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Posts Tagged: training
New strategic plan to expand career and leadership development
UC ANR's new strategic plan emphasizes expanding career and leadership development for our members in one of its goals. Strategies for achieving the goal include training staff and academics in people management, preparing future leaders and developing cultural competencies. To foster your own professional development, you can talk with your supervisor and peruse the career development tools at ANR Learning and Development.
“Onboarding New ANR Employees: Supervisor's Guide” just published
Congratulations to supervisors who have recently hired a new employee. Before you go searching for your old checklist and other HR resources to make sense of the orientation process, check our new guide.
ANR Learning & Development just published “Onboarding New ANR Employees: Supervisor's Guide” to help supervisors onboard new staff and academic employees.
In addition, and currently underway, is a guide for new ANR employees. ANR L&D will also develop an onboarding buddy guide for employees to help new colleagues.
If you have any additional information or comments, please contact me, Jodi Azulai, at jlazulai@ucanr.edu.
What happened to Lynda?
If you try to log in to Lynda.com from your ANR Portal, you will see that we are taking a break to upgrade our subscription.
The new subscription to Lynda.com will give each ANR employee a personalized dashboard, transcripts for completed courses, and certificates of completion that can be added to your LinkedIn profile. When you take a break from a session, it will show you where you left off.
By mid-February we should be fully integrated. We will send out announcements on how to sign in and access a new Lynda.com experience.
Upcoming employee learning events
Below is a list of some upcoming training events that ANR Learning and Development is sponsoring.
Crucial Conversations®
Crucial Conversations® training is aimed at providing skills and confidence to improve your performance at work, strengthen a strained relationship, speak up and advocate for yourself and your ideas, engage in productive dialogue, and more.
Dates: Feb. 1-2, 2017, Davis, and April 26-27, 2017, South Coast REC in Irvine
Contact: Jan Corlett
Sustainable Communities: Online course explores community systems (eXtension)
As communities struggle with increasingly complex social, economic and environmental issues related to sustainability they need the expertise of community development professionals now more than ever. Whether your expertise is in agriculture, natural resources, youth, family or economic development you will be asked to help guide a stakeholder group through a difficult decision making process. The Foundations of Practice course, Sustainable Communities, offers you the tools, skills and knowledge to be the trusted resource community groups need in the emerging dialogs around local foods, energy and natural resources. For more information read here.
Contact: Mary Peabody, Mary.Peabody@uvm.edu or 802-656-7232. (Individuals requesting a disability-related accommodation to participate in this program should contact Mary Peabody by Jan. 27, 2017.)
Webinar: Beyond Surveys
Program evaluation is critical to help develop and improve programs, share program outcomes and generate funding for further programming. However, evaluation is commonly in the form of long, tedious surveys that can lead to inaccurate data. The purpose of this webinar is to share ideas with and among participants of engaging ways to collect program delivery (formative) and outcome (summative) data from youth. (Kendra Lewis, Academic Coordinator California 4-H)
Date: Feb. 2, 2017
Time: 10-11 am
Zoom: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/598226612
Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US toll)
Meeting ID: 598 226 612
Contact: Gemma Miner
Informatics and GIS Training
Agricultural Remote Sensing with Drones
Date: Wednesday Feb. 8, 2017
Time: TBD
Location: Desert Research and Extension Center
Image Processing and GIS for Agricultural Mapping
Date: Thursday Feb. 9, 2017
Time: TBD
Location: Desert Research and Extension Center
Drone Technology and Regulations for Agriculture and Natural Resources
Date: Tuesday Feb. 21, 2017
Time: 1-4:30 pm
Location: Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center
For more IGIS training events, check out the IGIS website.
Programmatic Orientation (register here)
Who should attend? All early career UC Cooperative Extension advisors and specialists, academic coordinators, academic administrators, and Agricultural Experiment Station faculty.
Join ANR leadership to discuss the mission of UC ANR and our varied roles in California and the University, as well as see examples of successful research and outreach programs.
The program will begin at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 22, and end at noon on Friday, Feb. 24. Take this opportunity to engage in discussions with colleagues about the resources and opportunities available through ANR as a division.
