2026 IPELRA Essential Skills for Supervisory Success - Wheeling
IPELRA presents its supervisory training program, Essential Skills for Supervisory Success.
This training is a basic course for new or newer supervisors in union and non-union environments, developed by IPELRA and includes skills supervisors need to know as supervisors … and can be beneficial as an entry-level “brush-up” training for not-so-new supervisors. This full day of skills training will cover the following topics:
- Making the Transition from Peer to Supervisor
- Resources You Need to Know – Policies, Contracts, and More
- Communication, Coaching and Counseling Employees
- Having Difficult Conversations
- Performance Management
- Harassment and Discrimination
- Recruitment and Hiring
- Legal Implications – Sick Leave, FMLA, Workers’ Comp, ADA, Fitness for Duty
Training sessions will be conducted by the IPELRA Supervisor Training Team – a team of professionals in the field that collectively offers years of practical, hands-on public sector supervisory and HR experience and insights, and extensive labor relations expertise.
Lunch will be provided, please note any dietary requirements with your registration.
DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 3 ATTENDEES FROM ANY ONE EMPLOYER. We strongly encourage employers to have one person register all attendees from the organization.
REGISTRATION FEE: $325 Members and Organizational Associates of Members; $400 Non-Members
This training is intended for supervisory and management personnel only.