How to bring a PDP course to your facility
Professional Development Programs is Your Partner in Lifelong Learning and has developed a number of outreach options to help meet your continuing education needs. Our sponsorship and hosting opportunities make it easier to bring exactly the courses you want to your area.
1. Course Sponsor:
This option gives you complete control over the course of your choosing. You are in charge of who attends, registration, promotions, and more.
Professional Development Programs will:
• Handle speaker arrangements and costs, including airfare and honoraria.
• Provide the content information for promotional materials.
• Supply electronic print-ready files of handouts, evaluations, Certificates of Completion, and CEU accreditation.
Additional Services you may select for a fee are:
• AOTA and ASHA CEUs.
• On-site PDP Staff assistance.
• PDP Products for display and sale.
You provide:
• Local transportation, lodging and meals for the speakers.
• Meeting space.
• Audio/visual equipment i.e. screen, sound system, DVD, overhead projector.
• Pre-registration for the course.
• Copies and distribution of any handouts, course evaluations, Certificates of Completion, and the cost for any lab materials.
• Food and beverage arrangements and cost.
• Any other onsite arrangements that might occur.
Since costs vary depending on the course(s) selected, please submit a sponsor request form or contact our Outreach Director, Cindy, at 877-439-8865 for further details.
2. Course Host:
Hosting gives you control over the location and is cost-effective for agencies that need to provide training for multiple professionals. You also have the potential to earn complementary registrations.
Professional Development Programs will:
• Provide speakers and cover all of their fees and related expenses.
• Conduct all promotion of the course.
• Develop, print and mail course brochures.
• Handle pre-registration and send confirmation packets.
• Supply handouts and lab materials.
• Administer Course Evaluation and issue Certificate of Completion to participants.
• Provide AOTA and ASHA CEUs when appropriate.
You provide:
• Meeting space with available parking.
• Audio/visual equipment i.e. projection screen, sound system, DVD, overhead projector.
• Assistance with food and refreshment arrangements.
• On-site assistance for set-up, registration and course administration.
• A list of nearby lodging and eating establishments convenient to the course site.
3. Site Assistant:
On occasion PDP simply needs another person to help run a course. For the benefit of 50% off your course tuition you will:
• Assist PDP in selecting course dates and finding a course site i.e. hotel, school, hospital, etc.
• Help with promoting the course, “spreading the word.”
• Assist the on-site PDP staff or representative with registration, set-up and take-down as needed.
Note: Only one site assistant per course.
What others are saying about our Outreach opportunities:
“Professional Development Programs is the best run conference I have attended. I have been going to them for 12 years. It is well run. The quality of speakers is high. The quality of written materials provided to me by speakers is excellent. They do a good job of providing a variety of topics and they are timely topics to our profession. I always feel like I am getting new information in the field. They also do a good job encouraging people in other disciplines to attend and welcoming parents, administrators, teachers, speech therapists to the programs. They give us the opportunity to look at, try out and purchase resources, books and supplies at the conference. It’s always fun and I learn a lot.
I look for conferences that are AOTA approved. This is a company that has high standards and does a great job continuing our education. " - Janet
“Dear, Cindy,
Thank you for letting us host your wonderful courses! I so enjoyed getting to meet you and hearing your great stories. You are truly an inspiration lady! I so appreciate all your help and insight and look forward to working with you in the future!" - Sue
“Thanks for providing such a great service." - Douglas
For more detailed information on any of these options, please click on the option name to download an information request form.
To contact us directly, please email our Outreach Director, Cindy LaCosse 
or contact:
Professional Development Programs
1675 Greeley Street South
Suite 101
Stillwater, MN. 55082
P: 877-439-8865 or 651-439-8865
F: 877-259-5906 or 651-439-0421
