Public Works Essentials

Public Works Essentials for new employees

Get to know San Francisco Public Works! Public Works Essentials is a New Employee Orientation program that introduces our new employees to the ins and outs of the Public Works organization. In this interactive orientation, new employees will get a peek into Public Works past and a glimpse of the future of our 24/7 organization and learn about our people, projects and programs. This course will highlight basic Public Works essentials and tools to help you succeed in your new career.

​Attendance is Mandatory. Please refer to your Appointment Processing paperwork for your assigned orientation date. The paperwork is given to new employees by a Human Resources officer when you accept a position with Public Works. NOTE: This class does not require registration.

Questions?
Human Resources: payroll and processing paperwork
tel: (415) 554-6000 | website: http://sfdhr.org/
University: orientation date
email: University@sfdpw.org | tel: (415) 558-5256

Harassment Prevention Training: In addition to the general orientation, Essentials will also cover the city mandated Harassment Prevention Training (HPT) presented by GSA Training & Development.

To track your training hours you must enter your Essentials training and HPT training separately.
Public Works Essentials = 5 hours
Public Works Essentials + HPT = 1 hour