SLP Supervisor Orientation
SLP Supervisor Orientation has transitioned to an online format. Please register and you’ll receive a link to the training.
New or newly promoted supervisors often face a steep learning curve when trying to understand how human resources works at the UW. You must be able to understand and apply a myriad of policies related to everything from ethics in public service to working with unionized employees. Missteps or gaps in knowledge can jeopardize your credibility, put the University at risk, or result in employees being given misinformation or even being treated unfairly or inconsistently.
Objectives and curriculum
In this training, explore your responsibilities as an agent of the University, discover how to partner with UW Human Resources, learn about human resource fundamentals, and review the following:
- Performance management
- Disability accommodation resources
- SafeCampus resources
- HR at the U
- Staff diversity and hiring cycle
- Ethics and policies — discrimination and harassment
- Compensation, layoff and restructuring
- Leave administration
- Union contracts / labor relations
Workshops and registration
All new supervisors or newly promoted supervisors should attend this workshop as soon as possible after starting in the supervisory role and should also attend SLP Level 1.
If you’ve already registered for SLP Level 1, you’re required to also register for SLP Supervisor Orientation.
Funded training for supervisors
The UW and UWHR provide centralized funding to support the success and development of leaders at the UW. POD recommends:
- Taking SLP Supervisor Orientation as soon as possible after starting in a supervisory role.
- Taking the SLP Level 1 workshop within your first year in a supervisory role (please note that workshops fill quickly!).
- Taking UW Management Fundamentals classes while waiting to take SLP Level 1 or to help you better understand UW policies and master key management competencies (see UW Management Fundamentals in POD’s online catalog for current offerings).