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LouisianaStateCivilServiceNASPENomination– MandatoryOnlineTrainingProgramforLouisianaStateSupervisors
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NASPEInnovativeStateHumanResourceManagementProgramSubmission
MandatoryOnlineTrainingProgramforLouisianaStateSupervisors
Louisiana
Contact: LindsayRuizdeChavezPublicInformationOfficerDepartmentofStateCivilServiceP.O.Box94111BatonRouge,LA70804‐9111Phone:225‐342‐8272Fax:225‐342‐8058Email:[email protected]
1. Pleaseprovideabriefdescriptionofthisprogram.
TheComprehensivePublicTrainingProgram(CPTP)forthestateofLouisianaprovidesmandatorySupervisorytrainingfor9,949stateagencysupervisors.TheprogramishousedwithinLouisianaStateCivilService(SCS).SCSdecidedtostreamlineprocessesandsavebudgetarydollarsbyinvestinginanonlinesolutionfortheinstructor‐ledstatesupervisorytraining.TheCPTPstaffcompletedaconversionofallMandatorySupervisoryLevel1trainingcoursestoanonlineformataccessiblethroughaglobalLearningManagementSystem.ThenewonlinetrainingforSupervisorsincludesacourseprogramoffiveonlinecourseswithaninteractivehands‐oninstructorledcapstonetrainingworkshopthatallowssupervisorstopracticeandapplytheskillsandknowledgetheyacquiredthroughtheonlinelearningcourses.Thecoursesarescenariobasedandprovidereal‐worldexamplesthatallowsupervisorstoproblemsolveandparticipateinsolutionstorealproblems.2. Howlonghasthisprogrambeenoperational?
TheprogramhasbeenactivesinceJanuary1,2012.3. Whywasthisprogramcreated?Whatproblemsorissuesdoesitaddress?
TheMandatoryOnlineTrainingProgramforLouisianaStateSupervisorswascreatedtoprovidetrainingconsistencytostatesupervisorsandsaveoncostsaccruedbyofferingthesecoursesinaninstructorledformat.
Theprogramaddressedthefollowingissues:
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ImprovedTrainingCosts–Producinganytypeoftrainingistimeconsuming,withmandatorysupervisorye‐learningeachtimethecourseisaccessedthereturnoninvestmentimprovesbasedontheproductioncostsvs.thenumberofusers.Costsavingsarealsonoticeablethroughdecreasedtravel,instructortimeandpayment,reducedneedsformaterialsandtrainingclassrooms,andimprovedormoreefficientperformance.
IncreasingProductivity–Becausee‐learningisnotreliantonaninstructors’timeortravelplansforstudents,wecancontroltheimpactonproductionbytrainingsupervisorsduringdowntimes.Supervisorshavetheoptiontotakethetrainingattheirownconvenienceandlearnattheirownpace.
Standardization–Evenifyouhaveagreatinstructor,thereisnoguaranteethatcoursesarepresentedthesameacrosseachsession.Thee‐learningcourseshaveallowedustostandardizetheconsistencyofdeliveryofcontentandcompressdeliverytime.Byusingablendedlearningapproachandcombininge‐learningwithafacilitatedsessionandinteractivecasestudies,itallowsustomaintainconsistencyforeachlearningexperience.
ImprovedRetention–Thecombinationofmultimediaandonlineinstructionaldesignwithpracticecasestudiesandscenariobasedlearningcanincreaseretentionandproduceresults.Byallowingusersthe“freedomtofail”andtryagaintocompleteascenarioordifficulttask,weareallowingthesupervisortoanalyzeeverypossiblesolutiontofindtherightone.Thiscontinualcycleoflearningincreasesretentionandimprovesproductivity.
Constantaccesstoresources–Learnersdonothavetodependonnotesorrelyonmemory,theycanaccesstheonlinelearningreferencematerialsanywhere,anytime,andanyplace.
4. Whyisthisprogramanewandcreativemethod?
Withtherapidevolutionofmultimediaandcreativityinonlinelearning,thisnewapproachhasbecomewidelyrecognizedforitsbenefits.Amixtureofselfstudyandonlinelearningisthenewestwaytogetthebestlearningoutcomes.ThisprogramchangedthewaythestateofLouisianaviewedtraining.Supervisorsnowhavelearningandreferencesattheirfingertips.Wecanaddressseveralkeyneedsthroughamixtureofdistancelearningandself‐study.Thedaysofwaitingforaclasstocomeavailableortryingtocrunchinrequirementsinordertomeetqualificationsareathingofthepast.5. Whatwastheprogram’sstartupcosts?
ThestartupcostsfortheMandatoryOnlineTrainingProgramforLouisianaStateSupervisorswereminimal.TheCPTPstaffhousesseveraltalentede‐learningdeveloperssocostsassociatedwithsoftwareandphotoresourceswereallthatwasneededtosetthisinitiativeinplace.Totalestimatedstartupcosts:$4,200.6. Whataretheprogramsoperationalcosts?
