University of Victoria
EN-8: Staff Professional Development

UVic provides sustainability training that concentrates on pro-environmental behaviours to staff through several means. UVic Human Resources provides courses in understanding diversity relative to cultural beliefs, and in cooperation with the Bike to Work Week Society UVic offers free cycling safety seminars to all staff members. The UVic Sustainability Action Team "Green Office (GO!)" program also provides sustainability training and support to all staff working in offices across campus on an ongoing basis. Past programs have involved specific offices and buildings participating in structured competitions between or amongst themselves organized by the Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability and the enlistment of employee educators, but those programs were built upon a sustainability training seminar that helps staff understand how to be more sustainable at work. This training seminar is made available to office or staff group with support materials including a UVic Green Guide, posters, stickers, energy meters, and access to other online resources. Similar trainings designed specifically for staff who work in laboratories across has been designed along with training for residence students.