Professional Development Guidelines
Resources for PD Credit:
- Training classes and seminars offered at ACU
- Off-Campus training seminars, workshops, and conferences offered by professional companies
- Online webinars, books, videos, etc. relevant to the employee's professional development. When submitting books for PD credit, 50 pages = 1 PD credit)
- ACU for credit courses whose content parallels or exceeds that of a professional seminar (1 class = 10 PD credits)
- Teaching Professional Development Classes (The first time a class is taught = double the hours spent teaching. The following times = 1 hour credit for each hour of teaching) Many hours of preparation and learning go into one class.
Reporting PD Credit:
Download a PD report template and record credits. PD reports should be submitted annually with performance appraisals to Human Resources.
ACU Professional Development Rating Scale:
A complete portfolio of Professional Development would include some training hours in each of the categories listed in the Guidelines. The recommended training hours per year are as follows:
- Non-exempt Staff 20 - 26 hours
- Exempt Staff 31 - 41 hours
- Executive Staff 48 - 61 hours
Professional Development for Performance Appraisals
In keeping with the performance appraisal numerical ratings of 5 to 1, the following are professional development hour equivalents for the rating scale:
- Non-exempt Staff Recommended PD Hours = 20 - 26 Hours
Rating: | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Hours: | 26 or more | 20 - 25 | 14 - 19 | 8 - 13 | 1 - 7 | 0 |
- Exempt Staff Recommended PD Hours = 31 - 41 Hours
Rating: | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Hours: | 41 or more | 31 - 40 | 21 - 30 | 11 - 20 | 1 - 10 | 0 |
- Executive Staff Recommended PD Hours = 48 - 61 Hours
Rating: | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Hours: | 61 or more | 48 - 60 | 32 - 47 | 16 - 31 | 1 - 15 | 0 |