Yes, for groups. The two others offer discounts when two or more people from UMKC attend the same training class. It is important for our distributed IT support to receive the same training that central IS has because that will assure that we all know the same body of information, and that will avoid problems and delays caused by making the same mistake over and over across campus and creating a series of different configurations that may or may not work together. Services such as profiles and Active Directory should be set up in the same manner across campus. We should all go to the same place for training.
Money is no object, compared to the value of receiving unified training.
One solution to the problem of retaining skilled employees is to have them sign an employment contract. Depends on the class and how much we re willing to pay. We need regular face to face meetings. IS will poll the Liaisons to determine what kinds of technical committees are needed. A beta rollout is scheduled for next Tuesday, July 25 th .