Staff Development Training for Contracted Employees

Preventing Discrimination and Harassment for Supervisory Employees Only (2.5 hrs)

Register now. Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation violate state and federal laws and university policies. Beginning 2013, training on this issue will be mandatory for all University Work Force, Faculty, and Other Personnel Support (OPS) employees. Each Supervisor will be required to attend this training at least every two years. This course focuses on the supervisor's responsibility for preventing, recognizing, and addressing discrimination and harassment (including sexual harassment) in the workplace. At the conclusion of this course, and after viewing the DVD, participants will be able to understand and recognize the many forms of prohibited discrimination and harassment, develop effective methods for maintaining a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment, learn their responsibilities if they are confronted with objectionable behavior in the supervisory role, understand the potential consequences of employees and supervisors committing any type of prohibited discrimination or harassment, understand how supervisors can prevent harassment from occurring in their departments including several self-checks, and understand how to file a discrimination or harassment complaint.
March 5 or 27 | 9:30am-12:00pm | Building 22, Room A, B, C | or
May 20 or June 4 | 1:30pm-4:00pm | Building 22, Room A, B, C |

Preventing Discrimination and Harassment for Non-Supervisory Employees (2 hrs)

Register now. Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation violate state and federal laws and university policies. Beginning 2013, training on this issue will be mandatory for all University Work Force, Faculty, and Other Personnel Support (OPS) employees. Each employee will be required to attend this training at least every two years. This course focuses on discrimination and sexual harassment and its negative impact on the workplace. Participants will be able to understand and recognize other types of prohibited discrimination and harassment, identify risky behaviors that may constitute sexual harassment, learn their responsibilities if they are confronted with objectionable behavior in an employee role, understand how to file a discrimination or harassment complaint, and understand the laws and university policies prohibiting discrimination and harassment.
April 10 | 9:00am-11:00am | Building 22, Room A, B, C | or
May 1 | 1:30pm- 3:30pm | Building 22, Room A, B, C | or
May 20 or June 4 | 9:30am-11:30am | Building 22, Room A, B, C |

For questions, contact LaBratta Epting, lepting@uwf.edu, 850-474-2292 or Sharon Jones, sjones@uwf.edu, 850-474-2611.