New Employee Orientation (NEO) is mandatory for all newly hired non-faculty, non-academic, non-student staff and registration is required. Direct supervisors are invited and encouraged to attend, participate and partner with their new employee during the in-person orientation. New staff members are expected to attend NEO within the first 60 days of starting employment with UC Merced. NEO is mandatory for represented and non-represented career staff and for all contract employees whose contract exceeds 12 months in duration.
Time to complete: ~4.5 hrs
Requirement Details
Due | Frequency | Required Audience |
60 days | Once | (staff hired after July 1, 2017) All non-faculty, non-academic, non-student staff |
How to Complete Training
Complete training requirement through the UC Learning Center by clicking training below. Requires login with your UC Merced single-sign-on email credentials.
NOTES:
- If a direct training link fails, search by course name in the UC Learning Center (UCLC).
- Individuals who are assigned trainings will receive system notifications and can find the assignment on their UCLC required training analysis.
- Individuals who have not yet been assigned this training can find and complete the course by searching the UCLC by course name.
Training Owner/Contact
Questions regarding this training requirement or course content should be directed to:
Human Resources
More Information
- A system-generated notification is sent to employees who are required to complete this assignment. An employee who does not receive an email, should check junk, spam, clutter, and other email folders.
- Failure to complete the assignment by the due date will have a negative impact on performance appraisal ratings and merit pay for policy-covered staff. Deans, chairs, and the Academic Senate will be involved to address noncompliance involving faculty.
- For technical issues with the UC Learning Center, visit the troubleshooting page at https://hr.ucmerced.edu/uclc-troubleshoot.
- Learn how to navigate the UC Learning Center and view additional resources at https://hr.ucmerced.edu/uclc-resources.