UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 17, Page 15
January 23, 1992
Employee development

Performance Appraisal for Supervisors
     The workshop is a must for new supervisors. It is designed to
enhance supervisors' evaluation skills through setting and
communicating performance standards, documenting performance and
conducting effective performance reviews.
     Date:     Feb. 10 (previously Feb. 5)
     Time:     1:30 - 4 p.m.
     Location: Williamson Room, Perkins Student Center
     Registration Deadline:   Jan. 27
     Audience: Professional and salaried supervisory staff

     Date:     Feb. 20
     Time:     8:30 a.m. - noon
     Location: Academy Building, Conference Room, 405
     Deadline: Feb. 10
     Audience: Professional and salaried supervisory staff


Setting Standards and Objectives
     This NEW program teaches supervisors how to establish
measurable, achievable standards to provide employees with
performance direction, criteria for evaluation, and opportunities
for development. Participants will develop a system for monitoring
performance in a fair and accurate manner. During training,
participants will choose whether to write standards or objectives,
depending on the job description they bring for in-class practice
exercises.
     Date:     Feb. 12
     Time:     8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
     Location: Room 110, Clayton Hall
     Registration Deadline:   Jan. 24
     Audience: Professional and salaried supervisory staff


Performance Appraisal for New Employees
     These training sessions are designed to introduce new
professionals and salaried staff to the University's performance
appraisal system. In order for the performance appraisal to be
effective, employees need to be aware of their critical role in the
evaluation process: identifying and prioritizing their major job
duties. They should also become familiar with their supervisor's
obligations and responsibilities as enumerated in the University's
Performance Appraisal Policy.
     Date:     Feb. 13
     Time:     8:30 - 10 a.m.
     Location: Williamson Room, Perkins Student Center
     Registration Deadline: Jan. 28
     Audience: All University employees


Communicating Standards and Objectives
     This companion program to Setting Standards and Objectives
addresses the discussion between the supervisor and the employee.
The training program provides practice opportunities for
supervisors to ensure their employee understands and/or agrees with
the performance criteria that will be used to evaluate her or him.
Participants will need to bring their completed worksheets that
were developed in Setting Standards and Objectives, to this class.
     Date:     Feb. 27
     Time:     8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
     Location: Clayton Hall
     Deadline: Feb. 10
     Audience: Professional and salaried supervisory staff


Employment Process: Successful Interviewing and Selection
Techniques
     Development of skills to select the best candidate. Topics
include an overview of the laws and regulations governing fair
employment practices, analysis of the job function, creation of
effective and legal questions and interview techniques.
     Date:     Feb. 26
     Time:     8:45 a.m. - 3 p.m.
     Location: Williamson Room, Perkins Student Center
     Deadline: Feb. 10
     Audience: Professional and salaried supervisory staff


Course registration
     Please call 451-8725 to register for the workshops listed
above. Participants will be notified of enrollment by a course
confirmation letter.



                    MILFORD CENTER WORKSHOPS

Introducation to Supervision
     This NEW program is designed for supervisors with less than
one year of experience and those preparing to move into a
supervising position within six months. Employees will examine how
the supervisory role differs from a non supervisory position, the
effects of personal power vs. positional power, the importance of
self development and networking activities to growth as a
supervisor.
     Date:     Feb. 21
     Time:     8:15 a.m. - noon
     Location: Milford Center
     Deadline: Feb. 7
     Audience: Supervisory staff only


Performance Appraisal for Supervisors
     The workshop is a must for new supervisors. It is designed to
enhance supervisors' evaluation skills through setting and
communicating performance standards, documenting performance, and
conducting effective performance reviews.
     Date:     Feb. 21
     Time:     1:30 - 4:30 p.m.
     Location: Milford Center
     Deadline: Feb. 7
     Audience: Supervisory staff only


Performance Appraisal for New Employees
     These training sessions are designed to introduce new
professionals and salaried staff to the University's performance
appraisal system. In order for the performance appraisal to be
effective, employees need to be aware of their critical role in the
evaluation process: identifying and prioritizing their major job
duties. They should also become familiar with their supervisor's
obligations and responsibilities as enumerated in the University's
Performance Appraisal Policy."Brown Bag" Session at the Milford
Center (Bring your Lunch)
     Date:     Feb. 21
     Time:     11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
     Location: Milford Center
     Deadline: Feb. 7
     Audience: All University employees
     Registration:  Please contact Linda Hollis (Georgetown)
856-1990.



                   SOUTHERN DELAWARE WORKSHOPS

Secretarial seminars
     Partnerships in Learning. That's the force driving a new
program at the University. Spring 1992 will see the debut of three
Secretarial Seminars in southern Delaware, co-sponsored by the
following University units continuing education, employee
development, women's affairs and employee assistance and wellness.
     The seminars are designed to encourage participation from the
entire southern Delaware secretarial community, allowing
non-University secretaries to attend for a seminar fee. It is
expected that the opportunities to meet colleagues in similar
positions from other industries will foster the sharing of
resources and information.
     Each seminar offers a full-day training program or two
half-day workshops. For University of Delaware employees, the
seminars are free. However, pre-registration is required and there
is a modest charge for the luncheon. The seminars are flexible
enough to accommodate full-day or half-day registrants.

                         Friday, Feb. 28
     Location: Milford Center, Milford
     Deadline: Feb. 12
     Time Management:                   8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
     Lunch:    Networking
     Effective Call Management:         8:30 - 11:45 a.m and/or
     Dealing With Difficult People:     1:15 - 4:30 p.m.

                        Friday, March 20
     Location: Virden Center, Lewes
     Deadline: March 5
     Effective Writing Techniques:      8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
     Lunch:    Networking
     Active Listening:                  8:30 - 11:45 a.m. and/or
     Handling Stress:                   1:15 - 4:30 p.m.

                        Friday, April 24
     Location: Milford Center, Milford
     Deadline: April 9
     Editing & Proofreading:            8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.
     Lunch & Balancing Work and Family: 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
     Gender Speak: Communicating Effectively at Work:  8:30 - 11:45
          a.m. and/or
     Developing Your Career:  A Self Assessment Workshop:   1:15 -
          4:30 p.m.

Please contact Bette Cella at 831-8839 for more information and to
register.