Learn@ISU: One-stop training shop
Learn@ISU, Iowa State's online learning management portal, was launched in 2015. It allows employees to take online courses or register for face-to-face training sessions sponsored by numerous ISU departments and units, including the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, environmental health and safety, university human resources, library, procurement and more. For additional information, visit Learn@ISU, log in with your ISU Net-ID and password and search the desired course catalog.
Training for PeopleAdmin 7, Iowa State's online classification and hiring system, no longer requires face-to-face classroom sessions. Employees involved in the hiring process now may learn about PeopleAdmin using on-demand training courses on Learn@ISU.
UHR leaders determined online PeopleAdmin courses are more efficient for those involved in the hiring process. They also think it will help increase training participation.
"Some departments hire once a year, and they don't remember how to use the system. Instead of waiting for in-person training to take place, they can watch the on-demand training when it's time to hire," said Dana Rasmussen, human resources manager in talent acquisition. "Also, we weren't getting a lot of attendance for the in-person trainings because they didn't have time to sit through a three-hour session. Now that we've broken them down, people can watch them any time."
Rasmussen estimates each training module lasts about 10 minutes. To watch them all at one time would take about 60 minutes.
The new courses, their descriptions and intended audiences are:
|
Course name |
What's it about? |
Who should participate? |
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Position Management |
Learn to create, update or reclassify a position description (PD) |
All employee groups, hiring manager, department chair/director, dean/assistant VP, president/senior VP |
|
Writing a Position Description (PD) |
Discusses the content necessary to complete a PD |
All employee groups, hiring manager, department chair/director, dean/assistant VP, president/senior VP |
|
Creating a Posting |
Learn to create a posting for positions that do not require a position description. This includes faculty, postdocs, contract, professional and scientific temporary (XH), professional and scientific emergency and merit temporary (XH). Individuals who have posting admin user access are encouraged to attend. |
Posting administrator or proxy for the following: Department chair/director, dean/assistant VP, president/senior VP |
|
Managing Applicants |
Covers the process of how to rate applicants and route them for interview approval. Individuals who have posting admin access are encouraged to attend. |
Posting administrator or proxy for the following: Department chair/director, dean/assistant VP, president/senior VP |
|
Initiating and Completing a Hiring Proposal |
Describes the three-step hiring proposal process for all employment types. The process includes routing a hiring proposal for approval, creating an electronic letter of intent (eLOI) and completing the hiring proposal to initiate an electronic personnel action (EPA). |
Posting administrator or proxy for the following: Department chair/director, dean/assistant VP, president/senior VP |
More resources
Additional PeopleAdmin resources, including online videos, quick reference guides and job aids, are available on the PeopleAdmin training website.
For more information about PeopleAdmin and the new online training courses, contact UHR at hrshelp@iastate.edu.
