Many people become supervisors with little, if any, formal preparation. Supervisor Training@Iowa aims to provide a consistent foundation for all administrative supervisors at the University of Iowa.
Supervisor training is one of the most often requested trainings from staff leaders, HR professionals, and staff members themselves. Working at Iowa survey results routinely highlight opportunities to improve supervisory skills and feedback.
Any staff and faculty administrative supervisors in a regular appointment may be required to complete the training.
The courses are offered online in ICON and are available at any time. Courses can be stopped and returned to at the convenience of the participant.
The courses will focus:
- Supporting well-being and mental health, fostering employee engagement, and leading and managing change;
- Creating a welcoming and inclusive team environment;
- Engaging employees to maximize performance; and
- Enhancing performance coaching and feedback, setting goals, and addressing conflict.
When an administrative supervisor is assigned the Supervisor Training@Iowa compliance courses, they have 6 months to complete them.
Completion will be tracked in the university’s Compliances and Qualifications system available through Employee Self Service.
Supervisor training sessions are approved for some continuing education credit programs. See the continuing education credit page for details.
Because these ICON courses are self-paced, the time to complete them can vary. Listed below are the estimates for each course.
Foundations - 60 minutes
Culture Builder - 55 minutes
Performance Manager - 60 minutes
Team Builder - 40 minutes
Generally, all administrative supervisors at Iowa who are in a regular appointment are required to complete Supervisor Training@Iowa. If you see any of the Supervisor Training@Iowa courses in your Unfulfilled Compliances tab in Employee Self Service (My Career | Compliances & Qualifications | My Compliances), you are required to complete these training courses.