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Human Resources (HR) has revised the development requirements for all administrative positions at Auburn University.
This change is intended to give supervisors and administrative employees additional flexibility in creating a development plan to ensure the requirements are appropriate for the employee and their respective duties and responsibilities. Administrative employees, supervisors, and campus leadership all provided feedback on how to improve this process.
Previously, HR provided a defined curriculum model for every job level in each of the administrative position job families. Administrative employees were required to complete this curriculum for job family promotion eligibility. However, due to variances among administrative roles across campus, aspects of the curriculum model often did not fit into an employee's job duties and responsibilities.
Moving forward, supervisors and administrative employees can work together to design a development plan that will best fit the employee’s development needs in relation to their current duties, responsibilities, performance review, and aspirations. Human Resource Development (HRD) has created an Employee Development Plan Form to assist in this process.
The process of creating an administrative employee’s development plan for the next performance year should occur during the individual’s performance review. This will help ensure that both the supervisor and employee are involved in creating the development plan and that the employee’s performance review ratings are taken into consideration.
These changes will give our administrative employees the freedom and flexibility needed to focus their development on the training courses that are most beneficial to them as individuals, to their departments, and to the University. Please send any questions or concerns regarding these new changes and processes to hrddept@auburn.edu.
Complete the Employee Development Plan Form at the time of the employee’s performance review
A list of recommended courses based on specific job duties often performed within administrative roles is provided below. This list is meant to be used as a tool in designing an employee’s development plan, but in no way indicates that an employee is required to take these courses.
Helpful tips:
Entering the course number in FastTrain will bring up a course description
Check the HRD course schedule to ensure each course is offered within the next year before making it part of the development plan for an employee
Keep a copy of the completed form for your records, provide a copy to the employee, and submit a copy with the employee’s annual performance review.
Complete list: Excel
Complete list: PDF
HR295 Approaches to Professional Communication I
HR410 Approaches to Professional Communication II
HR560 Interpersonal Communication Skills
HR700 Working with High Conflict People
HR910 Presentation Skills
HR920 Effective ListeningLG180E Title IX: Identifying and Responding to Sexual Misconduct
MG120 Professional Ethics
MG350 Group Dynamics in the Workplace
MG510 Meeting Skills
MR150 Preventing Unlawful Harrassment
OM100 General Funds Management
OM120 Payroll and Benefits
OM130 Student Financial Services
OM150 Procurement and Payment Services
OM190 Introduction to Sponsored Projects
OM220 Property Control
OM240 Student Affairs Programs
OM260 Human Resources - Employment
OM280 Human Resources - Compensation
OM300 Human Resources - Campus Relations
OM320 Human Resources - Performance Development
OM340 Human Resources - Leave and Payroll
OM380 Facilities Management
OM400 OIT Services
OM460 University Information & Procedures
OM600 General Program Orientation
OS160 Writing Professional Email
PC905 2016 Microsoft Word Level 1
PC920 2016 Microsoft Access Level 1
PC921 2016 Microsoft Access Level 2
PC930 2016 Microsoft Excel Level 1
PC931 2016 Microsoft Excel Level 2
PC970 Introduction to Outlook
TW100 Building and Sustaining a Service Culture
TW200 Effective Telephone Communication Skills
CT200 Introduction to the Banner Admin Financial System
CT201 Introduction to Self-Service Banner Financial System
CT250 Reading Budget Balances in Banner
CT300 The Banner Human Resource System: Personnel & Payroll
HR920 Effective Listening
LG180E Title IX: Identifying and Responding to Sexual Misconduct
MG180 How to Conduct an Interview
OA100 University Student Employment Services
OA200 How to Hire a Foreign National
LG100 Introduction to the Legal Foundations of Supervising University Employees
LG120 Legally Effective Hiring Processes
LG140 Preventing and Managing Absenteeism
LG220 Privacy Rules and HIPAA
LG120E Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act
LG140E The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
LG160E The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
MG201 Delegation
MG310 Problem Solving Using Cooperative Negotiation Strategy
CT210 Banner Finance Contracts & Grants
CT280 Understanding and Utilization of ePrint Reports
HR750 Bullying in the Workplace
MG101 Management of Change
MG380 Motivation
MG401 How to be a Supervisor
MR400 Management Fundamentals
