229-333-2157 March 17, 2010
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Communications Specialist
Consortium to Address System-wide Needs
VALDOSTA -- Valdosta State University is one of six University
System of Georgia campuses that will serve as a Regional Training
Center (RTC) for the Professional Development Consortium -- a
product of the Regents’ Strategic Goal Six: Increase Efficiency
Working as a System.
The consortium will collaborate to identify and address system-wide
professional development needs. Becky Murphy, assistant director of
HR for Employee Development, is the RTC leader who -- along with
her staff -- will support and collaborate with institutions in the
region. VSU will aid the seven partner institutions in developing a
needs assessment/gap analysis and instituting a training plan and
calendar. Each of the training centers will share resources and
meet quarterly to update the USG Office of Human Resources
Professional Development.
“We are excited about this opportunity to share resources and
support each other to strengthen us as a university system. Not
only will we have the opportunity to work with our region, but will
gain broader access to resources as consortium members collaborate
and share best practices,” Murphy said. “For instance, if I am
trying to activate a leadership skills program at VSU, I can look
in the consortium database we are creating to see which schools
currently have such programs. I can then review their format and
materials so that I don’t reinvent the wheel.”
The consortium has identified three main objectives:
Continuously improve learning and organizational development
function of each institution.
Identify, develop and execute key learning programs and system
initiatives.
Create a system and associated process for system-wide knowledge
management
Valdosta State University is charged with training human resource
professionals at Waycross College, Bainbridge College, Abraham
Baldwin Agricultural College, Albany State University, South
Georgia college, Darton College and Southwestern State University.
The other five Regional Training Centers are: Georgia Institute of
Technology, Kennesaw State University, Medical College of Georgia,
University of Georgia, and Georgia Southern University.
Read the consortium charter at http://www.valdosta.edu/news/media/2010/03/PDCCharter.pdf
Learn more at the USG Office of Human Resources at www.usg.edu/hr/
