Employee Development FAQ
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
Where can I get trained as a supervisor, manager, or team leader? (D&T)
The Development and Training Unit offers a wide variety of training which will help you become a better supervisor, manager, or team leader. You can read full course descriptions and enroll on the web at http://learningcenter.ucsf.edu. The Development and Training unit staff can also refer you to training held throughout the Bay Area. Call 476-4032 for assistance.
Who can come to my department and give a workshop or training? (D&T)
The Development and Training staff will help you arrange on-site training for your unit. The staff will help you to determine if your need would be best served by a predesigned course, or by a course designed or customized specifically to meet the needs of your unit. An internal Training Specialist, from Development and Training, might teach the course or you might be referred to an external training consultant.
How do I develop my employees? (D&T)
While it is essential that employees take responsibility for their own professional development, you can provide essential support. Here are some examples. Ask an employee what his/her short- and long-term career goals are; and ask how you might support him/her. Make for skill development planning an active part of your management of an employee’s performance. Support an employee’s enrollment in Development and Training courses. Encourage an employee to complete a written professional development plan, and to follow through on it. Suggest that an employee become a member of the Alumnae Resources, a premier non-profit career development organization with which Human Resources has a corporate partnership. Negotiate a work schedule flexible enough to permit an employee can take desired academic courses. Nominate an employee for the Management or Professional Skills Program. Encourage the employee to develop a mentoring relationship with a manager in another unit. Learn how you can mentor the employees in your unit. The Development and Training Unit (476-4032) can give you many suggestions of ways to support employee development.
Where are there resources which can help me better prepare or train my staff? (D&T)
The Development and Training Unit provides a variety of training resources, including a wide range of training courses. You can read full course descriptions and enroll on the web at http://learningcenter.ucsf.edu. Development and Training can also help you arrange for training on-site in your unit. And they can provide teambuilding and organizational development consultation for your unit as well.
Who is eligible, and when, for time off for training or development workshops? (D&T)
The department head, in consultation with the supervisor and Human Resources Director, determines the degree to which participation in employee development programs shall be considered time worked and the degree to which payment of fees shall be provided by the department. The department head may approve an employee’s attendance at position-related or career-related programs as time worked. An employee’s participation in educational enrichment programs shall not be counted as time worked. See University of California Policy PPSM 50, Employee Development, for complete information. (Personnel Policies for Staff Members).
How do I, or my employees, get advanced? (D&T)
Most people advance by moving from unit to unit within UCSF. Reclassification is also a method of advancement if your actual job responsibilities change. Review our career development website for further ideas.