A few open seats remain in the virtual GD&T class that will run March 21-24, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. This class is offered for employees requiring a greater understanding of GD&T from an advanced applications perspective. This four-day class will provide a foundational understanding of mechanical drawings using linear tolerancing and GD&T in the design, manufacture and inspection of parts, which have geometric controls applied per ANSI / ASME or other national standards. The class will provide applied…
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The Site Access and Badging Training was updated to include the REAL ID requirements and Prohibited Articles information. Due to the new content, the training is required to be completed within the next 30 days, regardless of when it was last completed. The SAB training is required for all Fermilab badged personnel every two years, and includes an overview of the SAB process, roles and responsibilities, and additional information for requestors. The training will be added to Fermilab badged personnel…
New professional development course offering: Embracing Change One key to success is the ability to adjust to changes within an organization. In March, Talent Development is launching a new course to empower employees to do just that. Embracing Change is designed to help you better understand what happens during organizational change and how to embrace it to assist you and the organization in meeting goals. In this course you will learn to: Assess and reassess your change IQs throughout transitions…
Procurement will be holding an hour-long online training class on Wednesday, Dec. 21. The class will focus on a new subcontractor performance assessment online tool that provides the ability to evaluate, record and track the performance of a subcontractor’s work. This requirement for subcontractor performance assessments applies to all contracts and subcontracts at or above the simplified acquisition threshold, as set by the Federal Acquisition Regulation at 48 CFR Subpart 2.1, of $250,000. Our goal with this new automated assessment…
Talent Development’s next Inclusivity workshop is July 19 with follow-up coaching sessions slated for September. The workshop and coaching session goals aim to: enhance understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion role model the desired behaviors within Fermilab communicate across cultural differences and ensure interaction and psychological safety put inclusive leadership skills into practice to ensure a healthy, responsive, and cohesive team environment The workshop is July 19, 8:30 a.m. to noon via Zoom. Enrollment details for the workshop are here.
Talent Development will be launching a condensed version of the lab’s Harassment and Discrimination training. This shorter version is Illinois State-compliant and required by the state annually. On June 30, employees who have not completed the annual requirement for this year will see Harassment and Discrimination Prevention 2022 due on their Training Summary/ITNA, and will have 30 days from June 30 to complete the requirement. Employees who have taken either the Harassment and Discrimination for Supervisors or Non-Supervisors this year…
The formerly live Procurement 101 training is now available for all employees, on demand, as six sequential modules that can be accessed through TRAIN. The Procurement department hopes these modules help employees better understand the procurement process and refresh current knowledge. The modules are organized to build on each other through an overview of the procurement process. The modules include: Module 1 – Procurement Basics Module 2 – Requirements Definition Module 3 – Acquisition Planning Module 4 – Solicitation Module…
What is your most important commodity in the workplace? Time. Sign up for the Professional Development and Learning course: Working Smart: Time Management and Organization Skills to master your time and maximize your effectiveness. You will learn: how you manage your time and how to improve interactions with others by recognizing different time management styles the real reasons for procrastination and how to overcome them how to identify which priorities are truly urgent and important ways to manage distractions and interruptions. This…
Interpersonal Communication Skills will be held via Zoom on July 27 and 28 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. This course provides participants with the tools and techniques for clear and compelling communication and uses techniques to communicate professionally and collaboratively. You will learn to: -Build a trust relationship -Gain self-insight to ensure successful communication -Use assertive communications -Use active listening skills and avoid common misunderstandings -Read non-verbal messages from others -Avoid barriers to effective communication -Resolve conflict and work…
“When careers get knocked off track, the most common reason (75%) is that people lack crucial emotional competencies – they can’t deal effectively with interpersonal problems, guide teams through conflicts and other turbulence, and adapt to change or gain trust.” – The Center for Creative Leadership Emotional intelligence is an individual’s capacity to recognize their feelings and those of others and manage their own feelings in a way to positively guide their actions, thinking and how they engage those around…