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Professional development opportunities are offered through Human Resource Services. These offerings are intended to enhance an employee's existing abilities, increase job satisfaction, and provide support for career development. Training and development opportunities are available to departments and employees through general programming, consulting, customized training, and retreats. Similar to the University's commitment to creating a supportive learning environment for the students, Training & Development extends that commitment to staff learning and development. University staff development programs are designed to increase the effectiveness of personnel through activities, which contribute both to individual development and to overall organizational performance. These include University sponsored programs, in addition to external training opportunities. There are also specific programs that departments may offer to their employees through Training & Development’s assistance.
- General Programming – published training offerings supported by Human Resource Services.
- Consulting – individual consultation to discuss personal career development plan or to provide supervisory guidance.
- Customized - design and develop learning solutions focused on issues specific to department's needs. Assist with implementation or delivery of training that will address actual issues and identify solutions.
- Retreats – an invitation to speak to an organized group of employees to provide information.
Let the UNI Training and Development Coordinator work for you! Based on your department's personalized need for training, UNI's Training and Development Coordinator will work with you and your department to create a training module specific to the department's needs. Increase your department's employees' knowledge though personalized training for topics specifically designed for you.
Example Customized Topics:
- Leadership
- Effective Communication
- Supervisory Skills
- Conflict Resolution
- And much More!
*Please note customizable topics list is not exhaustive, and the Training and Development Coordinator is here to address your specific training needs.
Faculty and Non-Instructional Employee Graduate Work
Professional Development Programs (see excerpt below)
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Professional Development Programs
University staff development programs are designed to increase the effectiveness of personnel through activities which contribute both to individual development and to overall organizational performance. The following programs, together with University sponsored supervisory training seminars, are provided to insure continuing personal development of professional-scientific personnel and improved performance to duty assignments required of positions with which such staff members serve.
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Participation in Professional Organizations
The University maintains institutional memberships in selected state and national organizations which provide development materials and offer enrichment programs for professional-scientific
personnel serving in the various operational areas of the University. Professional-scientific staff
members who are designated by the University administration as institutional representative
and/or are assigned by the University for attendance at meetings or conferences of such
organizations are reimbursed for approved expenses incurred with same in accordance with
established University policies and procedures relative to expense reimbursement (see
Administrative Leave).
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