The IFT knows that one of the most important things the union can offer you is professional development training to help you develop your workplace and union skills. Whether you are a PreK-12 teacher, a paraprofessional, a public employee, a higher education faculty or support professional, the IFT offers professional development opportunities to meet your needs.

The IFT’s Union Professional Development department is the hub of the union’s training and professional development programs, offering a wide-variety of programs to meet the needs of IFT members in all professions.

 Assistance to locals, teachers and paraprofessionals with:

•  Federal education initiatives, including Race to the Top
•  No Child Left Behind legislation
•  State certification and Federal Highly Qualified requirements
•  Special education issues
•  Response to Intervention (RtI) processes