Vol. 18, No. 28 April 22, 1999

 

Refresh yourself this spring with Employee Training & Career Development

TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS

Effective meeting skills

Whether you are leading or attending a meeting, you possess the skills to eliminate time–wasting components and foster productive and effective sessions. Participants in this session will discover ways to help plan, conduct and improve any meeting–large or small.

Date: Friday, May 7
Time: 9 a.m.-noon
Location: To be announced
Deadline: Friday, April 30

Labor Relations Training Series

This series of six workshops is designed to provide managers and other supervisory personnel with an overview of current labor and employment issues. These sessions are geared toward personnel with all levels of experience in the labor management area.

Session V: Unemployment and workers' compensation/FMLA

Participants will receive information related to unemployment and workers' compensation, including eligibility and financial criteria, the Unemployment Compensation Appeals Board and Industrial Accident Board and the interface between Workers Compensation, the ADA and the FMLA.

Date: Thursday, May 13
Time: 1:30-3 p.m.
Location: To be announced
Deadline: Thursday, May 6

Session VI: Violence in the American workplace

This session will examine the nature and magnitude of the workplace violence problem, sources of employer liability, civil liability to third parties and issues around negligent hiring, retention and supervision.

Date: Thursday, May 27
Time: 1:30-3 p.m.
Location: To be announced
Deadline: Thursday, May 20

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Workplace Survival Skills

This series of one-hour training units will enhance the workplace skills of time management, stress management, effective listening, assertive communication and change management. The series is designed to introduce participants to a core set of work skills, strengthen their ability to overcome barriers that might impede practice of these skills, enhance productivity and promote greater job satisfaction. The program focuses attention on barriers that may hinder attempts to use core skills in the improvement of job performance.

Assertive communication

Date: Thursday, May 13
Time: Noon-1 p.m.
Location: To be announced
Deadline: Thursday, May 6

Change management

Date: Thursday, May 27
Time: Noon-1 p.m.
Location: To be announced
Deadline: Thursday, May 20

Productivity in the Workplace

This series of workshops is designed to assist employees with managing their workspace, workstyle and daily work routines.

Stop procrastinating

Become more productive at work. This workshop will help participants recognize procrastination patterns in the workplace and overcome them.

Date: Tuesday, April 27
Time: 10 a.m.-noon
Location: To be announced
Deadline: Tuesday, April 20

Planning your work

Learn practical planning tools to help turn your work goals into reality.

Date: Tuesday, May 4
Time: 10 a.m.-noon
Location: To be announced
Deadline: Tuesday, April 27

Preventing job burnout

This workshop will examine proven strategies for beating job burnout, including the importance of networking, growing your social support system and personal goal setting.

Date: Tuesday, May 18
Time: 10 a.m.-noon
Location: To be announced
Deadline: Tuesday, May 11

Money Management

This six-part Money Management Program is designed to provide individuals with practical ideas for managing their money and developing saving strategies. The program is jointly sponsored by Benefits Services, Cooperative Extension and Employee Training and Career Development. Workshop facilitators include both University and external professionals.

Session IV: Savings and investments

Explore savings objectives–safety, income and growth. Understand your risk tolerance. Learn about various investments, e.g., bonds, stocks, mutual funds, annuities, real estate, IRAs. Review UD retirement savings programs.

Date: Wednesday, May 12
Time: Noon-1:30 p.m.
Location: To be announced
Deadline: Wednesday, May 5

Session V: Protecting income and assets

Understand the concept of financial risk. Discuss tools for managing risk. Evaluate different types of insurance, including programs offered through the University's benefit package.

Date: Wednesday, May 19
Time: Noon-1:30 p.m.
Location: To be announced
Deadline: Wednesday, May 12

Session VI: Wills and estate planning

Recognize the value of having a will. Understand the various types of wills and trusts and what to consider when drawing a will. How would you estimate the value of your estate?

Date: Wednesday, May 26
Time: Noon-1:30 p.m.
Location: To be announced
Deadline: Wednesday, May 19

Course registration

To enroll in employee training programs, access web page registration forms on <http://www.udel.edu/EmployeeTraining> or send an e-mail message, including course title and date, to <EmployeeTraining@mvs.udel.edu>.