Operationalcostsoftheprogramareminimal.Asthemajorityofthestate’ssupervisor
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populationislocatedinornearBatonRouge,wheretheCPTPtrainersarealsodomiciled,theneedforlodging,mileagereimbursementsandmealperdiemsarelimitedtothoseworkshopsdeliveredsignificantlyoutsideoftheBatonRougearea.WorkshopsheldinBatonRougetakeplaceinCPTPfacilities.FacilitiesfortheworkshopoutsideofBatonRougeareprovidedbyotherstateagenciesfreeofcharge.Asaresult,theestimatedyearlycosttofacilitateupto36capstoneworkshopsaccommodatingupto1,440participantsisapproximately$2,400peryear.Abreakdownofthesecostsisincludedinthetablebelow:
OperationalCostperannumInstructorTraveli $1304InstructorLodgingi $504InstructorMealsi $490MaterialCosts(trainingsuppliesandreusableclassresources) $100TotalCost $2398
i. Travel,lodgingandmealperdiemratesspecifiedbytheLouisianaStateTravelOffice
7. Howisthisprogramfunded?
CPTPisfundedbyfeesassessedbyeachstateagencyemployingclassifiedemployees,apercentagebasedontheamountoftheirclassifiedsalarybudgets.8. Didthisprogramoriginateinyourstate?
CPTPishousedwithinSCS.StateCivilServicestaffdevelopsonlinelearningandpresentcoursesonCivilServicerules,policiesandspecializedtrainingforHumanResourceprofessionals.
Theprogramsprimarypurposeistomaintainafullyintegratedprogramdedicatedsolelytoprovidingafullrangeofworkforcedevelopmentinitiativesnecessarytomeetthelearninganddevelopmentneedsofmanagersandsupervisorswithinstategovernment.
TheCPTPprogramwasestablishedbythelegislaturein1979to"upgradeprofessional,technical,andmanagerialskillsofstateemployees."Allstateemployeesareeligibletoparticipateinappropriateclasseswithpermissionfromtheirstateagencies.ThisprogramoriginatedinthestateofLouisiana.9. Areyouawareofsimilarprogramsinotherstates?Ifyes,howdoesthisprogramdiffer?
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Aftercarefulresearch,itappearsthatonlinelearninginitiativesarewidelyusedbyamajorityofthestatesintheU.S.HumanresourcestopicssuchasEthicsandSexualHarassmentarepopularcoursesdeliveredviae‐learningtocutdownontrainingcostsforstateentities.Amajorityofstateuniversitiesofferexecutivecoachingandleadershiptrainingforstatesupervisors,howeverwearenotawareatthistimeofanotherstatefundedprogramhousedincivilservicethathassimilarrequirementstotheMandatoryOnlineTrainingProgramforLouisianaStateSupervisors.10. Howdoyoumeasurethesuccessofthisprogram?
Priortolaunch,CPTPstaffmembersconductedintensivefocusgrouptestingtoensurethenewcoursestructuremetandinsomecasesexceededtheneedsofstatesupervisors.Thisensuredthatourdepartment’scoursedevelopersbuiltsolidcoursesthataddressedscenariosrealisticallyformaximumbenefitforstudents.Sincethelaunchofthisprogram,CPTPmembersutilizeseveraldifferentmethodstomeasuretheprogram’ssuccess,includingpost‐courseevaluations,solicitingstudentfeedbackthroughin‐personconversations,aswellasconversationswithtrainingcoordinatorsandHRleadersthatobserveboththefeedbackfromstudentsaswellassupervisoryreactionstotheprogram.Astheprogrammatures,weintendtoimplementadditionalmeasurementtechniquestocontinueobservinghowparticipationinthisprogramisbetterpreparingsupervisorsinthestate.11. Howhastheprogramgrownorchangedsinceitsinception?
Sincetheprogramlaunch,moreandmoresupervisorsareaccessingandcompletingcourserequirements.Overallfeedbackhasbeenpositiveandnochangeshavebeenneededtoaddressanymajorconcerns.WeattributethistotheCPTPteam’sintensivefocusgrouptestingbeforetheprogramlaunched.Currently,theCPTPprogramonlyoffersLevel1requirementsinthisformat.Asfeedbackandresultsreturn,CPTPintendstoconductfurtherneedsassessmentstoevaluatehowotherprogramswithintheminimumsupervisoryprogramcanbeimprovedthroughuseofthisblendedlearningapproach.
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ScreenshotofLEOwithSupervisoryGroup1courseslisted:
ScreenshotofthecoursemenuinCivilServiceEssentials:
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ScreenshotoftheopeningslideoftheCommonMythsCourse:
ScreenshotofthequizslideintheLeaveManagementCourse: