to the PDI Office for approval.
- Honors Forum will submit PDI requests to the PDI office for approval at the beginning of each semester.
- To add a class to the Hinds schedule or develop a class for your department complete the PDI Training Request Form. The request should be signed by your supervisor and sent to Catinna Bunch before the date of the activity. You will receive a packet of information to be completed and returned to Catinna Bunch after the PDI session is completed, so that credit may be issued.
- The request should be signed by your supervisor and sent to Catinna Bunch before the date of the activity. You will receive a packet of information to be completed and returned to Catinna Bunch after the PDI session is completed, so that credit may be issued
Keeping Track of PDI Credits:
- Employees will receive individual reports of PDI hours in May and October. All staff should check these reports and send, by hard copy, any concerns dealing with this report to Catinna Bunch. All concerns will be researched and responded to as soon as possible.
- At the end of each semester, employees can check PDI credits on the STAC screen of Colleague. The STAC screen is updated at the end of each semester during the final grading process.
Consequences for Not Earning PDI Hours:
- A report listing the names of all employees not earning required number of PDI hours is reported to Dr. Muse in January. The report indicates employees who have not earned the required number of PDI hours for the ending PDI year and the previous PDI year. Employees must earn hours for the current year and previous year to receive a contract for employment for the next year.
PDI Appeal Process
- The employee submits concerns to Director of PDI. The Director of PDI presents the concerns to a committee consisting of deans and PDI representatives from the respective campus of the employee submitting the concern. The committee will make a ruling. The Director of PDI will notify the employee of the ruling.
PDI Representatives for HCC Campuses:
- A complete listing of these individuals can be found here.
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