Career and Volunteer Development
Committed to workforce excellence.
Equipping and empowering Illinois Extension’s workforce with skills and resources to achieve Extension’s mission.
Information & Upcoming Opportunities
Volunteer Management Mini-Trainings
Sessions will be held on the last Thursday of each month from 10-11am and cover many topics related to volunteer management and engagement.
Staff Development
Extension staff have many opportunities for professional and personal development, networking, and developing crucial competencies and skills to further the Extension mission.
Investing in Our People
As part of a signature initiative to equip and empower Illinois Extension’s workforce, the Workforce Excellence Strategic Priority focuses on building collaborative, inclusive teams prepared for a changing world. Through strategic recruitment, onboarding, professional development, and recognition, we’re strengthening workforce excellence to support our mission and drive meaningful impact across communities. Explore how we’re developing a skilled, connected, and future-ready Extension workforce.
Help Shape the Future of Illinois Extension
As part of our ongoing efforts to advance Illinois Extension’s Strategic Plan, three of our initiative workgroups - Environment, Health, and Partnerships - are seeking your input.
Your insights will help shape our statewide priorities, programs, and resources in these key areas. Each survey takes only a few minutes to complete and offers an important opportunity for your voice to help guide our collective efforts.
Please take a few moments to complete one, two, or all three surveys linked below. Every response helps strengthen our impact across Illinois communities.
Your feedback is essential to the continued success of Illinois Extension.
Together, we can strengthen our programs, partnerships, and impact across the state.
Environment Workgroup
Help shape Extension’s climate resilience education and outreach efforts. You don’t need to be a climate expert—everyone’s perspective matters.
Time: Less than 5 minutes
Purpose: Identify and prioritize actions that strengthen communities, ecosystems, and economies in building climate resilience.
Health Workgroup
Your input will help guide Extension’s health education and outreach priorities across Illinois. You don’t need to be a health expert - your insight makes a difference.
Time: Less than 5 minutes
Purpose: Identify and prioritize actions that enhance Extension’s capacity to improve health outcomes statewide.
Partnerships Workgroup
Help us better understand what strengthens - or challenges - Extension partnerships.
Time: About 10 minutes
Purpose: Identify knowledge gaps, barriers, and opportunities to expand and sustain successful partnerships.