Career Development Policy #3260 describes four career development programs available to UNM employees, supervisors, and managers. The policy was developed in response to the goal stated in "The UNM Strategic Plan: UNM 2000" to recruit and retain the best and brightest employees so UNM is successful in achieving its mission. These four programs are designed to prepare employees to meet the challenges of the workplace and to retain our best employees by encouraging individual career planning.
For employees, career development is a self-initiated, flexible process, the fruits of which include the acquisition of new skills and knowledge, internal promotion, professional and personal development, increased job mobility, and higher job satisfaction. For managers, staff development can lead to high staff morale, better-trained and more flexible staff, and a talented internal applicant pool for future job openings. Staff turnover at UNM has declined significantly since 1997. Career development opportunities are an excellent way to retain valued staff. Career Development is also an integral part of the UNM performance review system.
There are four career development programs that can be pursued individually or simultaneously
