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Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Training is part of your employment obligation and is required per the UW System Board of Regents.

Employees who do not complete the training will be deemed ineligible for pay adjustments and bonuses and ineligible for pay play increases.

Cybersecurity Awareness Training is required for all faculty and staff (including graduate and undergraduate student employees) per UWSA Policy 1032 (Source: wisconsin.edu). It is also available for all students.

Employees who do not complete the training will be deemed ineligible for pay adjustments and bonuses determined by their local schools, colleges, or divisions and ineligible for pay plan increases. Complete your training today to satisfy this requirement.

Information and training options can be found on the website Cybersecurity Awareness Training (Source: it.wisc.edu). You can access the training once you have set up your NetID and MFA-Duo.

Below are professional resources you can explore and connect with your supervisor/peers on.

CPLA:

• American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
  Professional Development for Landscape Architects | asla.org
  Events Listing
• Wisconsin Chapter ASLA (WI Chapter-ASLA)
  Home Page (wiasla.com)
• Society for College & University Planning (SCUP)
  Learning Resources – SCUP
• APPA-Leadership in Educational Facilities
  Events | APPA
  Grounds Maintenance & Operations
• Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LACES)
  Home Page
• North American Stormwater and Erosion Control Association (NASECA)
  Upcoming Events and Trainings
• Wisconsin Planning Association (APA-WI)
  Conferences and Events
• Sustainable Sites Initiative (USGBC)
  Education
• Campus FM Technology Association
  Resources

To add to this list of resources, please contact Kayla Ruplinger

Go to each respective link to learn more

In conjunction with Purchasing Card Policies & Procedures, this session provides a site manager with the basic knowledge necessary to maintain and oversee the Purchasing Card Program at the departmental or divisional level. The session includes an overview of site manager responsibilities and a live demonstration of Access Online, U.S. Bank’s web-based transaction management tool. Purchasing Card Policies & Procedures should be completed prior to attending this session. Purchasing Card Site Manager Training takes approximately 75 minutes.

This course (in addition to Purchasing Card Policies & Procedures Training) is required for all individuals intending to become purchasing card site managers.

This course provides an overview of travel policy for UW-Madison employees who travel, incur expenses, or approve expenses via various payment mechanisms at UW-Madison (Purchasing Card, Corporate Card, Expense Reimbursement). This training will cover topics such as the travel policies and procedures, allowable expenses, and other important considerations related to travel and expenses.

This course is required for Purchasing Cardholders, Department Cardholders, Purchasing Card Site Managers, and Expense Reimbursement Approvers and Auditors.

This course is recommended for travelers and e-Reimbursement alternates.

This virtual class is designed to give a high-level basic overview of the various searches and reports that are available within the campus reporting tool, WISER. Topics that will be covered include:
• Navigation
• Department Search
• Project Search
• AP/PO Search
• Expense Search
• Payroll Search
• Transaction Search
• Other information in WISER

Departmental or divisional financial staff who are new to UW-Madison, new to their role, or new to using WISER. Any other departmental staff that will need to obtain financial transaction information from the WISER reporting tool as part of their role. PLEASE ensure you have requested and received access to WISER and are able to log in prior to attending this session. (Copy/paste this URL into your browser to access WISER Access Authorization Form: https://businessservices.wisc.edu/documents/wiser-access-authorization-form/.) This course is designed for attendees to click along with instructors through various search screens. We highly recommend taking the “Introduction to the Financial Environment at UW-Madison” course prior to this course when possible.

This session is designed as a primer for employees new to financial roles on campus. Its purpose is to help make learning financial jobs easier and more efficient. Topics covered include:

• Where the University’s Money Comes From and Where It Goes
• Funding Strings
• The Financial Decision-Making Hierarchy
• How to Access Financial Data
• UW Foundation Funds
• Financial Training/Resources Available on Campus

This session is designed as a primer for employees new to financial roles on campus.

The YouTube video playlist below demonstrates some extra features and workflow shortcuts available in the Go iOS apps.  These apps are used daily by tradespeople in Physical Plant to:

• Track what they are working on
• Fill out time cards
• Communicate with other tradespeople on shared work

Click or tap on the middle of the video screen to start watching the tips and tricks videos.  Alternatively, click or tap on the “Watch on YouTube” button to watch the playlist on a larger video screen.

