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Do you have a Pennsylvania PD Registry profile? If not, you are missing out on features that could help you schedule professional development, request financial assistance, and more.

What is the PD Registry?

The Pennsylvania Professional Development (PD) Registry is an online system that functions as a “workforce registry” by tracking the professional accomplishments of registered individuals, providing important data about the early childhood workforce, and highlighting a consolidated list of available professional development opportunities.

Data collected through the PD Registry—including data such as length of time in the field, education level, and wages—is also used to advocate for better education opportunities and higher wages for professionals in Pennsylvania.

Benefits

Early Learning and School-Age Professionals

Through the PD Registry, early learning and school-age professionals can:

• • track their employment, education, and training history;
  • complete a professional development self-assessment to plan upcoming training;
  • register for in-person and online professional training that offers PQAS and Act 48 credit;
  • begin an application for financial assistance if eligible;
  • keep track of CPR, First Aid, and Fire Safety expiration dates;
  • and more.

Program Directors

Through the PD Registry, Program Directors can:

• • track staff completion of Bureau of Certification and Keystone STARS training requirements;
  • access verified staff qualifications for meeting Certification and Keystone STARS requirements;
  • support staff with professional development planning; and
  • register staff members for training using the statewide training calendar.

Creating an Account

If you don’t have an account, visit the PD Registry website to create one. For assistance, view this step-by-step tip sheet on how to create an account or contact pdregistry@pakeys.org.

More Information

Additional tip sheets and resources are available for new users, existing users, and program directors. For more information, view this document or visit the Pennsylvania Key website.