Users of the new financial system will receive training from Training Services through the Office of Human Resources. So that information is fresh, the bulk of training will be available to employees approximately three months before the new system goes live. Read a training update from April 2008 that includes information gathered from a recent survey about the new assessments.

Here are current details about EFS training:

• Current CUFS and Financial Forms Nirvana (FFN) courses will be scaled back between now and March 2008. After April 2008, no CUFS or FFN courses will be available.
  
  
• CUFS budget-entry courses will be delivered 1-2 months earlier than usual (approx. February to March 2008)
  
  
• HRMS and SPA training will have a reduced schedule from March through August 2008.
  
  
• Approximately 3,000 end users will be trained to use the new financial system by July 2008.
  
  
• Approximately 30 new training classes are being created. Of those, about half are for distributed and cluster users.

• Approximately one-half of the distributed and cluster courses will be instructor-led, and one-half will be online.
  
  
• Organizational design committees have determined what training will be needed by clustered positions.
  
  
• Training for financial system users not in the cluster will be determined by organizational design committees or RRC managers.
  
  
• Assessments will be attached to most distributed and cluster training.
  
  
• For more information about training rooms, go to the Training Policies and Classroom Locations page. Facilities identified thus far for instructor-led courses include:
  
  
  • Three rooms at the Continuing Education and Conference Center on the
    St. Paul campus.
    
    
  • Four rooms in the West Bank Office Building (WBOB).
    
    
  • Room 109 Imholte Hall for Morris trainings.
    
    
  • Duluth trainings will be held in one of four rooms:
    
    
    • UMD Library Computer Lab 116
      
      
    • UMD Garden Room, Kirby Student Center, 3rd Floor
      
      
    • UMD Griggs Center, Kirby Student Center, 2nd Floor
      
      
    • UMD Rafters, Kirby Student Center, 3rd Floor
    
    
    
• Click here for training lab details.

Read more about competencies and assessments.

To ensure that your computer setup is up-to-date to allow you to participate in online training and assessments, view our System Requirements pages.

Questions and Answers from Online Chat Sessions on Training

• March 2008 Training Online Chat Session (pdf)
  
  
• January 2008 Training Online Chat Session (pdf)
  
  
• December 2007 Training Online Chat Session Q&As (pdf)
  
  
• October 2007 Training Online Chat Session Q&As (pdf)

Test Preparation Tutorial Now Available

Most people feel a bit uncomfortable or nervous when taking a test or an assessment. Training Services has created a 20- to 30-minute Test Preparation online tutorial to help participants understand feelings of nervousness as well as to provide test takers with ways to relax while taking tests. It also includes tips for preparation. Click here to review the Test Prep tutorial. No registration is required.

PeopleSoft Online Navigation Course Now Available

This tutorial is intended to give a brief overview of the navigational
features of PeopleSoft. It can be used as an introduction before attending financial system courses in April, or it can be used as a refresher after attending training. This tutorial is not intended to teach advanced features like searches, inquiries, and reporting. Click here to enroll.

Frequently Asked Questions

Click here to review frequently asked questions about training and competencies.

Click here to review frequently asked questions about online training and assessments.

Online Training and Assessments Hardware/Software/Browser Requirements

In order to participate in online training and assessments, it is critical that users:

• have the most current version of Flash Player installed
  
  
• disable popup blockers
  
  
• have Java installed

If these requirements are not followed, scoring on assessments will tally incorrectly. Click here to review the complete list of hardware/software/browser requirements for online training and assessments.