Contact: ANR Program Support (530) 750-1256.
Webinar: Culturally Relevant Programming (Karina Diaz Rios, UC ANR Specialist)
This session will explore concepts to consider when communicating with culturally diverse audiences, and strategies to develop cultural competency.
Date: March 2, 2017
Time: 10-11 am
Zoom: https://ucanr.zoom.us/j/598226612
Dial: +1 646 558 8656 (US Toll) or +1 408 638 0968 (US Toll)
Meeting ID: 598 226 612
Contact: Gemma Miner
Water Strategic Initiative & Sustainable Food Systems Strategic Conference
The conference will provide an opportunity for colleagues to learn about the projects, programs and research efforts related to water that are happening throughout the division. Presentations and discussions will include:
- Climate Change
- Salinity: What are Remediation Steps?
- Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
- SGMA Town Hall Discussion: The State of Your Water Resources
- Water Conservation Goals Across the State
Date: March 14-17, 2017
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Ontario Airport
More information: http://ucanr.edu/sites/SIconferences/2017_Water_Strategic_Initiative_Conference_
Essential Facilitation®
The skills and techniques offered in Essential Facilitation® are designed to produce significant performance improvement, career development and personal growth. Essential Facilitation® shows how to effectively facilitate in situations that have one or more of the following "three Cs":
- Complex or high-stakes content.
- Conflict — the situation is emotionally-charged or controversial.
- Context — when you must balance multiple stakeholders' needs and points of view
Date: March 28-30, 2017, Davis
Contact: Jodi Azulai
Statewide Manager Workshop
Training objectives include providing updates of UCCE financial services, account management, and timekeeping/payroll processes between UCCE county offices and the Business Operations Center. These include purchasing, travel, entertainment, gift acceptance, cash collections, timekeeping, payroll changes, and account management updates. This two-day session will also serve as an orientation opportunity for new UCCE office managers to network with other office managers and meet BOC staff. (Cherie McDougald, Emily Larue)
Date: March 7-8, 2017, Davis
Contact: Emily Larue
Management Skills Assessment Program (MSAP)
The Management Skills Assessment Program is designed to strengthen the engagement and preparation of high potential UC supervisors, managers, and professionals. It offers an intensive, off-site, assessment center experience for early career managers.
Date: April 17-20, 2017, at the UCLA Conference Center in Lake Arrowhead
Contact: Jodi Azulai
UC Cybersecurity
As part of the university's ongoing efforts to secure our information systems and data, the UC Office of the President maintains a mandatory security awareness training program for all UC employees. All UC faculty, staff and student employees are required to complete the standard online UC Cybersecurity Awareness Training when they begin their jobs, as well as complete a shorter, refresher course during each subsequent year. The refresher training has been updated for 2017 and is accessible through the UC Learning Center (http://lms.ucdavis.edu).
ANR Learning and Development
To position ANR as the premiere source of knowledge and science for agricultural and natural resources issues, it is vital that our people keep their knowledge and skills at peak performance. The ANR Learning and Development website offers an array of opportunities for employee learning and professional development that can help serve that goal. I strongly encourage employees to take full advantage of these resources as well as other opportunities to enhance their personal and professional growth. –Glenda Humiston, Vice President
Facilitation training to be held March 28-30 in Davis
ANR Learning and Development will offer an Essential Facilitation® workshop March 28 to March 30, 2017. The training will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at the UC ANR Building at 2801 Second Street in Davis.
UC ANR employees who organize or lead meetings should apply to attend the training byInteractive Associates for Social Change.
The skills and techniques offered are designed to produce significant performance improvement, career development, and personal growth. Essential Facilitation® shows how to effectively facilitate in situations that have one or more of the following "three Cs":
- Complex or high-stakes content.
- Conflict — the situation is emotionally charged or controversial.
- Context — when you must balance multiple stakeholders' needs and points of view. (read more).
Seating is limited to 24. Register at https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=19310.
Applications will be reviewed to give opportunities to both staff and academics as well as people from different program and unit areas and job titles. Priority will be given to those in Northern California who have not participated in this training. However, others should apply and acceptance will be reviewed at on a case-by-case basis. Please clear with your supervisor for release time.
