Career & Professional Development, Study notes of Training and Development

Download Career & Professional Development and more Study notes Training and Development in PDF only on Docsity! Professional & Career Development Definitions, Policies, Union Contracts and Your Next Steps Required Training Career Development Professional Development What is Professional Development? • Professional or skills development is training that teaches an individual the skills they need to stay current and/or advance in their field. • Employees can attend workshops, conferences, seminars, webinars, or classes to further their professional development. • What examples can you think of? Definition adapted from Naylor.com https://www.naylor.com/associationadviser/professional- development-career-management/ What is Career Development? • Career development is the continual process of setting career-related goals and planning a route to achieve those goals. It includes taking into consideration goals for salary, title, skills mastery and mapping out the actions and knowledge needed to reach those goals. Career management also entails self-awareness of one’s existing skills and what skills or knowledge are required to advance in your field. What examples can you think of? Definition adapted from Naylor.com https://www.naylor.com/associationadviser/professional- development-career-management/ Who is responsible for your professional and career development? • Your supervisor? • Your manager, director or chair? • Human Resources? • You? Answer: All of the above! What type of professional development? • Does it have to be job-related? No • Does it have to be in the same career path you are in right now? No • Does it have to be training offered by the campus? No • Does it have to be the exact training program the employee requested? No • Does it have to be offered during your normally scheduled working hours? No • There are a wide range of options and choices to be made in planning professional development. How much time is available to staff for career and professional development? It Depends…… Policy-Covered Staff - PPSM 80 hours/yr for Policy Covered Staff (99’s) B. Professional Development Leave An employee who wishes to request professional development leave shall develop a plan in accordance with local implementing procedures for approval by the department head. Upon approval of the department head, a regular status employee whose performance is satisfactory or better is eligible in general for 80 hours (non-exempt) or 10 workdays (exempt) paid release time per calendar year for professional development. The department head shall approve the leave subject to scheduling, staffing, and budget considerations Technical & Research Units • A non-probationary employee is eligible for up to forty (40) hours of paid release time for job-related training per calendar year, prorated based on appointment rate. Service Unit • 3. The maximum professional development and educational leave is forty (40) hours per contract year. • a. For purposes of this Article, a year is defined as October 1 – September 30. • b. In addition, a part-time career employee’s yearly entitlement shall be prorated based on her/his appointment rate. Check for Training or Professional Development Articles in your union contract at: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units • / Dilling Yang Scholarship • Eligible, non-probationary career staff, with a full-time-equivalent salary less than or equal to $5,000 per month, can apply for the Dilling Yang Staff Scholarship award to support professional and career development. Scholarships may be used for registration and educational fees for courses, training and other learning opportunities including undergraduate and graduate courses, HR Training and Development courses and workshops as well as courses through Professional & Continuing Education. • Awards may be granted up to $500 per proposal to a maximum of $500 per person per scholarship year (July 1–June 30). • More information and application available at: https://www.hr.ucsb.edu/training/dilling- yang-staff-scholarship-program My UC Career can help you create a new resume and improve your interview skills Here are some examples of employee requests for professional or career development. One Final Note: Release Time for Interviews • In general, if you are applying for another position at UCSB, you may be provided reasonable release time for the interview if the interview is scheduled during your normal work hours. If you are applying for a position at another UC location, you may be eligible for a specific amount of release time to interview. You must request the release time from your supervisor. • Please review PPSM 21 (Selection & Appointment or the applicable collective bargaining agreement for specific guidelines on release time for interviews: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining- units/index.html Don’t wait for someone else to take responsibility for your career and professional development!