About

UMKC TalentLink provides expert-led professional development and training for businesses and nonprofits. Develop your employees in a short and focused timeframe.

Training courses, certificate programs, and workshops are available in-person and virtually, and can be designed to meet an employer’s staff development needs.

UMKC TalentLink is recognized by Society For Human Resource Management (SHRM) to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.

Who is UMKC TalentLink for?

We offer courses, workshops, and certificate programs to help employees build and strengthen practical career skills at businesses and nonprofits.

Invest in Durable Skills To Build a Better Workforce with training from UMKC TalentLink

Businesses

Invest in employee training to build skills, improve performance and competitiveness, and retain employees. TalentLink works with businesses to upskill employees and provide training that meets your development needs.

UMKC TalentLink and MedCerts offer a certified training program to become a Mental Health Professional.

Nonprofits and Organizations

Need to upskill employees or members? UMKC TalentLink has worked with government organizations and Kansas City-based nonprofits. Let’s work together. Contact us and share details about your needs.

Meet the Team

We’re a small but mighty team at TalentLink based in Kansas City at UMKC’s Innovation Center. We’re friendly, focused, fun, innovative, and, you guessed it, talented. Meet the people who connect you to high-quality training and development that can help you achieve your professional goals.

Meet Us

Instructors

Get to know our instructors, people who live, work, and connect to our community. From UMKC faculty to experts in their field, our instructors bring real-world knowledge, credentials, and practical resources to their engaging courses.

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