This page includes webinar materials from Workday HR Trainings provided by UW-Madison SMEs. For each webinar, you will find the webinar recording, a PDF of PowerPoint presentation, links to demonstration videos, and a Q&A document from the various sessions.
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 available on May 1, 2025
Creating Job Requisitions & Job Postings
This course covers various Recruiting topics in Workday. You will learn key terms related to Job Requisitions & Job Postings as well as how to create a job requisition, post a job, and understand the approval workflow through the process.
Resources
- PowerPoint PDF – Creating Job Requisitions & Job Postings
- Q&A – Creating Job Requisitions & Job Postings
Demonstration videos
Candidate Management & Ready for Hire
This course covers various Recruiting topics in Workday. You will learn key terms related to candidate management and ready for hire. Additionally, you will focus on managing candidates through the recruiting lifecycle.
Leave of Absence
This course covers various Leave of Absence (LOA) topics in Workday. You will learn key LOA terms and concepts as well as how to initiate Leave of Absence tasks on behalf of a worker, approve LOA requests, and recognize important considerations related to LOA.
Managing Academic Appointments
This course helps you understand how to complete academic appointment processes in Workday. You will learn how to add, update, and end academic appointments. You will also learn where to access key reports related to academic appointments, tenure, and sabbaticals.
Payroll Validation
This introduction to the Payroll Validation Dashboard will teach you how to view real-time payroll information and generate reports. This includes activities performed by security roles involved in the process. You will learn best practices and various activities you could perform pre and post Workday payroll processing for accuracy such as understanding the payroll timeline, reports, and post payroll corrections.
Staffing Actions in Workday
This course explores various Staffing Actions in Workday. You’ll learn key staffing terminology and how to perform essential tasks like initiating job changes, terminating employees, managing additional job assignments, and more.
Resources
Demonstration videos
Talent and Performance Management in Workday
This course overviews Talent & Performance Management functionality in Workday. You will learn key terms and processes related to performance reviews and career management. Additionally, you will learn about the talent partner responsibilities in initiating, monitoring, and reviewing performance reviews and career information.