Training Opportunities

Performance Appraisal Basics
This session will take you through the appraisal form and process, outline the implementation timeline and deadlines, and provide tips for making the performance appraisal efficient for both supervisors and employees. Appropriate for employees and supervisors alike since the tool will be used as the employee self-appraisal, as well as the supervisor appraisal.     Register

Date: Thursday, June 14, 2012
Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Applied Research and Development (bldg. 56); Large pod conference room

New Supervisor Orientation
Participants will receive the 'need-to-know' overview of the responsibilities of NAU supervisors in regard to hiring and performance management and will then practice applying that information through a discussion of real scenarios supervisors face. They will also become acquainted with the NAU resources available to help them be a successful supervisor. The main focus of this session will be the supervision of classified staff and service professional staff. Register

Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Time: 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Applied Research and Development (bldg. 56); Large pod conference room

Writing and Delivering Performance Appraisals
Focusing on the classified staff and service professional performance appraisal, this session will outline key principles to help supervisors in synthesizing performance feedback information, looking for consistency between the narrative and the rating, selecting the wording that focuses on the behavior, and a few legal issues to avoid.

Please note: this session is designed for those who have already been introduced to the appraisal form and process. If you have not yet attended the new Performance Appraisal training, you should do so prior to attending this session or review the HR Performance Management web page.      Register

Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Location: Applied Research and Development (bldg. 56); Large pod conference room

ONLINE SESSIONS

Preventing Workplace Harassment Training

As part of NAU’s commitment to maintaining a civil working and learning environment free from harassment, a mandatory online session for staff, faculty, graduate assistants and student workers is available at http://training.newmedialearning.com/top_level/narizonau_choice.htm. 

Information Security Essentials

This mandatory online training is designed to educate employees (staff, faculty, graduate assistants, temporary and student workers) about secure access to the relevant data they need to conduct university business. It covers the essentials needed to help prevent unauthorized access to systems, data, and networks which can lead to misuse of, or damage to computer assets or data. The Information Security Essentials Training is found on the Information Security page at ITS: http://www5.nau.edu/its/security/.

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Northern Arizona University is a community unto itself. As such, the university is the repository for various types of information about the members of the community. The sharing of that information is governed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA became law in 1974 and provides requirements for the proper release of information pertaining to students’ educational records.

The law stipulates the conditions for the release of information to others, both within and outside the university. FERPA training for staff and faculty is available in an online session at http://www4.nau.eduferpa/.