| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.36 |
| Liaison | Patricia Huynh |
| Submission Date | Dec. 10, 2024 |
University of Waterloo
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.25 / 2.00 |
Patricia
Huynh Sustainability Projects Manager Sustainability Office |
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:
The Sustainability Office holds a session each year as part of the annual Staff Conference, highlighting a particular sustainability topic, theme, or resource that would be of interest to employees. In 2024, the session focused on supporting biodiversity and nature. The Sustainability Office also facilitates a Sustainability Certificate training program for employees, which is a two-part series on big picture sustainability challenges/directions, campus progress and relevant programs/initiatives/services, and how individuals and departments can advance sustainability efforts in their own units. (https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainability/programs/sustainability-certificate)
A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
The staff in the Sustainability Office are all members of the Ontario College and University Sustainability Professionals organization (https://www.ocusp.org/) where they have access to external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability. Staff members also have the opportunity to puruse the Sustainability Excellence Associate credential (https://sustainability-excellence.gbci.org/sea).
Other recent opportunities include:
- My Green Lab education: https://mygreenlab.education/
- My Green Lab Summit: https://www.mygreenlab.org/2024-global-summit.html
- Sustainability Summit: https://re-advance.com/readvance/sustainability-summit/
Optional Fields
A brief description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews :
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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