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ALABAMA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATORS (AAPPA)

2021 Alabama League of Municipalities Annual Convention

Huntsville, Alabama

Thursday, May 13, 2021

 

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

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The one-day AAPPA course is scheduled for Thursday, May 13, 2021.

Course Overview and Description:

Training and Development is a course offered through the AAPPA, dealing with foundations, principles, and practices of HR practitioners in the public personnel environment.  This is a “tested” course.  Individuals successfully completing this course will be awarded .6 CEUs and a certificate verifying completion.

This course focuses on the importance of investing in employees through training and development opportunities in the public workplace.  Topics will address both theory and application matters and will provide practical processes and tools course participants can utilize in their jobs.  Content will deal with ways to meet the needs of adult learner employees while serving the needs of the public and governmental employer.

 

 COURSE AGENDA

8:30 a.m.               Welcome; Introductions and Course Overview
8:45 – 9:40            The Importance of Training within the Public Sector - Trey Lightner
9:40 – 10:30          Developing Training Programs – Davis Cooper

 

10:30 – 10:45        Break

 

10:45 – 11:30        Developing Training Activities – Katrina Washington

 

11:30 – 1:00 p.m.  Lunch on your own

 

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.    Developing Training Activities, continued – Katrina Washington
1:45 – 2:15            Implementing Training & Related Processes – Katrina Washington

 

2:15 – 2:45            Break

 

2:45 – 3:00            Implementing Training, continued – Katrina Washington
3:00 – 3:45            Evaluating Training Effectiveness – Davis Cooper

 

4:00                      Course Summary and Review
     Course Exam
    (Please complete the course evaluation and exchange it for the hardcopy of your exam.)

   

5:00 p.m.               Adjournment

 

AAPPA: Training and Development - Instructor Bios

Davis Cooper, MS-HRM, IPMA-SCP - is a Human Resources consultant with the Government and Economic Development Institute (GEDI) at Auburn University.  Davis has served at the University since 2011, first in the Center for Governmental Services and subsequently with GEDI.  His work focuses on providing technical assistance to municipal and county organizations throughout the state specializing in the areas of classification and pay plans; policy and procedures; performance management; and organizational analysis.  He has over 38 years of professional experience in operations management, strategic planning, education and training management, personnel administration, creative problem solving, and executive-level decision making.  He received his Master’s Degree in Human Resources – Personnel Management from Golden Gate University in 1991.  Mr. Cooper is a Senior Certified Professional with the International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-SCP).  Prior to working with Auburn University, he worked as a Senior Military Analyst and Operations Analyst with the Northrop Grumman Corporation.  He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Air Force after 21 years of service.

Trey Lightner – is the Sr. Human resources for the Student Affairs Division for Auburn University where he oversees the human resources function for the division to include employment, performance management and employee relations. His previous position with Auburn was Sr. Classification and Compensation Analyst for Auburn University Human Resources.  He has worked with Auburn University in Human Resources since Sept, 2002. In his position he provides advice to all levels of management on personnel decisions to include classification, organization, workflow, salary, issues surrounding Federal Regulations and Laws to include ADA, FLSA, EEOC, and Federal Guideline on Employee Selection. He has managed multiple classification and compensation projects to include market surveys, equity comparisons, on-site job interviews, and job analysis. He has also conducted analysis on salary, educational, and experiential data and developed and administered training on performance, compensation, and classification issues. He has provided training in the Alabama Association of Public Personnel Administrators program since 2008.  He is a Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) through the Society of Human Resource Managers and is a Certified Compensation Professional (CCP). Trey received his M.S. in Human Resources from Auburn University.

Katrina Washington, MPA - is a Human Resources consultant with the Government and Economic Development Institute (GEDI) at Auburn University.  Katrina formerly served at Auburn University at Montgomery before joining the team at GEDI.   She provides expertise in the areas of personnel systems to include job descriptions, classification and pay plans, policies and procedures manuals, and performance management.  Katrina has numerous years of professional experience in project management to include client consultation, human resource management, marketing, strategic planning, job analysis, structured oral interview (SOI) development, testing administration/scoring, training, and professional development.  Career experiences include demonstrating skills in organizational management and analysis.  Katrina has also provided skills through training courses for professional development of public sector employees.  She earned a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) degree from Auburn University at Montgomery and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at Auburn University.