WHO IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE?
Which staff and academic positions are required to complete Berkeley People Management (BPM) Part 1: Grow Today?
BPM Part 1: Grow Today is part of the Foundational Skills Required Training
Supervisors and Managers with direct reports listed in UCPath are assigned the 17 modules of the BPM Part 1: Grow Today training series through the UC Learning Center. This assigned training series must be completed within six (6) months from when it is assigned to a supervisor or manager.
Faculty and Lecturers with staff direct reports listed in UCPath are requested to complete (at a minimum) the BPM: Academic Leader Bundle through the UC Learning Center. This Bundle includes the six (6) UC Managing Implicit Bias courses and two (2) courses from the BPM Part 1: Grow Today series and will provide a great foundation of people management knowledge for campus faculty and lecturers who manage staff.
Is there training geared explicitly to faculty or lecturers supervising staff?
Yes! We have created specific training for faculty and lecturers who supervise staff. The BPM: Academic Leader Bundle includes the six (6) UC Managing Implicit Bias courses and two (2) courses from the BPM Part 1: Grow Today series. The BPM: Academic Leader Bundle is part of the Foundational Skills Required Training for Faculty and Lecturers.
Would an individual in a non-supervisory role who is heading a team (with a handful of peers) be required to complete the Berkeley People Management (BPM) Part 1: Grow Today series (as a requirement for leading the team)?
The BPM Part 1: Grow Today training is assigned in the UC Learning Center to those with direct reports listed in UCPath. If someone is leading a team but is an individual contributor without direct reports, they would not be assigned to take the training.
Any individual looking into moving towards people management, including supervising student staff, is welcome to complete courses in the BPM Part 1: Grow Today training series even if they have not been assigned the course in the UC Learning Center.
I only manage undergraduate student employees - am I required to take Berkeley People Management (BPM) Part 1: Grow Today?
Yes. The program provides a strategic level of foundational knowledge about leadership, management, and supervision that is helpful for all people managers as they navigate the opportunities related to managing anyone, regardless of the level or appointment percentage.
And since the BPM Part 1: Grow Today training is assigned in the UC Learning Center to those with direct reports listed in UCPath, it will be automatically assigned to you.