External training is any training that you take outside of StarU Online. Attending a conference in Orlando, or participating in an ELAN lunch-and-learn are both examples. StarU Online provides a way for you to record external training, so that you receive professional development hours for attending.

Do not enter as External Training any class or webinar for which you previously registered in StarU Online. Any hours for these classes will be automatically credited.

For more information about professional development hours, see here. 

To receive professional development hours for your external training, do the following:

1.  Log in to StarU Online.
2. Click Submit External Training. 
3. There are only three required fields: 
   1. In the Title field, enter the course name.
   2. For the training start and end dates, click in the Training Date Start Date and End Date fields and select dates
   3. Training Hours:
      1. In the Hours field, enter the number of hours attended.
      2. In the Minutes field, enter the number of minutes attended.
4. These fields are optional:
   1. Training Description
   2. Institution
   3. Schedule
   4. Cost
   5. Credits Earned
5.  Click Submit.
6.  Go to your Active Transcript.  Click Mark Complete for the External Training item you entered. 

Once you are done, you can see the change in your professional development hours by visiting the Learner Home page and looking for Hours in the upper left.