Learner group selection is one layer of the new University learning assignment model, which is intended to help the University fulfill its commitment to providing the education necessary to comply with federal and state laws and regulations, granting agencies, and University policy. All members of the University community are expected to complete a short training needs assessment known as learner groups in Workday through an easy, self-selection process. 

Workday Learning connects University faculty, postdocs, staff, students, and other workers and affiliates with their required job-related training and learning opportunities. Workday Learning replaced Knowledge Link on March 6, 2023 as the University’s administrative learning management system. The University’s former web-based survey Penn Profiler was replaced by the multi-layered learning assignment model, which combines automatic and manual methods. 

Beginning this fall, University community members will receive Workday notifications, which will provide easy-to-follow steps to review and select learner groups in Workday. Those receiving these notifications are required to complete the learner group selections. They can select learner groups in the categories of Animal Care and Use, Environmental Health and Radiation Safety, Finance, Human Subjects Research, and Research Administration that correspond to their University positions. They can also select that none apply to them at this time. 

For more information, please visit the Workday Learning Guide on the Workday@Penn website.

—Dawn Bonnell, Senior Vice Provost for Research
—Mark Dingfield, Vice President, Finance, and Treasurer
—Jack Heuer, Senior Vice President, Human Resources
—Chris Masotti, Vice Dean, Finance and Operations, Perelman School of Medicine
—Tom Murphy, Senior Vice President, Information Systems and Computing, and Chief Information Officer