Announcing the Roll-Out of Career Tracks for Policy-Covered (Non-Represented) Staff

Monday, April 2 2018

TO:         Campus Community

FR:          Cynthia Señeriz, Director, Human Resources
                 Kathy Moore, Compensation Manager, Human Resources

RE:          Announcing the Roll-Out of Career Tracks for Policy-Covered (Non-Represented) Staff

After several years of preparation, on-going consultation, and tremendous work by many employees across the campus and within Human Resources, we are pleased to announce that UCSB is in the final stages of implementing Career Tracks, the new classification framework for policy-covered staff at the University of California.  During this time, Human Resources has worked closely with over 160 supervisors, managers, business officers, directors, assistant/associate vice chancellors, and divisional control points to ensure a smooth transition to the new Career Tracks framework.  During the month of April, Human Resources will offer multiple workshops and webinars, open to all policy-covered staff, to explain the new classification framework and answer questions.  Transition to Career Tracks will begin May 1, 2018.

Many of our policy-covered staff are already familiar with the Career Tracks framework because of the work that has been happening behind the scenes for more than three years; however, we realize that for many other policy-covered staff, this will be their first opportunity to learn about Career Tracks.  

We understand that giving up our 40+ year old classification framework for something completely new may feel unsettling.  Some will be skeptical of whether “new” equates to “better.”  We want to assure you that transitioning to Career Tracks will bring many benefits that do not exist in today’s classification framework.  We are excited to be in the final stages of implementation and look forward to sharing more information about

Career Tracks in the coming weeks!

See below for additional information about Career Tracks and upcoming workshops and webinars.

What is Career Tracks?

Career Tracks is a new framework and job architecture that aligns jobs to respective labor markets by occupation.  Career Tracks enables UC to define job titles consistently within each location and across the university. Levels for professional (individual contributor), supervisory and management roles are defined consistently across occupations for comparable jobs. Career Tracks makes it easier for employees to identify and develop career paths and contains well defined job standards that will replace the outdated Series Concepts and Classification Specifications for policy-covered jobs. Continue reading more about Career Tracks at https://www.hr.ucsb.edu/hr-units/compensation/career-tracks

What positions are included in Career Tracks?

Policy-covered staff will transition to the new Career Tracks framework.  SMG, Academics, student employees, and represented staff are not included.

When are the workshops and webinars and how do I register?

Workshops and webinars, open to all policy-covered staff, will be offered beginning April 16th through April 26th.

1 - Mon. 4/16/18, 9:30-11:30am, UCEN – Flying A Studio, Max Occup. 80
2 - Wed. 4/18/18, 9:00-11:00am, Eng Sci Bldg ESB-1001, Max Occup. 80
3 - Thu. 4/19/18, 10:00am-12:00pm, HR Learning Center, Max Occup. 30 (Also offered as a Webinar)
4 - Fri. 4/20/18, 9:30-11:30am, UCEN – Flying A Studio, Max Occup. 80
5 - Mon. 4/23/18, 9:00-11:00am, Eng Sci Bldg ESB-1001, Max Occup. 80
6 - Mon. 4/23/18, 1:30-3:30pm, HR Learning Center, Max Occup. 30 (Also offered as a Webinar)
7 - Wed. 4/25/18, 1:30-3:30pm, UCEN – Flying A Studio, Max Occup. 80
8 - Thu. 4/26/18, 9:30-11:30am, UCEN – Flying A Studio, 80

To attend in person, please register for the workshop titled “Career Tracks (CT) Employee Training” through the UC Learning Center (UCLC).  Space will be limited to room capacity, so register early to ensure your first choice for date/time.

UCLC Registration Instructions:
•         Go to https://www.learningcenter.ucsb.edu/
•         Click on the "Employee Login" button on the right
•         Select the UCSB location, and log in with your UCSB net ID when prompted
•         On the Home page:
              o   Click on the "Find a Course" tile
                    In the "All Results" field, type “Career Tracks (CT) Employee Training”
                    Click on "View All" button towards the right / top of the screen to see all of the offerings

REVISED Webinar Information:

Pre-registration for the webinars is not required.

• Webinar 4/19/18 (10-12pm): Webinar ID 794 150 458, https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/794150458

• Webinar 4/23/18 (1:30-3:30pm): Webinar ID 118 763 366, https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/118763366

Trouble accessing the webinar? Go directly to ucsb.zoom.us, click on “Join a Webinar”, enter in the Webinar ID

The materials for the workshop and a recorded version of the workshop will become available on the Career Tracks webpage (https://www.hr.ucsb.edu/hr-units/compensation/career-tracks) during the first week of training.

What if I have additional questions after attending the workshop or webinar?

Employee Drop-In sessions will be held during the latter part of May so that staff can drop in and meet with the Compensation team members in HR in one-on-one sessions to answer your questions.

1 - Mon. 5/21/18, 1:00-3:00pm,  HR Learning Center
2 - Tue. 5/22/18, 10:00am-12:00pm, HR Learning Center
3 - Thu. 5/24/18, 1:00-3:00pm, HR Learning Center
4 - Fri. 5/25/18, 10:00am-12:00pm, HR Learning Center

Have other UC locations already implemented Career Tracks?

Yes, other UC locations have already implemented Career Tracks, including UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz, Office of the President, and Agricultural and Natural Resources.  UC Los Angeles and UC Irvine are in progress.  Implementation of Career Tracks at all UC locations is a high priority for UC President Janet Napolitano.

What are the benefits of transition to the new Career Tracks framework?

Some of the benefits are immediate, and others will create long term improvements for career paths and professional development of our policy-covered staff.  In addition, the transition to Career Tracks across the UC system has resulted in a recent review of all policy-covered jobs at each location to improve consistency in classifications across all jobs and all levels.  Many more benefits will be covered during the workshops, so be sure to register and attend one of the sessions!  In the meantime, learn more about Career Tracks on the HR website at: https://www.hr.ucsb.edu/hr-units/compensation/career-tracks

If you have immediate questions, you may contact me or please feel free to reach out to one of the members of the HR Compensation team.

Kathy Moore, Compensation Manager, ext. 7137
Tamara Berton, Compensation Analyst, ext. 4661
Angie Mignone, Compensation Analyst, ext. 4459
Linda Broen, Compensation Analyst, ext. 4832
Ashley Sumudio, Compensation Analyst, ext. 7664
Amy Arnold, Compensation Analyst, ext. 4068

Thank you,