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Professional Development Guidelines

Professional Development Categories:

  • ACU Mission (Student retention, Town Halls, Focus Groups, etc.)
  • Communication
  • Departmental (something specific to your department)
  • Financial
  • Human Resource Development
  • Leadership
  • Management / Supervisory
  • Personal Professional Development (Mental or Physical Health)
  • Spiritual
  • Technology

Resources for PD Credit:

  • Training classes and seminars offered at ACU
  • Off-Campus training seminars, workshops, and conferences offered by professional companies
  • Books, audio tapes, videos, CD-ROMs, manuals, and on-line training on topics relevant to the employee's development (Many resources are available through checkout in the Brown Library. When submitting books for PD credit, 50 pages = 1 PD credit)
  • Courses and information delivered electronically via satellite, Internet, or other media  
  • ACU for credit courses whose content parallels or exceeds that of a professional seminar (1 class = 10 PD credits)
  • Teaching Professional Development Classes (The first time a class is taught = double the hours spent teaching. The following times = 1 hour credit for each hour of teaching) Many hours of preparation and learning go into one class. 

Reporting PD Credit:

Download a PD report template and record credits. PD reports should be submitted annually with appraisals to Human Resources.

ACU Professional Development Rating Scale:

A complete portfolio of Professional Development would include some training hours in each of the categories listed in the Guidelines. The recommended training hours per year are as follows: 

Non-exempt Staff  20 - 26 hours 

Exempt Staff  31 - 41 hours 

Executive Staff  48 - 61 hours

In keeping with the performance appraisal numerical ratings of 5 to 1, the following are professional development hour equivalents for the rating scale:

 

Non-exempt Staff Recommended PD Hours = 20 - 26 Hours 

Rating:

5

4

3

2

1

0

Hours:

26 or more

20 - 25

14 - 19

8 - 13

1 - 7

0

 

Exempt Staff Recommended PD Hours = 31 - 41 Hours

Rating:

5

4

3

2

1

0

Hours:

41 or more

31 - 40

21 - 30

11 - 20

1 - 10

0

 

Executive Staff Recommended PD Hours = 48 - 61 Hours 

Rating:

5

4

3

2

1

0

Hours:

61 or more

48 - 60

32 - 47

16 - 31

1 - 15

0