Training Opportunities

Required Training

The Introduction to PEARS Events training is the pre-requisite course required for all new PEARS Events users. The training is offered twice per month. The Introduction training will provide an overview of the components of PEARS Events including adding an event, managing event registrations, after event processes, and best practices.  

The introduction training is offered weekly in April and May 2026. Beginning in June 2026, the introduction training will be offered the first Tuesday of each month from 2-3:30 p.m. and the third Wednesday from 10-11:30 a.m.  

Training sessions are limited to 30 people. 

Optional Trainings 

After completing the required Introduction to PEARS Events training, you may choose to attend an optional training that offers more detailed demonstrations and guidance on specific features.

  • Attendee Forms: Demonstrate how to create an attendee form using the Standard Event Template or pre-existing attendee blocks. 
    • Offered the third Monday from 10-11 a.m.
  • Conditional Logic: Understand how and when to use conditional logic in your attendee forms. 
    • Offered the second Friday from 10-11 a.m.
  • Form Elements: Review the customized question options you can create in your attendee forms.
    • Offered the fourth Thursday from 2-3 p.m.
  • Manage Registrations: Walk through how to manage individual registrations after your event has been published, including finding promotional tools, exporting a registration report, and reviewing or editing registration responses. 
    • Offered the second Tuesday from 2-3 p.m.
  • Sessions: Explore how to use and learn best practices for the Sessions feature in PEARS Events.
    • Offered the first Wednesday from 2-3 p.m.

*Note: training sessions that fall on a holiday week are subject to change. Registration pages for PEARS Events trainings are only viewable for MSU Extension employees with a PEARS profile. If you need to set up a PEARS account, please request a PEARS Account or contact Norma Lundeen.

Register for a PEARS Events Training

Trainings At-A-Glance

All trainings will be hosted on Zoom. All training sessions will be limited to 30 people. 

Week #

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

1st Week of the Month

  

Introduction to PEARS Events
2-3:30 p.m.

Sessions
2-3 p.m.

    

2nd Week of the Month

  

Manage Registrations
2-3 p.m.

  

 

Conditional Logic
10-11 a.m.

3rd Week of the Month

Attendee Forms
10-11 a.m.

  

Introduction to PEARS Events
10-11:30 a.m.

    

4th Week of the Month

      

Adding an Event
2-3:30 p.m.

Form Elements
10-11 a.m.

Note: Training sessions that fall on a holiday week are subject to change.