Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.53
Liaison Taryn Wilkinson
Submission Date Aug. 10, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Niagara College Canada
EN-8: Staff Professional Development

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Julie Stitt
Senior Manager
Centre for Professional and Organizational Development
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Does the institution make available training and/or other professional development opportunities in sustainability to all staff at least once per year?:
Yes

A brief description of the sustainability trainings and professional development opportunities available to staff :

There are a number of training and professional development opportunities available to all employees throughout the year. Niagara College wide events such as Niagara Day and Day of Reflection, which are aimed specifically at employees, always include sustainability through a variety of ways including information tables, presentations and workshops. Student run events such as Green Day also welcome employee involvement and provide opportunities to participate in sustainability themed workshops, tours, and initiatives. Throughout the academic year many events, initiatives, projects and educational forums are also run for both students and employees on a wide range of sustainability topics including biodiversity, carbon emissions, waste, water, globalization and energy.


The percentage of staff that participated in training and/or other professional development opportunities in sustainability during the previous year:
35

The website URL where information about staff training opportunities in sustainability is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The percentage of staff that participated in training and/or other professional development opportunities in sustainability during the previous year has been calculated using only the number of participants in Niagara Day as it was the largest event to avoid double counting of staff.


The percentage of staff that participated in training and/or other professional development opportunities in sustainability during the previous year has been calculated using only the number of participants in Niagara Day as it was the largest event to avoid double counting of staff.

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