Beginning April 29, the City and County of Denver will replace its current online learning platform (CityU) with a more efficient, innovative Learning Management System (LMS) called Workday Learning. In order to transition to Workday Learning, CityU will be unavailable beginning Monday, April 15. Workday Learning will launch on April 29. City employees are encouraged to plan all required course deadlines around the the CityU decommissioning (April 15). If employees have any training in process it must be completed prior to April 15 or the training on employee transcripts will not reflect that it has been completed. For example, if an employee has started the required three-hour online Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II training, it is strongly recommended that the training be completed before April 15 or the course will need to be taken again in its entirety. Please note that the required ADA Title II training is now due for completion on May 10, 2019.
Effective May 22, 2018, Career Service Rule 5 has been updated to reflect all required training for newly hired employees and new managers. The management track will be required for any employee that promotes from an individual contributor role to management. The required training will now include:
New Employee Orientation. This course introduces employees to the policies, requirements, and benefits of working for the City and County of Denver. It includes instructions on navigating the City University interface, the new employee probationary period, Career Service Rules, and the City’s values. Information includes payroll, holiday schedule, time off, and more.
Format: Online
Length: 22 minutes
Audience: All New Employees
Ethics and Public Accountability. The ethics training course is required of all elected officials, department heads and employees of the City and County of Denver. This course explains the purpose of Denver’s Code of Ethics, discusses why ethics is important to you and to the Denver city government, explores a process for making ethical decisions and identifies resources for contacting the Board of Ethics. Read more about the Board of Ethics.
Format: Online
Length: 1 hour
Audience: All New Employees
The Respectful Workplace – New Employee Edition. This course explains the city’s policies and procedures regarding harassment, violence, and bullying in the workplace. It also discusses how to address these situations and what the city expects of its employees. The city’s definition, position, policy, and procedures regarding discrimination and all forms of workplace harassment and violence are published in the Career Service Rules and the Mayor’s Executive Orders.
Format: Online
Length: 1 hour 45 minutes
Audience: All New Employees
STARS Orientation - Denver City Values. This learning experience will introduce City and County of Denver employees to the STARS values first hand. In this dynamic session participants will:
Format: Instructor Led Training
Length: 2 hours
Audience: All New Career Service Employees
Employee Workday Training. City employees use Workday to manage their benefits, pay related information, and personal information such as home address, mobile phone numbers, and emergency contacts. The city's financial community uses Workday for financial and procurement business processes such as creating requisitions, paying vendors, and processing journals.
Format: Online
Length: 30 minutes
Audience: All New Employees
Performance Management: Our Collaborative Process. Each year, employees collaborate with their managers to set performance and development goals for the year. On an ongoing basis, employees and managers meet one-on-one to discuss performance and development feedback. Goals should be updated to reflect any changes. Employees and managers meet to hold year-end conversations about performance ratings.
Format: Online
Length: 15 minutes
Audience: All New Employees
The Respectful Workplace – Supervisors and Managers Edition. This course builds on the Respectful Workplace – New Employee Edition by including additional information about Federal guidelines and employment law, and requirements of supervisors as it relates to maintaining a respectful workplace.
Format: Online
Length: 1 hour
Audience: New Supervisors
Employment Law, CS Rules, and Discipline. This course provides hands-on exercises to explore the Career Service Rules, examine critical rules in depth, and address key issues covered by Federal law. It is designed to enhance your knowledge of the legal guidelines that influence the city’s rules, managerial practice, responsibilities and decision-making. You will examine how the rules are structured and organized as well as how to access other HR resources.
Format: Online
Length: 1.5 hours
Audience: New Supervisors
Manager Workday Training. City employees use Workday to manage their benefits, pay related information, and personal information such as home address, mobile phone numbers, and emergency contacts. The city's financial community uses Workday for financial and procurement business processes such as creating requisitions, paying vendors, and processing journals. Managers use workday for performance management as well as position management.
Format: Online
Length: 37 minutes
Audience: All New Employees
Kronos for Managers. Managers and supervisors learn how to navigate the time and attendance system.
Format: Online
Length: 50 minutes
Audience: Managers and supervisors
To best prepare you for your new role as a supervisor, it is strongly recommended that you also attend the following:
New Leader Onboarding Workshop. This learning experience is specifically designed for leaders, either new to the City, new to leadership, or in a new leadership role to get the best start possible. It provides tools to:
Format: Instructor Led Training
Length: 8 hours
Audience: New Supervisors
CCD Defensive Driving Awareness Training – If you drive for work-related purposes, Executive Order No. 3 requires you to complete a defensive driving course at least once every three years. This course covers Executive Orders, Fiscal Accountability Rules and Career Service Rules that establish guidelines for motor vehicle operations by City employees, actions to take if you are involved in an accident, and a defensive driving video.
Format: Online
Length: 2 hours
Audience: All employees