Training Opportunities

The goal of Prime Time Palm Beach County’s Professional Development Department is to empower out-of-school time (OST) practitioners to create safe, supportive and welcoming environments, encourage positive social interactions and engage youth through providing them with professional development trainings, incentives and scholarships for continuing education to gain certificates and degrees. Prime Time works towards this goal by supporting the development, administration and delivery of professional development trainings serving afterschool practitioners, assistant directors, directors and other staff. In addition, Prime Time offers career advising to help practitioners navigate credit or non-credit pathways at Palm Beach State College, as well as scholarships and incentives as they progress.

The mission of Prime Time’s Professional Development Department is to develop and deliver the highest quality continuing education professional development trainings to out-of-school time staff.

All trainings offered by Prime Time Palm Beach County are completely voluntary.

Prime Time is happy to announce the availability of language translation support during virtual Zoom trainings via captions (also called subtitles).

Zoom translated captions enable users to have the speech in a meeting or webinar automatically translated in real-time to captions in another language. For example, if a meeting participant is speaking in English, other participants can view captions in Spanish, French, Japanese, etc.

You can request support with enabling these captions during virtual trainings.

PRIME TIME OFFERS CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
The International Association for Continuing Education and Training certifies that Prime Time Palm Beach County, Inc. has complied with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU.

Contact

KATHERINE GOPIE

Director of Professional Development 

561-600-9525
kgopie@primetimepbc.org

Training Information

Professional Development Themes and Offerings

Prime Time continues to be committed to supporting you through high quality professional development experiences. Prime Time’s newly designed training calendar now provides professional learning targeted to address specific needs that may arise as you progress through the regular school year and into your summer programming. These can be found in the calendar's tabs.

Site Based Trainings

We will come to you! Before making a request, please review our list of already scheduled online and in-person training sessions. If your desired training is offered on the main calendar, encourage all your staff to attend. If you would like our professional development specialists to come to your program site and provide a specialized learning experience, program directors can choose from our catalog of learning progressions or a training series.

Regional Trainings

Regional trainings are monthly in-person trainings hosted at a specific program site in Pam Beach County. A list of training themes has been chosen to enhance experiential and participatory learning, such as Managing Emotions, Cultivating Empathy, Power of the Arts, Growth Mindset, and more.

 

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Inspire and Grow: Tools for Youth Development - VIRTUAL
04/28/2026    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
This dynamic training is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and tools needed to foster positive youth development in out-of-school time settings. You will [...]
Supporting Children with Distinctive Needs in OST - IN-PERSON
04/29/2026    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Out-of-school time spaces are an important setting for young people with a range of needs and abilities to build community and a culture of acceptance. [...]
The Be Well Cafe
04/30/2026    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
The Be Well Café is a weekly open and safe drop-in space for OST staff and stakeholders to de-stress, reset, and leverage our inner strengths [...]
Building Community - VIRTUAL
04/30/2026    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Do you know what it takes to build an emotionally and physically safe space for youth? Building an emotionally safe community of peers and adults [...]
Resiliency and Life Skills Basics Onboarding - SELF-PACED
05/04/2026 - 05/11/2026    
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What do Resiliency and Life Skills really mean? In this self-paced virtual training, participants will be able to develop a foundational understanding of resiliency and [...]
Engaging Youth in Summer Programs Through Community Building and Fun Learning Activities - VIRTUAL
05/05/2026    
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Continue the learning and fun for youth in the summer by gaining tips, strategies, and activities around building community, forming cooperative learning groups while maintaining [...]
Prime Time Out-of-School Time Registry Orientation - VIRTUAL
05/05/2026    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
The Prime Time Out-of-School Time (OST) Registry is an information system that collects, organizes and displays employment history, educational successes and professional development information in [...]
The Be Well Cafe
05/07/2026    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
The Be Well Café is a weekly open and safe drop-in space for OST staff and stakeholders to de-stress, reset, and leverage our inner strengths [...]
The Be Well Cafe
05/14/2026    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
The Be Well Café is a weekly open and safe drop-in space for OST staff and stakeholders to de-stress, reset, and leverage our inner strengths [...]
Learning Lab: Free Degree and Financial Incentives - VIRTUAL
05/14/2026    
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Do you want to learn more about youth development scholarships and financial incentives available to you, and apply for them right on the spot? This [...]
Cultivating Empathy - VIRTUAL
05/19/2026    
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Empathy is a skill that can be supported and built with intentionality for both adults and youth.  This training is designed to build practitioners' knowledge [...]
The Be Well Cafe
05/21/2026    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
The Be Well Café is a weekly open and safe drop-in space for OST staff and stakeholders to de-stress, reset, and leverage our inner strengths [...]
Prime Time Out-of-School Time Registry Orientation - VIRTUAL
05/21/2026    
10:00 am - 11:00 am
The Prime Time Out-of-School Time (OST) Registry is an information system that collects, organizes and displays employment history, educational successes and professional development information in [...]
The Be Well Cafe
05/28/2026    
8:00 am - 9:00 am
The Be Well Café is a weekly open and safe drop-in space for OST staff and stakeholders to de-stress, reset, and leverage our inner strengths [...]
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The Be Well Cafe
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Launching a New School Year

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Cultivating Empathy - VIRTUAL
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Prime Time Out-of-School Time Registry Orientation – VIRTUAL

Tue, May 05, 2026  |  10:00 am - 11:00 am

The Be Well Cafe

Thu, May 07, 2026  |  8:00 am - 9:00 am

The Be Well Cafe

Thu, May 14, 2026  |  8:00 am - 9:00 am

Learning Lab: Free Degree and Financial Incentives – VIRTUAL

Thu, May 14, 2026  |  9:00 am - 10:30 am

Cultivating Empathy – VIRTUAL

Tue, May 19, 2026  |  6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

The Be Well Cafe

Thu, May 21, 2026  |  8:00 am - 9:00 am

Prime Time Out-of-School Time Registry Orientation – VIRTUAL

Thu, May 21, 2026  |  10:00 am - 11:00 am

The Be Well Cafe

Thu, May 28, 2026  |  8:00 am - 9:00 am