Supervisor Training
Supervisory Responsibilities – for RF and SUNY Employees Supervising One or More RF Employees
First 30 Days | Within 60 Days | Within 90 Days | Ongoing
First 30 Days – Policy Review
Complete Preventing Harassment & Discrimination Training
The Research Foundation has launched mandatory online training for Preventing Harassment & Discrimination. This course is designed to further our commitment to maintaining a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Employees are required to complete this training annually. New staff should complete the course as soon as possible upon hire. The course is approximately 55 minutes.
Within two weeks of your start date, you will receive an email with how to access to the BizLibrary Learning Management System to complete the training.Certain campuses may offer this training locally. If that is the case for you, your local HR office or supervisor will provide you with specific instructions on how to complete the course.
Questions? Contact learning@rfsuny.org
If you have completed this training elsewhere in the past 12 months, please fill out and return the attestation below to your local HR office:
Complete Information Security Training
Reach out to your local HR and IT offices.
Participate in Leading People Responsibly
Enhance your onboarding experience with our comprehensive Live-Online Leading People Responsibly program, conducted multiple times throughout the year. To inquire about the upcoming session, reach out to us at learning@rfsuny.org. If attending the live session isn't feasible, self-paced leadership programs are available through our BizLibrary.
Review the following:
- RF Code of Conduct (independent review with annual certification required – 1 hour)
- RF Employee Handbook (independent review with annual certification required – 1 hour)
- E Time- Reporting Guide for Supervisors
- E-Time Reporting Supervisor Demo
- If you or your employees travel, also review RF Travel Handbook and the Travel Status Training
Within 60 Days – Manager Learning
Optimize Your Team with One-on-One Meetings
Within 90 Days – Elective Self-Paced Courses
We invite you to explore our Learning Management System (LMS), BizLibrary, designed to cater to your specific needs. Discover a wide range of courses that can enhance your professional development.
Within the LMS you can search key words such as accountability, diversity, coaching, or communication. These key phrases will help you discover courses that align with your interests and areas for improvement.
For access to BizLibrary, please contact learning@rfsuny.org
To provide you with a glimpse of the quality courses available, here are some examples of popular courses:
- Expert Insights: Bud to Boss
- Expert Insights: Leadership Skills for New Managers
- Expert Insights: The Inclusive Mindset
- Expert Insights: Workplace Mental Health for Managers
- Grief at Work: Supporting Your Employees
Ongoing
- Coaching RF Staff in “what they do and how they do it”
- Hold 1:1 meetings with staff each month to discuss work objectives and professional development goals
- Discuss Supervisory Issues with your Human Resources Office
- Behavioral Based Interviewing Techniques


