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LHR HOME > Library HR > Library Staff Manual > Staff Development Staff Development revised 12/05  POLICY
The Library Staff Development Program provides staff members with support for acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to perform effectively in current and future assignments in the Library. Staff development includes three components: Orientation. New employees are introduced to the unit and Library organization and working environment, and to the University. Training. Employees are familiarized with knowledge and skills necessary to perform specific responsibilities effectively. Development. Employees are introduced to broad concepts and general background and techniques necessary to assume new and higher level responsibilities and to respond positively to change. Activities in the Program are both formal and informal. Typical activities include orientation sessions, training workshops presented in the Library, programs offered by the University Human Resources Development Office (HRD) or Information Technology Central Services (ITCS), and course-work supported through the Tuition Refund Program (see above). Supervisors are responsible for developing training plans that provide structure and direction to their job-training activities. Samples of training plans from the University Library and from other libraries are available for supervisors in Library Human Resources. Copies of training plans should be distributed to the trainee as well as to others involved in the training program. The Library Staff Development Program offers helpful and timely workshops in the Library. These workshops are conducted by Library staff members, HRD personnel, or other qualified persons and are announced in flyers and in the Newsletter. Persons interested in attending workshops offered in the Library should consult with their supervisors and register with Library Human Resources. When a staff member requests support to participate in any staff development activity, the employee and the supervisor review information about the activity, and discuss what the person hopes to achieve by participating. This discussion provides an opportunity for the staff member and supervisor to determine the relevance of a particular activity, and after participating, its effectiveness. PROCESS
Activities Held In The Library Employee: Discusses the activity with the supervisor and identifies specific results desired from participation. (For example, in attending a workshop on writing effective instructions, a staff member may wish to develop skills in organizing and writing directions clearly.) Supervisor:Approves request (or explains denial). Employee: Registers for approved activity through Library Human Resources. NOTE: An employee must notify Library Human Resources as soon as possible if he/she cannot attend an activity for which they are registered. Activities Held Outside The Library (HRD & ITCS) Employee: Discusses the activity with the supervisor and identifies specific results desired from participation. Supervisor: Approves request (or explains denial). Employee: Completes the Request for Funding of Staff Development Activities Form and submits it to the supervisor. Supervisor: Completes the supervisor's section of the form and forwards the document to the Staff Development Officer for funding approval. NOTE: The supervisor and/or attendee should not register themselves. Staff Development Officer: Reviews the request, considering the quality of the activity based on previous participants' evaluations, the cost of the activity, and the frequency of the activity's (or similar activity's) availability. Approves request (or denies request, so notifying the supervisor). Staff Development Office: Notifies staff member of approval and completes necessary registration paperwork. Employee: Attends activity. Submits a written evaluation of the activity to the Staff Development Office, 413 Hatcher North, within two weeks. All Other Staff Development Activities Employee: Fill out Travel Request Form appropriately and obtain required signatures. |
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