New Employee Effectiveness

Courses designed to successfully launch new employees at Stanford. Instructions to Enroll (and Drop) instructions, plus instructions to view the training locations map are below the course listings.

New Hire Site

The Stanford New Hire site is a resource for all new employees, so whether you're brand new or have been here a year, check it out! The site includes information, links, instructions, and fun ways to connect to the Stanford community.

Want to see a listing of the "perks" for Stanford employees? It's there. Want to understand what training you need as new employee? Got it. Need a quick refresher on what kicks in at the one-year point? You guessed it; it's on the site!

Bookmark the site: http://newhire.stanford.edu

Use the Training Needs Assessment tool in the Axess portal to identify required training

Use the Training Needs Assessment tool in the Axess portal to quickly identify required training based on your role, your responsibilities, and/or your special duties. Clarify expectations with your supervisor or manager, such as which training to take first, then enroll in STARS. Use these instructions to complete the Training Needs Assessment:

• Login to Axess: https://axess.stanford.edu.
• Click the STARS (Training) tab.
• Click My Training Needs from the left menu and follow the link to the assessment.
• Respond to a series of statements and questions regarding job role, responsibilities, or specific duties, clicking Next to proceed through the assessment.
• Click Submit when done.
• A list of required training displays with course title. Training is automatically added to your learning plan.
• Click My Learning to review added training, which is set to a status of Planned. Have a discussion with your manager to identify the desired timing for you to complete training. Also check with him/her to identify recommended training useful to your role or responsibilities, as the Training Needs assessment identifies only required training.
• Click Enroll to submit your enrollment. A confirmation email will be sent, and the status of the training changes from Planned to Enrolled. (Other status settings you'll see are In-Progress, Dropped, or Completed.) The Training Needs Assessment can be used repeatedly.

Stanford 101: Starting Out at Stanford/New Employee Orientation -

Mondays, every other week.

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TOD-0100

Stanford’s employee orientation program (referred to as SU 101) is for newly hired staff members. Topics: a broad overview of Stanford’s history, mission, personnel policies, and the variety of resources, services, and training opportunities available to them, information on how to get a University ID card, plan commute options, obtain health and safety training, and an overview of the health and retirement plan choices. Light refreshments provided. (No Show Policy does not apply.)

Note: New employees should be directed to the Stanford New Hire site as an additional resource: http://newhire.stanford.edu.

Note: The session begins at 8:30; however, new staff who need their ID card can check in at 8:00 and go to neighboring Forsythe Hall to get their ID card, if their job record is in the system.

New to Supervising or Managing People?

Whether you are new to Stanford in a managerial role or a longer-term Stanford employee who is new to a role requiring you to supervise or manage others, a new program series, "Managing People @ Stanford" is for you! See the listings in the Managerial Effectiveness section.

Additional training offered for new employees:

Introduction to Stanford Finance and Research Administration (offered by Finance; check STARS for dates, times, and locations)

FIN-0120

This course provides an introduction to Stanford's general business processes and related financial accounting and management concepts. Recommended for new employees who will be involved in any type of financial accounting transactions. Check STARS for dates, times, and locations. Course objectives are to:

• Provide an overview of Stanford's business activities
• Explain responsibilities, policies, and systems that affect how you conduct Stanford business
• Show you how to find training that will help you do your job
• Identify other helpful resources

See the FinGate (Financial Gateway) site for an overview of all financial training: http://fingate.stanford.edu/staff/resources/training.html.

Health and Safety Training (offered by Environmental Health & Safety; check STARS for dates, times, and locations)

For required health and safety training, use the Training Needs Assessment tool in the Axess portal (see above). Talk with your manager to gain clarity on the health and safety training specific to your role or responsibilities. Review the Environmental Health & Safety site for assistance to identify the correct safety training: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/prod/training/index.html

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Non-Supervisory Staff (offered by the Sexual Harassment Policy Office; check STARS for dates, times, and locations)

SHP-0002

All new, non-supervisory staff are expected to attend a briefing on the university’s sexual harassment policy and our resources for addressing concerns. Newly hired supervisors and faculty, although welcome at this briefing, are expected to participate in separate mandatory sexual harassment training. This 60 minute Sexual Harassment Briefing for non-supervisory staff does NOT meet state mandated requirements for supervisor/faculty training. See the current listings in STARS or the Training Opportunities Guide, or contact the Sexual Harassment Policy Office at:

shpo-training@stanford.edu or 725-0646.

Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Faculty and Supervisors (Mandated)(offered by the Sexual Harassment Policy Office)

This training is mandated by California State Law AB 1825. Training is required for faculty or staff supervisors who direct or evaluate work of one or more employees or students, employees, TAs, RAs, casuals, or temps. Med Center-line faculty and clinician educators are also required to be trained. See the full description on the Managerial Effectiveness page.

Training is online. Registration for this training is not done through STARS. More information is available at http://harass.stanford.edu. To enroll: contact your Human Resources Manager or Faculty Affairs Administrator.

Enrollment and Drop Instructions, Training Locations

To Enroll:

• Login to Axess (SUNet ID required): https://axess.stanford.edu.
• Click the STARS (Training) tab.
• In the Search Catalog field, enter the course code; e.g., TOD-0100.
• Click Continue next to the course title.
• Click Enroll next to the session of your choice. You will receive a confirmation email.

To Drop:

Please cancel your enrollment if you cannot attend, either by dropping the course in STARS or contacting the L&D Training Coordinator, Keith Chrestman, at kchrestman@stanford.edu or 723-4635.

To Drop from STARS:

• Login to Axess: https://axess.stanford.edu.
• Click the STARS (Training) tab.
• Click My Learning from the left menu.
• Click the Drop button next to the course title to cancel your enrollment. You will receive a confirmation email.

To view directions to our training locations, click "Classroom Locations (pdf)" in the left menu. A printable map with directions will display.