Training and Development

The University is committed to training staff members to be self-aware of equality and diversity issues. It organises training, which aims to develop a community of staff that is sensitive to biases in our activities, and selection and recruitment processes.

Online Equality and Diversity training

Equality and Diversity Training - for all staff
Unconscious Bias Awareness - for all staff
Unconscious Bias in Recruitment and Selection - for members of recruitment panels

Professional and Support Staff development

Thinking about developing your career further? Here are some resources and suggestions, which you may find useful.

The University is committed to providing a framework that supports and encourages the development of staff, in line with the delivery of the UoY’s corporate plan and departmental objectives. There is a ‘Staff development policy’, which you can find here.

Developing your career at the UoY may mean different things; developing your skills within your current role, in a different role within your existing department or in a different role elsewhere within the UoY.

The policy and guidance on Role Review for existing roles can be found here:

Check out Human Resource’s Career Development web pages for administrative, management and professional staff. There are sections on:

Comparing the typical responsibilities and duties at each grade
Understanding how you can make the next step if you want to move up grades
Making a plan to take control of your career
Listening to other staff discuss their own career development

Completing a Professional and Career Development Plan (PCDP) may help you identify your own goals and enable you to have a meaningful discussion with your Line Manager.

You can discuss your career plans (and your PCDP) during your Performance Review.

Consider using your current role to develop specific skills and experiences that you have identified as part of your career plan.

Career development may involve a different work / life balance.

Flexible working arrangements which result in a change to your contract, the use of flexi time or career breaks (perhaps to enable time away to study or undertake volunteer work) can all help to achieve this. Where operationally and financially viable, the Department will support staff who wish to alter their work life balance.

Check out the Careers Resources section of the HR web pages.

The Learning & Development department offer a range of courses and events.

This includes an Internal Candidate programme to give you and understanding of the recruitment process at York, and how you can best prepare your application for a different role.

Check out the on-going initiative Professional@York which includes conferences, awards, development & assessment centres, development of secondment opportunities, mentoring, coaching and more.

All University of York vacancies are advertised here. Some vacancies are advertised as Internal vacancies. There is a link to this webpage on the sidebar.

The University runs a Rewarding Excellence scheme each year (currently under review for 2016). This is a competitive scheme, but successful nominations, can result in an additional increment to your salary and enhance your CV.

The Centre for Health Economics also runs a Making the Difference scheme that is intended to provide recognition to any member of staff whose contribution on a one-off or short-term basis has been exceptional or outstanding:

Details of this are circulated each year with a nomination deadline at the end of January. MTD awards are £250 each and enhances your CV. The policy and nomination form for this scheme is on the CHE intranet (staff only).

Research staff development

Professional skills development and training available to research staff includes Impact and Public Engagement; IT Training, Knowledge Exchange and Partnership; Professional, Personal & Careers Development; Research Management; and Research Training. The University’s Building Research and Innovation Capacity Team (BRIC) provides guidance on Professional and Career Development for Research Staff, Postdocs and Fellows, including links to training, events, conferences, and news.

Further information and support is available on the University’s Research webpages, including induction guidance for researchers and training and forums.

Coaching and Mentoring

We actively promote the University of York coaching and mentoring schemes, where the individual is supported by the coach/ mentor to build their knowledge, skills and techniques, to be most effective in their role and help individuals achieve their full potential.

Further information

Additional information, advice and support is available on the University Human Resources website.