Open Training

The Department of Commerce Business Technology Services (BTS) staff has compiled a collection of training resources. Below are just some of the technologies in use within the department.

Commerce Public Microsoft Teams

Below are some of the Microsoft Teams providing technology specific resources to Department of Commerce employees.

  • SAS Users Group - available to SAS users from across the state, the SAS Users Group connects you with other users, shared resources and training, as well as SAS experts who support NC government.
  • Commerce GIS - providing support, training, and access to resources related to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Commerce GIS Teams is a collection of ArcGIS and QGIS users.

DIT Public Microsoft Teams

Below are some of the Microsoft Teams providing technology specific resources to state employees.

  • Tableau User Group - Tableau users supporting Tableau users. Connect with other Tableau users, shared resources and training available to NC government.
  • Process Improvement Community of Practice - North Carolina Government's Process Improvement Community of Practice offers access to the experts who support process improvement across state government. Offering courses for Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and Green Belt certification, as well as access to trusted professionals for projects and mentoring, the community supports process improvements methodologies to assist you with your business needs.
  • All Things M365 User Group - DIT has nested all of the Microsoft 365 products under a single team. Here you can find channels covering Microsoft products ranging from Outlook, OneDrive for Business, Live Events, Teams, Power Platform tools (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, etc.), Forms, SharePoint, and other DIT supported Microsoft technologies.
  • BA Community of Practice - The Business Analysis (BA) Community of Practice supports business analysts within state government organizations through the use of standard BA methodologies, best practices, training and support. Putting you in touch with other BA professionals, this Community of Practice afford you the opportunity to advance your BA skills.
  • Project Management Community of Practice - Putting you in touch with project management professionals, this Community of Practice supports project management (PM) methodologies and best practices within state government organizations.
  • AGILE Community of Practice - Putting you in touch with Agile project management professionals, this Community of Practice supports Agile methodologies and best practices within state government organizations.
  • SAS Users Group - available to SAS users from across the state, the SAS Users Group connects you with other users, shared resources and training, as well as SAS experts who support NC government.