Human Resource Services
About Training and Organizational Development
Leadership Development at the University of Florida is the pinnacle of a progression of training steps employees may take on their path at UF. UF Training and Organizational Development, Office of Human Resource Services, offers programs to meet a variety of needs every step of the way.
- Assistant Directors and above
- Yearlong series focused on recognized leadership competencies to prepare UF leaders for the future
- Assessments, seminars, access to leaders at UF
Emerging Leader: UF Academy
- Individual contributors (exempt) to Assistant Director
- Yearlong series, exposure to key UF processes and personnel
- Preparing new leaders for development at UF
Managing at UF: The Supervisory Challenge
- Certificate program for new and emerging managers at UF
- Core courses and electives, available at no charge to faculty and staff
- Open-ended timeframe to work with variety of team-member development plans
- ManagerSpeak Series: A complement to the Supervisory Challenge designed to provide more in-depth discussion of managerial scenarios
Pro3 Series: Developing Competencies for UF Financial, HR, and Academic Support Administrators
- Certificate programs (3) for team members in key administrative professional roles on campus
- 3 tracks: Fiscal Management, HR/Payroll, and Academic Department Support
- Competency model used to ensure learning is focused on key knowledge, skills, and abilities of these complex support functions
- Hands-on computer training on key myUFL (PeopleSoft) systems functions, delivered by subject matter experts who know and use the systems and processes
- Instruction guides available online to support key system processes
- Simulations available online and via myUFL help menu
- Visit www.hr.ufl.edu/training/myufl/toolkits
- Full-day, hands-on sessions on a variety of software packages
- Available to all UF faculty and staff *at no charge*
General Training (workshops and learning opportunities for everyone!)
- Business Communication Series – certificate program
- Be Your Best Series – certificate program
- Project Management Series
- Retirement/Financial Planning
- Employee Assistance Program workshops
- Employee Education Program, providing up to 6 credits of higher education per semester to eligible employees
- Higher Education Opportunity, a tuition assistance opportunity for children of TEAMS employees
- GED Program, helping UF employees complete their secondary educations
- New Employee Orientation—An online resource that introduces the university's benefit programs
- Benefits Tutorial—An online resource that introduces the university’s benefit programs
- Benefits Enrollment for Faculty and Staff—For new faculty and staff to learn about and enroll in available benefits
- Sexual Harassment Seminar—All faculty and staff are expected to attend to help ensure the university is a safe place in which to work and learn