Stanford University
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training

SUSTAINABILITY TRAININGS
Stanford's Office of Sustainability offers several trainings to the campus community, including staff. These include: Sustainability at Stanford: an Overview; Sustainable Office Spaces; and Best Practices in Waste Reduction. See more details on these and other sustainability trainings here: https://sustainable.stanford.edu/trainings

WELLNESS PROGRAM
There are also many other training opportunities within the BeWell program that are both sustainability-related. These courses support stress reduction, mindfulness, health and other wellness related trainings. See more details here: https://bewell.stanford.edu/

SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAININGS
All staff are required to take harassment training every two years to nurture respectful workplaces, classrooms, campus living spaces and programs sponsored by the University. This training emphasizes diversity and respect for others, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, culture, and more.

ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS TRAININGS
There are many other divisions in the university that offer trainings on topics to promote stress-reduction, mindfulness, mental health, environmental health and safety, diversity, and equity. Examples include "The Perfect 15-Minute Day Method: From Scattered to Accomplished and Happy," "Reducing Your Stress with SCARF," and "Annual LBRE Safety and Wellness Presentations."

STEPPING STONES TO SUCCESS PROGRAM
To support its diverse staff, Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) offers its own training program called Stepping Stones to Success (SSTA), which offers online and hybrid courses that include languages, math, computer skills, GED and college preparation, and fundamental business management. The SSTS program also offers life skills workshops in both English and Spanish languages. Since the program's inception in 2003, more than 300 R&DE employees have taken classes that in turn help them succeed in the workplace. See more details here: https://rde.stanford.edu/stepping-stones-success

Stanford’s STAP program provides reimbursement for tuition, registration fees and required textbooks for any training activity directly related to employees’ jobs or career development efforts. Each employee is eligible for $800 in STAP funds to use throughout the course of each year. Of course, these funds are not required to be used on sustainability topics, but many Stanford professionals use them on Stanford Continuing Studies courses, Center for Professional Development courses, and other classes and certifications related to sustainability. While it is not permitted for STAP funds to cover test fees, they do cover study materials and courses, so Stanford employees can also use STAP funds to earn LEED or other professional accreditations. More information on the STAP program is available here: https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/learning-stanford/tuition-training-assistance/stap

Stanford also partners with external sponsors conferences and symposia through various external sponsors. As one example, the U.S. Department of Energy, the Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy, the Texas A&M University Energy Institute, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative collaborate to implement the U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Initiative and annual symposium. Closing the gender gap and increasing the participation, leadership, and success of women in clean energy fields are the goals of the U.S. C3E Initiative.