Required trainings

Announcing required trainings for 2022: Please discuss with your staff

To ensure quality of service to all residents and security of data, every year Hennepin County requires countywide training. This year, five trainings will be required. Three of those trainings have March 31 deadlines. Please review these with your staff and encourage them to create an Outlook calendar entry so they meet these deadlines.

Read "Countywide required trainings will be announced to all staff next week: Here's what you need to know."

General news

COVID-19 Safety Plan updates now in effect

The county updated its COVID-19 Safety Plan February 8.

See the COVID-19 Safety Plan.

Updates for the 7.0 version reflect:

• Face covering options expanding for KN95s and N95s
• Requirement for members of the public to wear masks if age 2+ instead of 5+
• 2022 training requirements for new employees
• Recent daily screening questions change  
• Recent change to supervisor process when an employee is sick or exposed

County leaders will continue to update and modify the COVID-19 Safety Plan as circumstances evolve. Employees should continue to direct specific questions to their supervisors.

Human Resources

Deadline for hiring interns is approaching

It's time to recruit and hire interns. This is a great opportunity to foster learning, build diversity, and give young people a positive exposure to the county work environment. Take action now!

Read "Deadline to request Interns is February 28."

Human Resources

County offers new support for lactating employees, new parents

Hennepin County is providing additional flexibility and support for employees and their growing families. Learn what has changed and what that means to you and your employees, including four things that leaders should discuss with new parents.

Read "Policies on lactation support, parental accommodations, parental leave change: What supervisors need to know."

Events and trainings

Have employees who could be tomorrow’s leaders?

Leaders, do you have an individual contributor who could benefit from a new mentoring program aimed at helping develop skills that position people for leadership?

Read “Mentoring program aims to help individual contributors be ready for leadership.”