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MPP 101
MPP 101 is a training program designed to empower employees in the Management Personnel Plan (MPP) to effectively manage employees at Sac State. Sessions cover the manager's role in the employee lifecycle -- from onboarding a new hire, through the foundations of managing and evaluating the performance of those they lead. The content has a compliance focus and builds on the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to effectively manage in the unionized environment at Sac State.
Modules
The MPP 101 curriculum is scaffolded and intended to build on itself. All modules need to be completed as part of the mandatory training requirement.
Facilitators
Dr. Mia Settles-Tidwell, Vice President and University Diversity Officer
Dr. Michael Nguyen, Associate Vice President and Executive Director, Office of Cultural Transformation
Division: Inclusive Excellence
Course Description
Led by the Division of Inclusive Excellence, this leadership focused workshop on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Justice (DEIBJ) plays a crucial role in cultivating workplaces where all can thrive. Through interactive activities and real life equity dilemmas, participants will gain valuable insights and strategies to further DEIBJ via a culturally grounded, human centered, and data informed approach.
Length
2 hours
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Register for MPP 101: Inclusive Excellence
Facilitator
Mellonie Richardson, Director, Employment Services, Office of Human Resources
Division: Administration and Business Affairs
Course Description
In this Human Resources/Employment services session, managers will be introduced to the Talent Management concept, to include recruitment, talent acquisition, onboarding, inclusion, talent development, and retention. Valuable and relevant techniques for recruiting and talent sourcing in today's competitive hiring environment will be highlighted, along with best practices in understanding the recruitment workflow and using the CSU recruitment applicant tracking system (CHRS Recruiting/PageUp). The Director of Talent Acquisition and the recruitment team will share expert recommendations for engaging, hiring, and retaining top diverse talent.
Length
2 hours
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Register for MPP 101: Talent Acquisition and Onboarding
Facilitators
Mark Hyde, Director, Employee and Labor Relations, Office of Human Resources
Patrick Murphy, Senior Employee and Labor Relations Analyst, Office of Human Resources
Division: Administration and Business Affairs
Course Description
Designed to provide tools and resources to managers to develop their foundational managerial skills for optimal impact in their leadership role. The focus is specifically on managing a heavily unionized workforce and how to understand the roles and responsibilities of that environment. We will cover HEERA management, Lead vs. MPP, union access, management rights, etc.
Length
2 hours
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Facilitator
Michelle Dungca, Director, Classification and Compensation, Office of Human Resources
Division: Administration and Business Affairs
Course Description
Gain a better understanding of the position description and its many uses. This interactive workshop will provide tips and tricks to use and build an effective position description.
Length
2 hours
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Facilitators
Mark Hyde, Director, Employee Labor Relations, Office of Human Resources
Mackenzie Martin, Senior Employee and Labor Relations Analyst, Office of Human Resources
Division: Administration and Business Affairs
Course Description
You have provided your employees with clear and consistent feedback all year. You have established a culture where open and objective conversations are held on a regular basis. You have worked hard to establish clear goals and expectations (both behavioral and performance-based) this evaluation cycle. Now what?! This course is designed to help managers understand the performance evaluation process and the definitions within its various forms. The class takes on an interactive workshop style as we debunk myths and move through the some common performance factors and draft an evaluation.
Length
2 hours
Facilitator
Michelle Dungca, Director, Classification and Compensation, Office of Human Resources
Division: Administration and Business Affairs
Course Description
An overview of Classification and Compensation requests. Become better familiar with the types of additional compensation available as well as the importance and many uses of a position description.
Length
2 hours
Facilitator
Britnie Hopkins, Complaint Resolution Officer, Office of Equal Opportunity
Division: Inclusive Excellence
Course Description
The Office for Equal Opportunity plays a large role in the University’s compliance efforts including, but not limited to, unlawful discrimination and harassment prevention, and campus-wide trainings, etc. Using engaging exercises and real-world examples, the training provides understanding of (1) state/federal anti-discrimination and harassment laws, (2) administrators role in promoting the University’s commitment to eliminating discrimination and harassment.
Length
2 hours
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This MPP module is offered as an e-learning course in CSU Learn, and is accessible for viewing at any time.
Course description
Learn the basics of payroll functions at Sac State and your role in tracking and approving time worked. Topics covered include the Fair Labor Standards Act, California Labor Laws, overtime versus compensatory time off, guidance about scheduling rest and meal breaks, accounting for travel time and your role when one of your direct reports separates from the university.
Course Link
Length
Self-paced
This MPP module is offered as an e-learning course in CSU Learn, and is accessible for viewing at any time.
Course description
Learn the basics of your role as an MPP in handling employee leave requests, accommodation requests, and other benefits.
Course Link
MPP 101: Benefits, Leaves, and Accommodations
Length
Self-paced
Facilitator
Gina Curry, Associate Vice President, Financial Services
Division: Administration and Business Affairs
Course Description
Like information security, you have a critical, front-line role in fiscal stewardship. This includes an understanding of what funds you have available and how to use them, restrictions in purchasing and authorities related to the funds. Additionally, you will learn about your role in ensuring that there is support-employee awareness, training, and compliance. We will explore delegation of fiscal authority, how to identify information resources and how Financial Service can help.
Length
2.5 hours
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Facilitator
Brad Grebitus, Information Technology Consultant, Information Security
Division: Information Resources & Technology
Course Description
As managers, you have a critical, front-line role to help protect the student and employee data entrusted to campus, including identifying and protecting sensitive data, conducting employee awareness training, and more. Learn more about the safeguards the Information Resources & Technology Team (IRT) has in place for campus, and how you can contribute to Hornet Family cybersecurity!
Length
2 hours
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Facilitator
Gary Rosenblum, Associate Vice President, Risk Management Services, and Chief Risk Officer
Division: Administration and Business Affairs
Course Description
Overview of the various programs administered by Risk Management Services to help managers understand their responsibilities under the California Health and Safety Code, California Code of Regulations Title 8 (Cal OSHA), as well as campus policy and executive orders pertaining to employee health and safety.
Length
2 hours
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Logistics
Required Training for MPPs
MPP 101 is a mandatory series which all state-side MPPs must complete within two years of being hired as an MPP at Sac State. MPP 101 is offered as a hybrid training program -- most modules are facilitated in-person or live virtually, and two modules are offered on-demand as e-learning in CSU Learn. To enable MPPs to complete the entire program, MPP 101 is offered three times per year.
Tracking Attendance and Completion
Upon hire or promotion, MPPs are assigned the MPP 101 training series in CSU Learn. This assigns the training requirement to MPPs and provides a way to track completion -- however, it does not enroll the MPP into the modules themselves. MPPs register for each module using the links embedded in the module descriptions above. Learn how to check the status of MPP 101 module and training requirement completion.
Accessibility
The Office of Human Resources seeks to ensure that our events are inclusive and that all attendees are able to fully participate. Planned accommodations for virtual MPP 101 modules include the utilization of Zoom's AI to provide voice-to-text captioning. Employees requiring a reasonable accommodation to participate in any workshop or program should email their request to learn-dev@csus.edu no later than five (5) business days prior to the event.
Registration
Registration for each module is done separately. Please use the registration links embedded in each of the module descriptions above to enroll.