Click on the YouTube Video above to watch. You can open in YouTube to access the whole playlist

The YouTube video playlist below demonstrates the basic functionality of the Go iOS apps.  These apps are used daily by tradespeople in Physical Plant to:

• Track what they are working on
• Fill out time cards
• Communicate with other tradespeople on shared work

Click or tap on the middle of the video screen to start watching the tutorial videos.  Alternatively, click or tap on the “Watch on YouTube” button to watch the playlist on a larger video screen.

Click on the YouTube Video above to watch. You can open in YouTube to access the whole playlist

The link below leads to the Facilities Planning and Management internal Knowledge Base.  This is a website that can only be seen by UW Employees.  It contains all training documentation created by and available to Physical Plant employees related to the three main software systems maintained by Physical Plant.  They are:

• ReADY – a website where campus customers can submit maintenance work requests to Physical Plant
• AiM – a website used by Physical Plant employees to track and manage work created through ReADY
• Go – an iOS app used daily by tradespeople to manage their work, fill out timecards, and communicate with other tradespeople

Feel free to save or bookmark the Knowledge Base website for future reference.  Also note that a shortcut to the Knowledge Base website is automatically made available to you on your work-issued iPhone or iPad.

Go to the knowledgebase here: https://kb.wisc.edu/fpm/internal/

Roles and Courses Breakdown

Role: Shopper
Courses: ShopUW+ Foundations, ShopUW+ Process Updates, ShopUW+ Shopper Skills

Role: Requester
Courses: ShopUW+ Foundations, ShopUW+ Process Updates, ShopUW+ Shopper Skills, ShopUW+ Requester Skills

Role: Approver
Courses: ShopUW+ Foundations, ShopUW+ Process Updates, ShopUW+ Shopper Skills, ShopUW+ Requester Skills, Approver Skills

Use the link below to self-register for the appropriate courses.

Both the PCI Site Manager and Financial Officer are required to attend an initial PCI Training session. Subsequently, each year both the PCI Site Manager and the Financial Officer are required to complete annual online security awareness training. Finally, any employee or volunteer that handles a credit card on behalf of the University is required to complete PCI Operator training annually. The PCI Site Manager needs to annually track the completion of all PCI Operator trainings

The session provides an overview of the purchasing card program, guidelines for purchasing card use and account management, requirements for supporting documentation, cardholder and site manager responsibilities, and guidelines for purchasing card reconciliation. Applications may be submitted prior to attendance, but will not be processed until after the required training is complete.

Successful completion of this course is required as part of the application process for obtaining a UW-Madison Purchasing Card. It is also required for persons intending to become Purchasing Card Site Managers.

Purchasing card applicants and individuals designated as purchasing card site managers

Plain Language skills can help you get your message across quickly and clearly. These skills are useful to UW employees in a wide range of positions that involve communicating with others. Training is available at no cost, and all UW–Madison faculty and staff are welcome to attend.

Participants can take an introductory class on Plain Language as a stand-alone training, or attend three sequential workshops to gain a deeper understanding of core plain language strategies. Those who complete all three workshops can earn a Plain Language certificate.

• Introduction to Plain Language
• Write with Plain Language
• Design for Plain Language

Instructors will focus on word choice, grammar, organization of content, and format to improve the readability of documents.

Work with your supervisor and Marci Birkes (marci.birkes@wisc.edu) to schedule

This safety training is built into the employees first week of training.

Included in this training:

1. Walking and Working Surfaces
2. Ergonomics
3. Asbestos Awareness

This safety training is built into the employees first week of training.

A 45 minute overview of the resources provided by LifeMatters.

Learn more here

This course is a campus-wide offering required for employees with exposures over the Action Level of 25 micrograms per cubic meter calculated as an 8 hour time weighted average. For technical issues, contact Tara Cordes at tara.cordes@wisc.edu.

Employees with respirable crystalline silica exposures.

Check out UW-Madison’s resources: https://it.wisc.edu/learn/guides/getting-started-with-webex-meetings/