Staff Education and Development Individual Learning Plan

This learning plan is designed for: _____________________________________

Date: _____________________________________

Department: _____________________________________

Supervisor’s goals for this position

(Signature)  _______________________________________________________________

Employee’s goals for this position

(Signature)  _______________________________________________________________

Job-Specific Skills

Tasks specific to the employee’s department and his/her position in that department. For example, these job-specific skills may include (but are not limited to) operating a circulation desk, managing the stacks, processing ILL requests, developing and managing collections, performing technical services functions, providing training and instruction, and participating in Library Development initiatives.

Training objective #1

Projected date objective will be met:

Training objective #2

Projected date objective will be met:

Training objective #3

Projected date objective will be met:

Training objective #4

Projected date objective will be met:

Training objective #5

Projected date objective will be met:

Comments:

Technology Skills Curriculum

I. Basic Workstation Computer Literacy

[See also Workstation Training Checklist.]

Overall Objectives:

• CorporateTime  [Date to be completed ___________________]
  
  
• E-mail   [Date ___________________]
  Outlook
  Outlook Express
  Eudora
  Simeon
  Mulberry
  
  
• Home Directory  [Date to be completed ___________________]
  
  
• MacroExpress  [Date to be completed ___________________]
  
  
• Microsoft Office Applications
  
  
• Excel  [Date to be completed ___________________]
  Skills to be acquired______________
  
  
• Word [Date to be completed ___________________]
  Skills to be acquired ______________
• Operating System [Windows 2000] [Date to be completed ___________________]
  
  
• Desktop Security: Backups, Secure Telnet, FTP
  
  
• File Management
  Basic desktop functionality [See Workstation Training Checklist]
  
  
• Oracle Training
  Functional responsibilities _______________________
  
  
• VIRGO WebCat   [Date to be completed ___________________]
  
  
• VIRGO WorkFlows  [Date to be completed ___________________]
  General Overview of WorkFlows
  • WorkFlows General Module Tutorial Training
  • WorkFlows Cataloging Module Tutorial Training
  • WorkFlows Circulation Module Tutorial Training
  • WorkFlows Public Services Module Tutorial Training
  • WorkFlows Reports Module Tutorial Training
  • WorkFlows Request Module Tutorial Training
  • WorkFlows Reserves Module Tutorial Training
  • WorkFlows Selectors Module Tutorial Training
  • WorkFlows Serials Module Tutorial Training
    
    
• Web Browser [Date to be completed ___________________]
  Internet Explorer
  Netscape
  
  

II.Technology Skills Curriculum Electives

Overall Objectives:

Curriculum I

• Microsoft Office Applications
  • Access
    Level of proficiency to be attained/ skills to be acquired ______________
  • Internet Explorer
    Level of proficiency to be attained/ skills to be acquired ______________
  • PowerPoint
    Level of proficiency to be attained skills to be acquired ______________
  • Publisher
    Level of proficiency to be attained /skills to be acquired ______________
    
    
• ITC Office Technology Skills Certification
  
  
• MOUS Certification

Curriculum II

• Web Page Creation and Maintenance
  Level of proficiency to be attained/ skills to be acquired ______________
  • HTML
  • DreamWeaver
  • Fireworks
  • Photoshop
  • UNIX
    
    
• ITC Web Basics Certification
  
  
• ITC Web Designer Certification

Curriculum III

• Data Modeling and Management
  Specific skill(s) needed_______________________________
  
  
• Database Design
  Specific skill(s) needed _______________________________
  
  
• Digitizing Library Materials
  Specific skill(s) needed_______________________________
  
  
• Java
  Specific skill(s) needed _______________________________
  
  
• Perl
  Specific skill(s) needed _______________________________
  
  
• PHP/MySQL
  Specific skill(s) needed _______________________________
  
  
• UNIX
  Specific skill(s) needed _______________________________
  
  
• Visual Basic
  Specific skill(s) needed _______________________________
  
  
• XML
  Specific skill(s) needed _______________________________

Library Skills Curriculum

Overall Objectives:

I. Library Service Skills

Curriculum I: Serving Our Users

• Customer Service (Including Customer Service Referrals)
  
  
• Reference/Information Services (Including the Reference Interview)
  
  
• VIRGO searching and/or training for users
  
  
• Database searching and/or training
  
  
• Collections (Including liaising with academic departments)

Curriculum II: Working with Our Colleagues

• Group Dynamics
  
  
• Negotiation Skills for the Workplace
  
  
• Principles of a Team-Based Workplace

Curriculum III: Effective Written Communication Skills in the Workplace

• Basic Writing Skills
  
  
• E-Mail Etiquette
  
  
• Writing Monthly Reports and Other Office Communications
  
  
• Evaluations and Performance Plans
  
  
• Writing for Success

II. Library Supervisory Skills

Curriculum I

• Communication Issues in Supervision
  • Basic Supervisory Skills
    
    
  • How to Hire Excellent Employees
    
    
  • Selecting, Hiring, and Supervising Student Employees
    
    
  • Coaching for Improved Performance
    
    
  • Giving and Receiving Feedback
    
    
  • Delegating
    
    
  • Building Trust in the Organization: Eliminating the Communication “Noise”
    
    
  • Leading Effective Meetings

   

• Defining the Role of the Supervisor
  • Managing for Success
    
    
  • The Supervisor as Team Leader
    
    
  • Transforming Workgroups into High-Performing Teams That Deliver
    
    
  • Managing Problem Employees
    
    
  • Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Curriculum II
Budget Management

Specific skill(s) needed _____________________

• Project Management
  Specific skill(s) needed _____________________

Curriculum III

• New Supervisor Orientation Program [University Organizational Training]
  
  
• Leadership Development Program [Leadership Development Center]
  
  
• Library Management Institute

Personal Development Plan

Overall Personal Objectives:

Specific skills to be developed:

Suggested Developmental Training Resources Outside the Library

• University of Virginia Human Resources Division of Training Workshops and Programs
  
  
• ITC Computer Training
  
  
• Technology Classes Outside U.Va.
  
  
• Professional Workshops
  
  
• Outside Training 
  
  
• Job shares, internships, and mentoring programs [within the Library and/or within the University]

Please return the completed form to the Library Training Coordinator