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New Hire Onboarding program launches with new
workshop. With a workshop held on October 8th, the first component of the
redesigned New Hire Onboarding program has been tested. Attended by 51 new
employees , the “Check-in and Tune-up for New Hires” workshop featured a “Big
Picture” session led by Dr. Tony Windham, peer-to-peer “Tales and Tips For
Success” panels, and afternoon breakout sessions. Participants and Little Rock
State Office employees visited Info Expo exhibits hosted by Extension support
units, professional organizations, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Community
and Economic Development. To celebrate our new employees and National 4-H week,
the Warehouse crew fired up the grill to cook hamburgers and hotdogs for all
employees. Lunch was provided compliments of Dr. Tony Windham. Throughout the
day, new employees were able to network with peers, get questions answered, and
learn lots of information to help them in their jobs.
Feedback and evaluation data were highly positive. Please select the links
for
quantitative results (PDF) and
written
comments (PDF). The next workshop for new hires is scheduled for
April 15, 2010. The next component of the New Hire Onboarding program to be
launched will be an online New Employees Welcome Center. Questions? Contact Lisa
Ferris, Program and Staff Development,
lferris@uaex.edu,
501-671-2340.
FY2009 AIMS Meets Year-End Success
Extension closed out the 2009 AIMS program year on October 5th. The AIMS Team
would like to say a big "thank you" to the many reporters in the organization
who documented another successful year. With over 1 million Direct Educational
contacts and almost 670 thousand hours reported, it is no surprise that we were
able to impart such impact on Arkansas across program areas.
As we begin FY 2010, the need to be accountable for our efforts is increasing
and the need to pull “live” information is ever important. Please continue to
strive towards monthly reporting of time and effort, as the data will be that
much more accurate and can meet a number of stakeholder requests.
For more information contact Nikki Cooper, 501.671.2351 or
kncooper@uaex.edu
2009 Employee Training Needs Assessment Results.
We asked you to tell us what you think, and boy did you ever! A state-wide
training needs assessment was conducted with all Extension employees April
13-30, 2009 and 589 employees responded. The results were immediately shared
with state faculty for training and development purposes. Administrators
likewise used the data to review the 2009-2010 in-service training proposals. As
a result of CES employee feedback, new in-service training classes will be
offered for the first time this next year, and the training schedule and
structure for some course offerings have also changed. The survey results
included both quantitative and qualitative data, and three teams have been
charged with developing new training systems to better support the entire
Extension workforce. A planning and development process has been initiated
addressing: 1) a comprehensive new employee onboarding system; 2) a core
competency training system for Extension educators and staff; and 3) a
competency-based training system for Extension supervisors. If you would like to
provide additional input or have questions about work in any of these three
development areas please contact:
Allisen Penn – Supervisor Training Team,
apenn@uaex.edu, 501-671-2086
Lisa Ferris – Employee Onboarding Team,
lferris@uaex.edu, 501-671-2340
Rich Poling – Core Competency Training Team,
rpoling@uaex.edu, 501-671-2084
To review the complete survey results,
select this link for the PDF.
New employee orientation gets an overhaul. A
new program for helping new hires get onboard during their first year will
feature an online New Employees Welcome Center and a refurbished one-day
orientation at Little Rock State Office called "Check-in and Tune-up for New
Hires". The program will also include formal mentoring and supervisor
components. This program design has been heavily influenced by a May training
needs assessment completed by over 500 employees who gave feedback on how to
best orient new employees. The Executive administrative team, various department
leaders, and the current Faculty Leadership Program team members have also
provided input. Co-leads for this program's development are Sharon Reynolds,
Ozark District Director, and Lisa Ferris, Program and Staff Development.
Questions? Contact Lisa Ferris at
lferris@uaex.eduu, 501-671-2340.
New online course site launches. Check out our
new online course site powered by Moodle at
http://courses.uaex.edu. You'll find a wide variety of courses developed by
our faculty for both employees and the general public, including core
horticulture, aquaculture, entomology, and plant pathology courses. And courses
such as Home Food Preservation Basics, Truths and Myths for the Health Consumer,
and introduction to Gerontology. Additional aquaculture, livestock, personal
finance, and health courses are under development. Users can create their own
accounts and enroll in courses. Employees should also enroll formally in courses
through the In-Service Training system to receive course completion credit in
their Professional Development record. Questions about accessing or building
courses? Contact Lisa Ferris at
lferris@uaex.edu
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