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Employee & Organizational development

Welcome! We hope you find our web pages helpful as you look for professional development opportunities here at VSU. Our Office is here to assist you with finding resources to enhance your skills and allow for career growth opportunities. We provide regularly scheduled training classes each semester and also work with individual departments to offer customized courses as well. You might also find the links that we provide to other campus resources useful.

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What's New

Download the Fall Schedule of Classes Booklet HERE.

Event Planning and Scheduling Course for Faculty and Staff Online.

Are you a faculty or staff member who reserves rooms for departmental events?

If you schedule meetings, trainings, or other events on campus and have not attended a Event Planning and Scheduling Workshop, or taken the online course in BlazeVIEW, you can now automatically access the BlazeVIEW tutorial by logging into BlazeVIEW from the VSU homepage. You will see Event Services -R25 Web Training in your course listing within BlazeVIEW. Just click on the course. After you have viewed the information and submitted the short assessment, an email will be sent to Event Services letting them know you have completed the course. Access to the new online reservation form to reserve rooms on campus will be obtained within 24 to 48 hours after completing the training. Your username and password will be the same as your VSU email username and password.

Never used BlazeVIEW? Click HERE to download (pdf) the one page instruction sheet on how to access the course. If you have any trouble accessing the training tutorial, please contact Employee Development at 259-5105.

GED Classes Now Available

In Partnership with Valdosta Technical College, free Adult Education classes will begin July 14, 2009 on campus. Classes will include:

  • Reading, writing and math basic skills classes
  • General Education Development (GED®) Preparation classes

Date: Monday & Wednesday
Time: 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Location: Physical Plant Training Room

To learn more or to register contact Regina Lee in Employee Development at 259-5105.

Archived DOAS P-Card Principles Available
Were you unable to attend the live session given by DOAS on the P-Card Principles? This session is now available using realPlayer. Just click here to view.

Additional Driver Training Requirement
The Department of Administrative Services (DOAS) Risk Management Division has released a safety video that addresses the responsibilities state employees have if they are involved in an automobile accident and safety issues while conducting state business. All state employees are being asked to view the video by March 1, 2008. The video is 12 minutes long. Click HERE to view. After viewing the video, you must complete the acknowledgement form on the same page. Please note: If you do not have flashplayer downloaded on your computer you will not be able to submit the form.  Two ways to correct this- download flashplayer onto your computer or download mozilla foxfire browser.

If you have already viewed the video and completed the acknowledgement form, you are not required to do so again.  DOAS Risk Management will be maintaining the list of state employees who have viewed the video. If you do not have internet access, arrangements can be made to view a DVD by contacting Kevin Boyd, Insurance Manager at 333-2160.

Defensive Driving Update
The Defensive Driving CD ROM Module which served as a self study method will no longer be offered as a training option for this course. The material contained in the CD ROM version of this class has not been updated and unfortunately is unavailable at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause. The Defensive Driving Program will still be offered through our office as a regularly scheduled class or provided as a customized class available for departments. As a reminder, all University employees who operate motor vehicles for the University need to have a Defensive Driving certificate and have it renewed every three years. Currently scheduled classes can be found under training schedule.

Utility Vehicle/Golf Cart Training
A new policy is in place that governs the operation of golf carts and utility vehicles that all employees including student employees operating these vehicles need to know. All employees driving these vehicles and their supervisors are required to attend a training session to communicate the responsibilities and regulations essential to safe driving. Some of the new elements in the policy include:

  • All drivers must possess a valid driver’s license.
  • The department to which the vehicle belongs must be clearly identified on the cart.
  • The areas in which vehicles can be driven and parked must be observed.
  • Drivers must follow the accident reporting process.

A class is now available online through BlazeView. To register for the online course click HERE.