Registration fees for approved registrants will be covered by ANR Learning and Development funds.
Because this event is fully funded by ANR, we need to limit the possibility of last-minute, costly cancellations. Please provide a UC account number that can be charged in the event of a late cancellation. If you cancel within one week of the workshop, your UC account may be charged for meeting expenses.
For more information, contact Jodi Azulai, Learning and Development coordinator, at jlazulai@ucanr.edu or (530) 750-1239.
Crucial Conversations training registration opens
ANR Learning & Development is sponsoring two “Crucial Conversations” trainings in spring 2017:
- Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 1-2, 2017, in Davis, at 2801 Second Street. On Wednesday, February 1, the training is from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Thursday, February 2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Wednesday and Thursday, April 26-27, 2017, at the South Coast REC in Irvine. On Wednesday, April 26, the training is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Thursday, April 27, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- You may also select “I can participate in either session” when you pre-register.
Training is open to all UC ANR academics, UC ANR staff employees, and Cooperative Extension county-paid employees who have not taken the Crucial Conversations training in the past. All expenses related to the training (registration fee, travel, lodging, meals and training materials) will be reimbursed by UC ANR funds according to UC travel policy.
Twenty participants will be accepted for each training course. Individuals selected to participate in the training will need to participate the full period of the training. Therefore, if you cannot commit to the full 14 hours of training, we ask that you not pre-register for the training. We also encourage you to inform your supervisor of your interest to participate in this training.
If you are interested in the training, please pre-register by Nov. 30 at http://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=19111.
Individuals who have pre-registered will be notified on December 9 of their acceptance to participate in the two-day training. A waiting list of those interested but not selected to participate in the training will be established in order for the trainers to contact you should individuals cancel from the training.
“Crucial Conversations” provides tools for talking when stakes are high, emotions are strong, and opinions differ. The objectives of the 14-hour training are to provide the participants tools that will assist the participant in:
- Building greater personal influence and power
- Moving “stuck” work-related relationships and projects forward
- Improving personal, team and unit results
- Reducing stress from team frustrations and blocked communication
Your program-certified trainers Jan Corlett and Linda Marie Manton thank you for considering participation in “Crucial Conversations” training. If you have questions, please contact Jan Corlett at Jan.Corlett@ucop.edu.
Training Tools Demo webinar posted online
A video of the March 17 Training Tools Demo webinar is now online and available for viewing.
The one-hour webinar covered the following topics for giving more effective trainings:
- Speaking tips from a Toastmaster (Anne Schellman, UC IPM)
- Developing specific and measurable learning objectives (Steven Worker, CA 4-H)
- Assessing learning outcomes (Steven Worker, CA 4-H)
- Best practices in developing quizzes (Shannah Whithaus, UC IPM)
- C3 Software for clickers and cell phones for quizzes & polls (Sarah Risorto, UC IPM)
- Using the ANR Survey tool for quizzes (Lauren Snowden, UC Master Gardeners)
- Building a better webinar (Melissa Tamargo and Rebecca Lyn Brock, EFNEP)
- Easely for infographics (Jodi Azulai)
The unlisted YouTube link to the training video is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbQEPpTfFK8. There are plans to add closed captions to the video in the near future. If you have any suggestions, please contact Anne Schellman, Jodi Azulai or Sarah Risorto.
Find a mentor or be a mentor
For more information on finding a mentor or being a mentor see these resources:
The UC Davis Mentoring Toolkit: Provides detailed information on mentor/mentee roles and responsibilities, how to choose a mentor, and a mentor assessment to find out if you might be a good mentor.
UC Merced's Career Advancement Mentorship Program: A volunteer career development program that matches experienced UC Merced staff (mentors) with staff members (mentees) seeking mentoring and professional development.
UC Berkeley's Staff Mentorship Program: A program where mentees are matched with seasoned staff mentors to formulate and start acting on a career plan.
UC Riverside's Staff Mentorship Program is in development. For more information, contact the UCR Human Resources office.
