Supervisor Development

​​​​​Managers and Supervisors Links​

Supervisor Development​

Classification and Compensation

Employment Relations

Recruitment and Selection

Equity and Inclusion​​

HCM Job Aids​​
​

Contact Us

DOADPMTraining@wisconsin.gov

Supervisor Development Training Opportunities

The Bureau of Training and Developm​ent offers a variety of topics to develop your supervisory and leadership skills. Access the current quarterly flyer to see a list of training titles, dates, and times available this quarter. You may also access the Cornerstone calendar of events​ for current and upcoming trainings (requires login to ESS).

New Supervisor Development Requirement

All new supervisors are required to complete a supervisory development program per s.230.046​​​ (2), Wis. Stats. Agencies are responsible for ensuring compliance with the statute. The Bureau of Training and Development offers an Enterprise New Supervisor Program that meets statutory requirements and achieves the following five outcomes:

  • ​​Satisfy statutory requirements for New Supervisor training, WI Stat §230.046(2)(2)
  • Describe the unique nature of supervision within state service
  • Explain how supervisors integrate skills from all the Wisconsin Core Competencies to successfully perform their jobs
  • Examine how effective supervisors are both leaders and managers
  • Recognize there are common and unique practices across agen​cies

The program accomplishes these outcomes with three components:

Required eLearnings, Instructor-Led (ILT) Cohorts, and Your Choice! Trainings​​

Please see the Enterprise New Supervisor Program Overview for more details.

Agencies may use this program, or they may create their own. Check with your supervisor or Human Resources department to determine how your agency fulfills the new supervisor development requirement.​

Accessing the Enterprise New Supervisor Program in Cornerstone

The three components of the Enterprise New Supervisor Program​ are bundled in a curriculum in Cornerstone.

If your agency is using the Enterprise New Supervisor Program, there are two ways to access the curriculum.

  1. Agencies may assign the Enterprise New Supervisor Program curriculum.
  2. Agencies may choose to have new supervisors self-register.

Please check with your agency HR department to determine their process. See additional information​ for accessing, assigning, registering for, and completing the program in Cornerstone.

Emerging Leaders

Are you interested in leadership in state service? Learn more about Leadership Development, including the Enterprise Management Development Academy (EMDA), a year-long program to prepare new and aspiring managers. EMDA candidates participate in a series of instructor-led in-person and virtual courses to acquire and apply managerial and leadership knowledge and skills, culminating with a collaborative project. The cohort approach provides opportunities for cross-agency networking.

New and aspiring managers from all state agencies are eligible to apply. By definition:

  • A new manager has less than two years of supervisory experience.
  • An aspiring manager has made a personal commitment to become a manager in Wisconsin state government.