Mission, Information, and Policies
Our Mission
Training and Development opportunities at the University of Kentucky take many forms, but all share four basic goals: to enhance the contributions professional development training makes to your work, your department, and the University, to show you strategies and solutions for doing your job more successfully, to enable you to meet and engage with colleagues, and to provide ways to assist you as you advance professionally.
Human Resources Training and Development serves the university’s goal of stewardship of its human resources by providing training, development and consultation services dedicated to strengthening job performance, building leadership capabilities, and fostering personal and professional growth for all its employees.
Eligibility
Eligibility to Attend Training
All University Faculty and Staff, both regular and temporary are eligible to participate in HR Training & Development training courses. Read HR Policy Number 50.0 for complete information regarding the University's purpose, policy, and process regarding staff development/training.
Unfortunately at this time we are unable to offer training to individuals or groups not employed by the University of Kentucky.
Class Attendance Policy
The University of Kentucky supports your professional development efforts and encourages employees and their supervisors to establish development goals and opportunities for continuous learning.
We provide learning opportunities for all levels of staff on a first come, first serve basis and are delighted when you enroll for our workshops. Your enrollment reserves a seat especially for you. T&D sends multiple email reminders to let you know about your reservation/confirmation.
You MUST cancel your registration if your work schedule prevents you from attending. Most of our offerings are presented at no cost to staff -- but the offering still consumes University resources. The University provides a facilitator, a classroom, printed materials and other resources in expectation of holding the workshop. These resources may be wasted when staff members register for class and fail to attend.
When you don't come to class as expected, your absence affects the quality of instruction that HR Training & Development provides. Many of our classes have a maximum number of participants. When the class meets its course enrollment total, additional registrants are placed on a wait list. If you don't show up for a workshop without canceling, someone on the wait list is denied the opportunity to take the class.
We want you to enroll in our workshops and we want you to attend the worrkshops. If you cannot attend a workshop, please cancel your registration in 'My Training' NO LATER THAN two business days before the scheduled training. If you register for workshops and fail to attend (without canceling online or by phone) three workshops within 90 days, you will not be permitted to register for any HR T&D courses for the following 90 days.
