The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-H) provides training opportunities for its employees that it considers to be relevant to successful job performance. These opportunities are made available to all staff members in accordance with the UTHSC-H's Affirmative Action policies; however, employees must obtain the prior approval of their supervisors to participate. It is the role of the supervisor to evaluate the relevance of the training to the successful job performance or career development of the individual concerned.
Human Resources (HR) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and/or implementing all general employee training programs at the UTHSC-H. These programs are directed toward a wide range of employees' needs. Specific job skills training is the responsibility of the department involved.
HR offers a variety of courses related to leadership, team, and staff development on a regularly occurring basis and lists those offerings on the Human Resources web site. Employees may register for courses using the Class Registration Form that appears on the web site.
The UTHSC-H requires that all employees appointed to a supervisory position enroll in a 19-hour training program, Practical Skills for Leaders, subsequent to appointment. The seven modules are designed to provide basic knowledge of supervisory roles and functions as applied within the UTHSC-H environment and include the following topics: Performance Management, Employment Policies, Salary Management, The Hiring Process, Effective Communication, Career Development, and Employee Motivation.
Departments should make whatever arrangements are necessary to ensure that supervisors will attend all sessions.
All faculty and staff of the UTHSC-H whose appointments require access to and manipulation of such on-line computer applications as The University Financial Information Management System (TUFIMS) or the PeopleSoft (PS) System must successfully complete a training course upon employment. Employees may not be assigned a user security authorization code until they have successfully completed this training. Mainframe training is coordinated through HR and provided by Information Services.
UTHSC-H strongly recommends team effectiveness training for all employees participating as team members especially those working on "self-directed" teams. Teams training modules are customized for the different stages of team development: the beginning team, the team in conflict, the "normal" team, and the high performing team.
Human Resources offers team training in two-hour modules that can be offered over time to help a team become productive and effective. To review a list of topics, see the Training and Development web site of Human Resources.
Updated 10/01