| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.78 |
| Liaison | Julia Carlow |
| Submission Date | July 25, 2024 |
American University of Sharjah
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Julia
Carlow Acting Head of Sustainability Sustainability |
Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all non-academic staff at least once per year?:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of staff participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Estimated percentage of regular, non-academic staff that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training:
If sustainability professional development and training opportunities for staff are made available or supported, provide at least one of the following:
The UAE Ministry of Education mandates that all non-academic staff complete a training on workplace health and safety. AUS developed a general training course for AUS employees titled "General Health and Safety Induction" that is available on the iLearn platform free of charge. It is a mandatory requirement to complete the training and sign a declaration form.
In addition, the AUS Employee Services Department at AUS has offered the following professional training courses related to sustainability during the academic years 22/23 and 23/24:
- Cancer Prevention Presentation
- Conflict Resolution
- Cultural Intelligence
- Dealing with Illness/Death of Loved Ones
- Diabetes Awareness Session
- Do you feel stress
- Emotional Intelligence
- How to have a Healthy Heart
- Intermittent Fasting Workshop
- Managing difficult conversation
- Mental health and wellness
A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
N.A.
Optional Fields
A brief description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews :
Website URL where information about staff professional development and training in sustainability is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data received from Rasha Magdy El-Saied, Senior HR Manager on May 15, 2024
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