Public Media Professional Development Day
Join NETA and public media organizations across the country for PD Day 2025 on Tuesday, June 24 for three hours of national public media professional development, beginning at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT. Making time for professional development is essential to stay current in your field, adapt to change, and remain competitive in today’s fast-paced environment. Investing in your skills and knowledge not only boosts your confidence and job performance but also opens doors to career advancement and new opportunities. Make your own professional growth a priority!
PD Day 2025 opportunities will include live sessions, on-demand courses, the best of NETA Webinar archives, recommended reading, and more! To help you start planning your schedule, we’ve collected some top opportunities organized by learning track below.
In preparation for PD Day, make sure you have a Public Media Learns account (and know how to sign in), and join relevant Peer Learning Communities. Contact publicmedialearns@netaonline.org if you need assistance.
Opportunities by Learning Track
To help you start planning your schedule, below we’ve collected some top opportunities organized by learning track. We continue to add to the catalog so check back frequently.
| Title | Type | Media | Cost | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data-Informed Decision Making | on-demand | course | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Introduction to Effective Analytics Communications | on-demand | course | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Introduction to Project Planning | on-demand | course | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Title | Type | Media | Cost | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplifying Outreach Through Ambassador Programs | on-demand | webinar | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Steal This (AI)dea | on-demand | webinar | $0 | |
| Community Engagement: Sharing Your Story | on-demand | webinar | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Title | Type | Media | Cost | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Specs: Making Your Media Broadcast-Ready | on-demand | webinar | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Unleashing Creativity and Applying Standards to Generative AI | on-demand | webinar | $0 | |
| Underwriting & Public Media – Keeping It Legal | on-demand | webinar | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Title | Type | Media | Cost | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contingency Planning Guidance & Template (cyber professionals) | downloadable resource | $0 | ||
| Protecting Your Backups From Ransomware (cyber professionals) | on-demand | podcast | $0 | |
| Security Awareness Episodes by StaySafeOnline.org (everyone) | on-demand | YouTube series | $0 |
| Title | Type | Media | Cost | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Fundraising for Public Media | on-demand | course | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Underwriting & Public Media – Keeping It Legal | on-demand | webinar | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Key FCC Rules for Public Television | on-demand | webinar | $0 | APTS Membership, PBS Hub access |
| Title | Type | Media | Cost | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amplifying Outreach Through Ambassador Programs | on-demand | webinar | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Tour of PBS LearningMedia | on-demand | video | $0 | |
| Sharing Is Caring | on-demand | webinar | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Title | Type | Media | Cost | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unleashing Creativity and Applying Standards to Generative AI | on-demand | webinar | $0 | |
| Innovate with Current: Visions for Public Media’s Future | on-demand | webinar | $0 | |
| Innovate with Current: The Secret History of Public Media | on-demand | webinar | $0 |
| Title | Type | Media | Cost | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journey to the C-Suite | on-demand | recorded presentation | $0 | |
| Collaborative Excellence | on-demand | course | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Innovate with Current: Visions for Public Media’s Future | on-demand | webinar | $0 |
| Title | Type | Media | Cost | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Media 101: NETA Members | on-demand | course | $100 | PML account; NETA membership |
| Public Media 101: non-members | on-demand | course | $550 | Public Media Learns account |
| PBS Standards & Practices | on-demand | course | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| The Basics of Public Media for New Professionals | on-demand | website | $0 |
| Title | Type | Media | Cost | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Sharing | on-demand | webinar | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| Data Storytelling: Translating Stories Into Numbers | on-demand | webinar | $0 | Public Media Learns account |
| 2025 M+R Benchmarks & webinar | on-demand | PDF & webinar | $0 |
Thank you to our PD Day 2025 partners!
