Welcome to USC’s Learn and Grow Employee Learning Hub your central resource for professional and leadership development at USC; where you'll find a range of courses designed to support your career growth, enhance your skills, and foster ongoing learning.
Explore Our Courses
Learning opportunities are available across various departments through our training calendar by setting up your account in our learning registration system.
Course Registration
To register for a course, please browse the HR-OPD Calendar or HR-OPD Course List for available offerings. Each course includes detailed descriptions, including course content, instructor information, and any required pre-work. Be sure to review key details before registering to ensure the course meets your needs. The Center for Teaching Excellence also utilizes Learning Stream and is your Go-To Hub for Teaching Development at USC.
Self-Service Registration System
Our user-friendly registration system allows you to:
- Register for courses and events
- Track your course registrations and learning plan status
- Receive reminders for upcoming courses
- Cancel courses if your plans change
- Manage your training account all in one place
Need Help?
For specific course related questions, please reach out to the instructor or the department facilitating the course. Many USC departments utilize the same registration system; inquiries should be directed to the appropriate department offering the course. Self-paced trainings, assessments, and quick guides are also available by category on related webpages to support your development when and where you need it.
For other questions, please use the resources below or email HRTrain@mailbox.sc.edu.
We’re committed to providing you with the tools and resources to succeed in your professional development journey at USC.
To access the training system, you will need to register for your first course, which will prompt you to create a new account. You will only be able to create an account by registering for a course.
Center for Teaching Excellence Events Calendar
Office of Organizational and Professional Development Events Calendar
Click on the course title or link for the training course that you wish to attend. This will bring up a page that includes the name of the course, date, time, description and other details.
Click on the “Register Now” link that appears on the course description page. Once you click to register, it will bring you to the registration page. If you have not set up an account, please click on the sentence “[click here] to create an account and register.”
If you have already set up an account, you will need to enter your email and password to log into the system. If you used a personal email to establish your account, you may continue to use it or change it by administrative request.
Single sign on (SSO) is not currently available for the learning registration system.
Enter your information in the required fields, and submit your registration.
Once you complete these four steps, you will be registered to use the training system, and you will receive a confirmation email for your registered course.
All employees of the university are eligible to participate in training. Temporary or student employees may attend training on a space available basis. With supervisory approval, university employees may participate in training or development programs during normal work hours if the program is job related or enhances the professional development of the employee. For more information review our Training policy [pdf]
To cancel a course, login to your training account and click on the "Cancel" button; or, click on the cancellation link in your course confirmation email and then click on the "Cancel Registration" button at the bottom of the page.
Courses cannot be cancelled by phone or email.
No-shows may be billed unless cancellations are confirmed 48 hours prior to the class date.
Virtual participants must have a working microphone on their computers or use the dial-in feature to participate verbally in sessions.
Facilitators will require a sound check during introductions at the beginning of the session to verify participant ability you participate.
Attendees are asked to refrain from using, wearing or bringing scented products and materials to training classes. Personal care products such as cologne, perfume, aftershave lotions, scented lotions and fragranced hair products may cause headaches, upper respiratory symptoms, shortness of breath and difficulty with concentration in persons with asthma or allergies.
The University of South Carolina is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities and fulfilling obligations under State and Federal Law. Persons with disabilities are permitted to bring service animals as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to training programs.
Emotional support animals, therapy animals, and companion animals are not permitted in training classes, except in cases where such animals have been explicitly approved by your supervisor or home department as an accommodation.
Individuals who are attending training classes who are allergic to, or have concerns about, service or therapy animals are encouraged to notify the office hosting your selected training in advance of the training to ensure adequate space is provided to mitigate contact with such animals.
The University of South Carolina is committed to providing access to all individuals attending training courses. If you require any specific accommodations because of a disability, please reach out to the instructor or the department facilitating the course.
New employees can use their personal email address to register for courses until they are assigned their USC email addresss. Once assigned, employees must update thir training account with the new email address.
No, each employee must create their own account to register. Employees self-register for all training courses with supervisor approval.
Contact Us
Organizational and Professional Development Office (OPD)
1600 Hampton Street, Suite 101
Columbia, SC 29208
803-777-6578
hrtrain@mailbox.sc.edu