Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.37
Liaison Suzanne Davis
Submission Date Oct. 26, 2020

STARS v2.2

University of Queensland
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00
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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:
1-24%

A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to non-academic staff:

UQ encourages staff to develop their capabilities through a broad range of activities and encourages a culture of continuous learning and performance improvement and strongly encourages staff to fully participate in their own development by taking advantage of the courses offered in the University Staff Development Program.

Examples of courses offered include:

Sustainability programs for Green Offices and Green Labs
http://www.uq.edu.au/staffdevelopment/ohse

Teaching and Learning and Research programs, example are
Supervising Indigenous Research students
https://staffdevelopment.hr.uq.edu.au/course/RPMICA
Supporting student welfare
https://staffdevelopment.hr.uq.edu.au/course/RPMMHS
Publishing in a global environment (open research)
https://staffdevelopment.hr.uq.edu.au/course/RRMPGR

Equity and Diversity
Health/disability support for students
https://staffdevelopment.hr.uq.edu.au/course/UESSWD
Managing unconscious bias
https://staffdevelopment.hr.uq.edu.au/course/UEDCUT
Staff disability inclusion masterclass
https://staffdevelopment.hr.uq.edu.au/course/UESDIW
UQ Ally workshop - creating a welcome space for LGBTIAQ+ people
https://staffdevelopment.hr.uq.edu.au/course/UEDAT1
Warm Welcome program - cultural diversity
https://staffdevelopment.hr.uq.edu.au/course/UEWPWI


A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :

External professional development opportunities are managed at a departmental level and include full payment, reimbursement and/or subsidies. This can include participation at conferences, training courses, development programs and so on. These needs can be determined annually as part of individual's work planning and career development reviews or throughout the year.


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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