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Employee Development and Training course
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Thursday, March 9, 2023,
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Thursday, March 16, 2023,
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Thursday, March 23, 2023,
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Thursday, March 30, 2023,
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Thursday, April 6, 2023,
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Thursday, April 13, 2023,
3:00 PM -
4:00 PM
Course
applicable to all agricultural commodities
Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development has opened
registration for a new online course in the Supervisory Leadership Certificate
Program. Offered for the first time, “Employee
Development and Training” course materials release and registration
closes on March 3, 2023. Live weekly Zoom sessions will be held 3 to 4 PM EDT
each Thursday from March 9 through April 13. Continuing education credits are
offered. Course cost is $275 and spaces are limited.
Information and
registration link for the Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate
courses“I hope participants
will gain practical tools that they can put in their supervisory skills toolbox.
They can pull these tools out and use them to build a great workplace and solve
problems. Ultimately, we want farm managers to be just as confident about their
ability to lead people as they are about their ability to manage farm
production,” said Dr. Richard Stup, Agricultural Workforce Development
Specialist.
Employee Development and Training is the course you’ve
been waiting for! Identify training needs. Understand learning styles. Design
and plan learning experiences that accommodate learner needs. Develop effective
training skills and techniques. Evaluate learning results and training
effectiveness.
“We’re
always looking for ways to improve labor management and leadership skills and
we encourage our employees to take courses too,” said Bob DiCarlo, FaBa Farms,
who took the Managing Performance course, and his employee took Organizing Work
for High Quality Results. “We’re focused on continuous improvement. One of the
big pluses has been getting to have time to learn from people not in the same
agriculture industry and to talk through real-life situations. The breakout
Zoom sessions were worthwhile. It was helpful for me to talk through situations
and for our employee too. It's easy to say I’m busy but pick the course that
would be of most interest. When you push your comfort zone, it returns the
most. We’re continuing to see the importance of stepping away from daily tasks
on the farm to see the bigger picture.”
The
Agricultural Supervisory Leadership Program includes a series of courses that
help farm supervisors and managers learn and apply human resource management
practices and leadership skills that foster rewarding workplaces and drive
business results. Confident managers who thoughtfully apply leadership and
management skills improve employee performance, develop teams, reduce employee
turnover, and increase employee engagement. The six courses within the
certificate series offer extensive practice and engagement activities to build
confidence and skill sets.
Who should attend?
This course, and the whole certificate program, is
appropriate for both new and experienced farm supervisors and managers, and
those preparing to become supervisors. All participants learn leadership
concepts and practice skills that improve their ability to build a positive
workplace and get results through leading others.
How to attend?
The course is taught
online, but you can still actively engage with other learners. Watch
prerecorded presentations on your own schedule, and engage with classmates and
instructors during weekly, live discussion sessions. Participation in the
live sessions is highly encouraged and provides a valued opportunity for
peer-to-peer learning and networking. Continuing education credits are offered.
Course
instructors include:
Richard Stup, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development
Specialist
Elizabeth Higgins, Ag Business Management/Production
Economics Extension Specialist with the Eastern New York Commercial
Horticulture team
Libby Eiholzer, Bilingual Dairy Specialist, Cargill
Bob Milligan, Cornell University Professor Emeritus
Kaitlyn Lutz, Bilingual Dairy Management Specialist
Jay
Canzonier, Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development Extension Support
Specialist
Direct questions to Rachel McCarthy, Agricultural Supervisory
Leadership Coordinator, at rachel.mccarthy@cornell.edu.
Courses in the Supervisory Leadership certificate
program can be taken in any order and include:
Transitioning to Supervisor:
Develop essential communication skills and manage conflict. Lead a
multi-cultural team. Build an effective workplace culture.
Organizing Work for High Quality Results: Create an efficient and
high-performing workplace. Develop clear expectations and standard operating
procedures. Delegate effectively. Diagnose and correct performance problems.
Managing Performance:
Understand motivation. Harness the power of performance feedback and coaching.
Build clear and effective workplace communications. Set safety expectations.
Conduct effective performance improvements.
Ethics and Employment Regulations for Supervisors: Implement responsible and
ethical labor practices and understand why this matters for agriculture.
Recognize and prevent sexual harassment. Understand and follow minimum wage and
overtime laws. Implement Equal Employment Opportunity laws to prevent
discrimination and harassment. Use an employee handbook. Handle employee
discipline and termination.
Employee Development and Training: Identify training
needs. Understand learning styles. Design and plan learning experiences that
accommodate learner needs. Develop effective training skills and techniques.
Evaluate learning results and training effectiveness.
Staffing and Organizing Your Team: Develop job
descriptions. Learn how to find potential employees, interview and select the
right people. Implement new hire documentation, employment authorization, and
onboarding: bringing new employees into the business successfully and
productively.
Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development’s mission is
to help farms and agribusinesses build committed and effective teams who will
carry out the important work of feeding local families and the world.
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Fee
$275
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Information and registration link for the Agricultural Supervisory Leadership certificate courses
Location
This event is online
Last updated February 13, 2023