Library Education and Training Committee (LETC)

Owned by Gabriella Karl-Johnson
Last updated: Aug 02, 2024 by Willow Dressel
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--DRAFT, under review and revision--

Mission

The Library Education and Training Committee (LETC), in collaboration with library and campus affiliates, provides a structured and consistent annual calendar of training, learning, and skill development opportunities for library staff. These educational offerings are intended to develop or enhance each employee’s job-related skills and career paths. LETC is committed to empowering Library staff in pursuit of individual goals and organizational objectives.

Charge

As noted in Article XI of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between Princeton University and PULA, “training is an activity that is used to develop or enhance an employee’s job-related skills in the position they are currently holding or to assist the employee in the advancement of the employee’s career.”

The charge of LETC is based upon the CBA, and will be reviewed and refreshed in accordance with any changes made to said agreement.

LETC will:

  1. Organize, promote, and hold trainings, workshops, and other events that will serve to develop or enhance an employee’s job-related skills in the position they are currently holding or to assist in the advancement of the employee’s career.

  2. Program such educational offerings on a reliable schedule and a predictable basis throughout the year.

  3. Solicit input from staff, managers, and library leaders to develop programming that is tailored to the needs of PUL as an organization and to staff members as individuals.

  4. Serve as a connection to and promoter of training opportunities offered by campus partners such as HR and OIT.

  5. Establish measurable goals for each training year (June-May) and produce an annual report that addresses said goals, which will be presented to Library leadership and PUL as a whole on an annual basis.

  6. Collaborate with other Library and University groups on matters of common interest that fall within the group’s scope.  

Communication Expectations

INTERNAL (among the committee members)

  • Slack and email

  • Google Drive for committee documents, such as spreadsheets, promotional text blurbs, and report drafts

  • Confluence for policies, charge, workflows, and reports; also viewable by internal staff members

 

EXTERNAL (among staff members, managers, and administration, and on website)

  • Annual report submitted to LSC and PULA Executive Council once yearly.

    • Each annual report will be made available to all staff members, and will form the basis of an annual information exchange meeting with managers to gather training needs

  • Confluence for policies, charge, workflows, and reports

  • LibGuide for promotion of upcoming events; viewable by internal and external parties

  • LibCal for scheduling and sign-up processes for all LETC-created events;

    • LibCal for follow-up and statistics

  • Google form linked to Confluence and LETC LibGuide to solicit training requests (with capacity for anonymous requests)

  • Email announcements to library listserv for monthly offerings

  • Printed flyers for internal staff use, distributed quarterly

LETC Members

The committee comprises two members each from PULA, exempt HR staff, and the Dean of the Faculty (DoF) staff. Service terms last two years. LSC and PULA executive council are responsible for appointing committee members. The current LETC roster is as follows:

  • Muhammad Al Amin (exempt HR)

  • Saupan Cheng (PULA)

  • Willow Dressel (DoF)

  • Shaun Ellis (exempt HR)

  • Gabriella Karl-Johnson (DoF, Chair)

  • Anna Meerson (PULA)

The Senior Human Resources Manager (or designee) will be responsible for leading the Library Education and Training Committee (LETC).

Meeting Schedule

Closed planning meetings for the committee will take place on a reliable monthly schedule. The primary purpose of committee meetings is to plan and coordinate upcoming educational offerings.

Educational Offerings Schedule

LETC will provide educational offerings on a predictable schedule on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis. Trainings will be forecast yearly, confirmed and announced quarterly, and promoted monthly, with registration available at a minimum of 3 weeks in advance of each event. Once the phased relaunch of LETC is complete, educational offerings will be provided for staff two times per month. In addition to live offerings, a curated list of remote trainings created by external organizers (such as LinkedIn Learning, MITX, EdX, etc.) will be distributed to staff on a monthly basis.