Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.23
Liaison Jody Jones
Submission Date March 18, 2024

STARS v2.2

Mount Royal University
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Jorden Dye
Program Admin
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Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all non-academic staff at least once per year?:
Yes

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of staff participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Yes

Estimated percentage of regular, non-academic staff that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training:
75% or more

If sustainability professional development and training opportunities for staff are made available or supported, provide at least one of the following:

A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to non-academic staff:
We provide many panels, speakers and workshops that staff are able to attend on the topic of environmental or social sustainability

- Working Mind workshops on mental health available to all staff and mandatory for some front line folks
- Why truth and reconciliation? The history of residential schools in Canada hosted for students, staff and faculty
- Indigenous equity in education session
- The staff and faculty associations every year hosts a PD day that serves up 200 staff and it focuses on wellness, Indigenous ways of knowing and student support
-Mount Royal Staff Association also provides PD workshops on well-being, workplace support and cultural awareness.

A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
The Mount Royal Staff Association supplies Education and Development and Training (EDT) funding to staff at Mount Royal University. The Mount Royal Staff Association provides $100,000 for professional learning and $25,000 for personal learning. This money can be used toward sustainable initiatives and education. Applications vary for this funding.

Optional Fields 

Estimated percentage of regular non-academic staff for which sustainability is included in performance reviews:
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A brief description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews :
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Website URL where information about staff professional development and training in sustainability is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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