| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.42 |
| Liaison | Austin Sutherland |
| Submission Date | Feb. 18, 2025 |
University of Pennsylvania
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.25 / 2.00 |
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:
Penn Sustainability has a Sustainability 101 training available to all faculty and staff in the University's onlinetraining system. This module helps users learn about sustainability on campus - to be informed on initiatives happening at a higher level, as well as ways to get involved and engaged as faculty and staff. Every employee at the University who is a manager can assign this module to any of the employees they manage in Workday. Penn Sustainability also offers a Green Labs online training for lab staff to learn safe and sustainable lab practices.
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 :
All supervisors in Faciliites and Real Estate Services (with over 1,000 employees) are required to incorporate sustainability in their performance goals for the staff.
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:
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