Overall Rating Platinum
Overall Score 87.91
Liaison Pierre Lemay
Submission Date Dec. 19, 2022

STARS v2.2

Université Laval
EN-9: Staff Professional Development and Training

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 2.00 Pierre Lemay
Development Advisor
Office of the Vice Rector, External and International Affairs and Health
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Does the institution make available professional development and training opportunities in sustainability to all non-academic staff at least once per year?:
Yes

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (the rate of staff participation in sustainability professional development and training)?:
Yes

Estimated percentage of regular, non-academic staff that participates annually in sustainability professional development and training:
1-24%

If sustainability professional development and training opportunities for staff are made available or supported, provide at least one of the following:

A brief description of any internal sustainability professional development and training opportunities that the institution makes available to non-academic staff:
Several training sessions related to sustainable development are available to Université Laval staff members through different platforms such as the Vice-rectorate of Human Resources and Finance and Brio.

Several training sessions related to sustainable development are offered each year to the University's staff members.

The Vice-rectorate of Human Resources and Finance offers three training sessions on equity, diversity and inclusion:
- Racism as a human and societal phenomenon
- Inclusive Writing
- Intercultural Communication: From Caring to Inclusion

Université Laval's continuing education department also offers training in SD.
- Sustainable Development Goals: Principles and Tools for Organizations
- Sustainable logistics and transportation

Université Laval staff members can also take training courses via the Université Laval Brio platform. These SD trainings are
- Sustainable development: issues and trajectories
- Integrating sustainable development in organizations: challenges, opportunities and tools
- Social responsibility: a key to accessing agri-food markets
- Sustainable transport management
- Responsible management

A brief description of any external professional development and training opportunities in sustainability that are supported by the institution :
To learn more about sustainable development, employees can also register for individual training paid for by their unit or by one of UL’s various training and professional development committees. The university reimburses 100% of all training costs.

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Estimated percentage of regular non-academic staff for which sustainability is included in performance reviews:
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A brief description of how sustainability is included in staff performance reviews :
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Website URL where information about staff professional development and training in sustainability is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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