Updating Personal Information in Employee Dashboard

An employee may need to update personal information including address, phone number, personal email addresses and emergency contacts. Additionally, if an employee prefers to be addressed by a nickname rather than their legal first name, they can update their Preferred First Name.

Reviewing and updating personal information

In your Employee Dashboard, click on My Profile.

At any time, you can click on the Employee Dashboard to return to that area.

The Employee Profile will provide employees with a more comprehensive view of frequently sought after information at one location.

To edit this personal information, click on More Personal Information at the top-left corner under your employee details, or click on any of the pencil icons in the separate sections.

Your Personal Information will display both Employee and Student information. Scroll down the page to view further sections.

To make edits, click on the areas with a (pencil icon) Edit, (+) Add New, or (trash icon) Delete.

NOTE: Access is granted to add/edit/delete certain fields.

Screenshot Employee Dashboard Personal Information

Please review sections below to see what fields will be accessible for an employee to change.

NOTE: You will not be able to edit your BCIT employee email address or your myBCIT email address.

Click Add New to add an external email address to your Personal Information. (eg. Gmail, Yahoo, etc).

Email Type: Click on the drop-down to select External Email Address.

Email Address: Enter your personal email address.

Click Add.

NOTE: You will not be able to add an additional External Email Address. Only one can be added. You can only edit your current one.

Click on the pencil icon to Edit any existing phone numbers.

Click on the trash icon to Delete any existing phone numbers.

Click Add New to add a new number.

Screenshot Employee Dashboard Phone Number

Phone Type: Click on the drop-down to select from a list of possible phone types.

Phone Number: Enter the area code + phone number.

International Access Code and Phone Number: If applicable, enter the international phone number.

Click Add.

Screenshot Add New Phone Number in Self Service

There are two options of changing your address. You can click on the pencil icon to Edit the existing address, or click on Add New to create a new address.

OPTION 1 – Editing your current address

Edit your current address by filling in the new Valid From date, fill out all the fields with the new information, and click Update.

Screenshot Employee Dashboard Edit Address

Your Personal Information page will update with the display of your new address, with the adjusted Current date:

Screenshot Employee Dashboard Current Address

OPTION 2 – Adding a new address, but keeping your previous address information

NOTE: You will not be able to add a new address if your current address does not have a valid End Date.

Edit your current address by adding a Valid Until date, and then click Update.
Click on Add New to create the new address, select the Address Type, add a Valid From date, fill out the necessary fields and click Add.

Your Personal Information page will update with the display of both addresses, with the effective dates: