Trindel Insurance Fund has developed a program to help you get those tools. Beginning in February of 2003 a program of Leadership and Supervision training courses will be available to every supervisor, first line to department head, of the nine member counties of Trindel Insurance Fund, J.P.A. The courses will be provided on site by California Community Colleges, University of California - Davis, and private training providers.

The Leadership / Leadership Training Program courses will be offered three times a year in each of the member counties and are organized into four phases, basic to advanced covering the knowledge and skills needed to be an effective leader and supervisor.

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Phase I - Fundamentals of Leadership and Supervision

• Roles and Responsibilities of Supervisors
• Introduction to California Labor Code
• Introduction to California State and County Government
• Interpersonal Communication for supervisors
• Written Communication and Documentation
• Leadership styles and application
• Ethics in Local Government
  

• Performance Expectations
• Assessing workplace training needs
• Coaching and Feedback
• Motivation, Reinforcement, Recognition and Accountability
• Performance Evaluations
• Managing Change
• Employee Rights and Responsibilities

Phase III - Process Management

• Time management
• Defining goals and objectives
• Developing and delivering presentations
• Conducting productive meetings
• Local government budgeting
• Fundamentals of worker's compensation

Phase IV - Advanced Leadership & Supervisor Skills

• Evaluating performance
• Progressive Discipline
• Grievances process and mediation
• Employee rights and responsibilities
• Conflict resolution and Problem solving
• Developing Written Policies and Procedures
• Advanced Ethical Issues
• The Brown Act