UV Jaaroorsig - University of the Free State

Construction on a new computer lab. The facility will provide access to more than 800 additional computers.
to attend national and international conferences. A total of
37 staff members applied for funding to attend international
conferences and eight attended national conferences in
2007. A total of 1 388 employees attended career-de ve lopment
training sessions on the Main Campus. Sixty sessions
were held between January and December 2007.
The development of staff at the Qwaqwa Campus is also
a priority and, to ensure knowledge, behaviour and skills development,
34 sessions were held and 583 staff members
attended. A total of 16 staff members attended two per formance-management
sessions on the Qwaqwa Campus.
In addition staff of the Department of Cleaning Services,
Physical Resources, attended training on HIV issues
and how to protect themselves against HIV in the work
situation, as well as on destigmatisation. These workshops
were done with small groups that allowed good interaction
and stimulate the members to ask questions.
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The UFS spent R538 550 on career-development initiatives
in 2007.
Mentorskapprogram help personeel
Die mentorskapprogram van die Fakulteit Gees tes wetenskappe,
wat in 2005 ingestel is, staan nuwe personeel by in
hul aanpassing in ’n nuwe departement en ondersteun hulle
met die inlywing by die akademiese milieu van die UV. In
2007 was 26 mentors en 31 mentorlinge by hierdie program
betrokke. Twee ontwikkelingsgeleenthede is vir hulle aange
bied. Mentorlinge en mentors het op gereelde grondslag
formeel en informeel gesprek gevoer en hulp en ondersteuning
is deurgaans aan mentorlinge verleen.
Prof. Willfred Greyling (Engels) het ’n in no ve rende
men tor skap stelsel ontwikkel, gebaseer op die ver trek punte
van persoonlike konstruksielkunde. Hy het die proses in ’n
re feraat opgeteken en saam met dr. Pieter du Toit van die