Self-paced Training

Have PDS training at your fingertips, set around your schedule, based on your needs. With PDS Self-paced training, you can sign up for classes that are administered over the Internet* and viewable on your own schedule and in the comfort of your office or home.

Upon purchase, you will be able to access your class through the Self-paced Training Login using your PDS credentials. The class will be viewable online for an unlimited number of times for 90 days after your purchase date.

Once you have selected a class, click on    located beneath the class description. This will direct you to our Online store where you can complete your purchase, add more classes if you wish, and receive instructions on how to view your class.

* A high-speed internet connection is preferred

Essential Skills for Church Office ($39 PCP; $79 Non-PCP)
(1 hour 20 Minutes)

• Learn how to enter new families and members
• Add families that have already been entered in another PDS Office program
• Lookup existing information
• Delete information that is no longer needed
• Work with keywords
• Use the Listing Screen
  

Church Office Funds ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 25 Minutes)

• Learn how to setup funds in the Church Office program
• Create fund periods, groups, and activities
• Use the different function types
• Add funds to families
• Enter payments and donations
• Utilize the extra steps involved in running financial reports
  

Church Office Installation & Conversion Tutorial ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 10 Minutes)

• Learn how to install PDS Church Office
• Convert your existing data from PDS Census/Contribution version 17
• Understand what needs to be done before and after the conversion
• Configure the program for use on a network and share data with other PDS Office programs
  

Church Office Quick Postings & Processes ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 30 Minutes)

• Learn how to efficiently enter information for families, members, and funds using the various quick posting processes
• Make changes to large amounts of data using these processes
  

Church Office Reports and Selections ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 45 Minutes)

• Learn how to run lists, letters, labels, rolodex cards, and data exports
• Create your own simple reports
• See how to print any type of report for just a selected group of families, or members
  

Church End of Year ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 20 Minutes)

• Learn how to create a checklist for end of year processing and new year fund setup
• Review the end of year processes and the processes for setting up new fund periods
• Print tax statements
• Customize the end-of-year letter
  

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Essential Skills for Formation Office ($39 PCP; $79 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 10 Minutes)

• Learn how to enter new families, parents/guardians, students, and Catechists
• Add families that have already been entered in another PDS Office program
• Lookup existing information
• Delete information that is no longer needed
• Work with keywords
• Use the Listing Screen
  

Formation Office Funds ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 15 Minutes)

• Learn how to setup funds in the Formation Office program
• Create fund periods, groups, and activities
• Use the different function types
• Add funds to families
• Enter tuition and fees
• Utilize the extra steps involved in running financial reports
  

Formation Quick Posting and Processes ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 25 Minutes)

• Learn how to efficiently enter information for many families, parents/guardians, students, catechists, and funds using the various quick posting processes
• Make changes to large amounts of data using these processes
  

Formation Reports and Selections ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(2 Hours)

• Learn how to run lists, letters, labels, rolodex cards, and data exports
• Create your own simple reports
• See how to print any report for just a selected group of families, parents/guardians, students, or catechists
  

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Essential Skills for School Office ($39 PCP; $79 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 40 Minutes)

• Learn how to enter new families, parents/guardians, students, and teachers
• Add families that have already been entered in another PDS Office program
• Lookup existing information
• Delete information that is no longer needed
• Work with keywords
• Use the Listing Screen
  

School Office Funds ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 10 Minutes)

• Learn how to setup funds in the School Office program
• Create fund periods, groups, and activities
• Use the different function types
• Add funds to families
• Enter tuition and fees
• Utilize the extra steps involved in running financial reports
  

School Office Grades-Report Cards-Grade Book Interface ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 10 Minutes)

• Learn how to enter grades (marks) for specific subjects to the School Office program
• Export names to the Grade Book
• Import marks from the Grade Book program
• Print report cards
  

School Office Quick Posting & Processes ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(2 Hours 5 Minutes)

• Learn how to efficiently enter information for families, parents/guardians, students, teachers, and funds using the various quick posting processes
• Make changes to large amounts of data using these processes
  

School Office Reports & Selections ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 5 Minutes)

• Learn how to run lists, letters, labels, rolodex cards, and data exports
• Create your own simple reports
• Print any report for a selected group of families, parents/guardians, students, or teachers
  

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Office — General

Advanced Report Writer for Church, School and Formation (($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
2 Hours)

• Learn how to create advanced lists, letters, and labels using the Advanced Report Designer
• Work through practical examples of designing reports from scratch and using the templates features
  

Sharing Data Between Church-Formation-School Office ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(50 Minutes)

• Review configuring the program for use on a network to share data with other PDS Office programs
• See how to add families that have already been entered in another PDS Office program (shared database environment)
• Explore the use of the Quick Add feature that allows you to quickly setup a new program in an existing database (for example, add the Formation program to an existing Church Office database)
  

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Ledger Basic Data Entry ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 25 Minutes)

• Learn how to add, lookup, delete, and work with keywords
• Utilize the listing screen and all transactions
  

Ledger Reports & Selections ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(2 Hours 10 Minutes)

• Learn how to run various accounting and vendor reports and data exports
• Create your own simple reports
• See how to print any report for a selected group of accounts, vendors, or income sources
• Explore the options available for the Balance Sheet and Income Statement
• Learn how COA Groups can be utilized
  

Ledger End of Fiscal Year ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(40 Minutes)

• Learn how to create a checklist for end of fiscal year processing and new fiscal year setup
• Post Journal Entries, Depreciation and run Bank Reconciliation
• Close of Month and Close Fiscal Year
  

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Payroll Basic Data Entry ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 40 Minutes)

• Learn how to add, lookup and delete employers, taxes and employees
  

Ledger / Payroll End of Calendar Year (1099's-W2's-etc.) ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 15 Minutes)

• Learn how to close the payroll year
• Perform the End-of-Year backup
• Print W-2's and 1099's for both vendors and employees
• Reprint W-2’s
• Submit electronic W-2's
• Print payroll reports for the previous year (after the close)
• Close of Fiscal Year (only if fiscal year ends in December)
  

Ledger/Payroll Reports & Selections ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(1 Hour 45 Minutes)

• Learn how to run lists, letters, and labels for employees
• Print paychecks and monthly, quarterly and yearly reports
• Print reports for all or a selected group of employees
  

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Facility Scheduler Basic Data Entry ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(2 Hours)

• Learn how to add, lookup, and schedule facilities, organizations, and events
• Schedule one-time events, recurring events, and event packages
• Check availability, view conflicts, and print calendars
  

Facility Scheduler Reports & Selections ($29 PCP; $59 Non-PCP)
(2 Hours)

• Learn how to run lists, letters, and calendars for events, organizations, and facilities
• Print reports for all or a selected group of events, organizations, or facilities
  

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