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Note: All listings on this page reflect Pacific Time. Unless noted otherwise, classes are held virtually via Zoom.

Class Spotlight 

NEW Required class for all managers: GROW Plus: Accountability Conversations for Managers  is part 2 in the training series on manager and employee performance conversations.  Sign up now to reserve your spot.  Several times and days available.

Apply today for UC Women’s Initiative Professional Development: UC WI seeks participants who have demonstrated the potential to advance their careers at UC. The cohort teaches them to fully participate, succeed and advance at the university, with the goal of employee retention. This is a systemwide experiential professional development program for mid-career woman-identified professionals and those who support the advancement of woman-identified professionals.

Virtual Fitness and Wellness Events: Sign up for interactive offerings and energize your body with dynamic fitness classes, enrich your mind with insightful webinars, and engage directly with expert instructors.

UCOP Safety Classes: Basic Awareness and Active Attacker Training: Learn how to feel informed, alert, and safe as you travel to and from the workplace and how to protect yourself in an active-shooter situation.


STEP Deadlines & Resources

STEP learning resources | Performance appraisal learning resources |  STEP learning resources and documents

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Don’t Forget! 

The deadline for our final Staff Talent Evaluation Process (STEP) Check-in conversation, Finalize Criteria, is on March 29, 2024 . Prepare for your STEP Check-in with these classes and resources

Contact step@ucop.edu for all questions.  Download the STEP Guidebook  for step by step instructions.

Having Technical Issues with STEP? Review this FAQ

Upcoming Classes and Workshops

Write Right

Online : Tuesday, March 19, 9:00am - 12:00pm

This foundational 2-session course provides the basics of grammar and writing clearly. Participants learn key characteristics of good writers and practice those skills in the session. Participants learn the current, best practices in business writing. Topics include:

  • The sentence –the foundation of language—and how to punctuate it
  • Verbs—the heart and soul of every sentence
  • Grammar and capitalization guidelines
  • Key hints for writers

Note: Participants must attend both sessions on March 19 and 21 from 9am-12pmPT

Register for Write Right

GROW Plus: Accountability Conversations for Managers

Online : Tuesday, March 19, 9:30am - 12:00pm

GROW Plus: Accountability Conversations for Managers is the second part in the live training series on manager and employee performance conversations. This training answers the question: What do I do when my coaching is not improving performance? In this virtual, live, and highly interactive workshop, we will cover providing productive critical feedback, managing emotions, creating efficient documentation, and holding effective accountability conversations. Managers will also practice having role Accountability Conversations using the UCOP GROW Plus framework. The previous STEP trainings are all prerequisites to this course.

Additional Sessions:

  • Friday, March 22 (9:30am-12pm PT)
  • Thursday, March 28 (9:30am-12pm PT)
  • Wednesday, April 3 (9:30am-12pm PT)
  • Thursday, April 11 (9:30am-12pm PT)
  • Tuesday, April 16 (9:30am-12pm PT)
  • Additional dates available on The Learning Center
Register for GROW Plus: Accountability Conversations for Managers

UCOP Safety: Active Attacker Training

Online: Wednesday, March 20, 11:00am - 12:00pm

This live virtual class will teach participants skills and strategies to respond if exposed to active attacker situations. The course will review real-life incidents and discuss options in the event of potential similar encounters.

Additional Sessions:

  • Wednesday, April 10 (11am-12pm PT)
  • Thursday, May 23 (1-2pm PT)
  • Wednesday, June 12 (1-2pm PT)
Register for UCOP Safety: Active Attacker Training

Excel Intermediate/Advanced

Online : Wednesday, March 20, 9:00am - 12:00pm

In this 2-session course, you will learn core Excel features and rapidly build your skill sets around the following tools:

  • SumIFs, AveregeIFs, CountIFs : Get what you need from your data with minimal effort
  • Tables (with structured referencing): Look good and be organized
  • Pivot Tables: The easiest, best method to get unexpected and expected answers from you giant, messy data set

Note: Participants must attend both sessions on Wednesday, March 20 and March 27 from 9am-12pm PT.

Register for Excel Intermediate/Advanced

Fun Flow Yoga

Online : Friday, March 22, 8:30 - 9:00am

Join us for a fun flow yoga session that combines movement and breath in perfect harmony. Transition from one pose to the next with a graceful and fluid sequence. Experience a heightened sense of presence in every moment.

*Occurring every Friday until April 19

Register by following the step-by-step instructions in the Quick Reference Guide (box-log in required).

Register for Fun Flow Yoga

Collaborating Productively in Hybrid Meetings

Hybrid : Tuesday, March 26, 10:00 am - 12:00pm

This workshop features techniques to equip anyone leading hybrid meetings with the right preparation and processes to run meetings smoothly, increase participation and engagement, and include all voices, whether they’re joining in-person or virtually.

Objectives of the course are:

  • Addressing the biggest challenges meeting facilitators and participants face in a hybrid format
  • Understanding how to prepare, lead, and follow up on hybrid meetings
  • Learning processes for engaging hybrid meeting participants in productive brainstorming and decision-making

*Hybrid Oakland employees are encouraged to attend the in-person session.

Register for Collaborating Productively in Hybrid Meetings

Zoom Advanced

Online : Tuesday, March 26, 1:10 - 2:00pm

This workshop will cover the following topics: Personal Meeting ID; Advanced Web Portal Settings; Advanced Scheduling Options; Screen Sharing Options; Smart Recording; Zoom Rooms and Event Spaces; Q&A.

Register for Zoom Advanced

GROWing your Check-In Conversations for Managers

Online: Thursday, March 28, 10:00am - 12:00pm

GROW is a popular coaching framework used around the world for problem solving, goal setting and performance improvement. This interactive session provides managers the opportunity to discuss and practice using the GROW framework as a strategy and tool to support engaging STEP checkpoint conversations GROW is a simple meeting structure that supports a growth and development stance in employee-manager coaching and feedback conversations.

Note: The ecourse “GROWing your Checkpoint Conversations must be taken prior to this class”

Additional Sessions:

  • Friday, April 12 (10am-12pm PT)
Register for GROWing your Check-In Conversations for Managers

Mindfulness Meditation to Reduce Stress & Anxiety at Work

Online : Tuesday, April 2, 9:00am - 12:00pm

In this course, we will cover the fundamentals of mindfulness and how mindfulness can help reduce stress and anxiety at work. This course is intended for people who are eager to grow and develop skillful means to navigate the challenges of stress and anxiety at work.

Register for Mindfulness Meditation to Reduce Stress & Anxiety at Work

UCOP Creating Accessible Documents

Online : Wednesday, April 3, 10:00 - 11:30am

Digital accessibility is about ensuring users with disabilities can easily access and engage with any digital content. In this course, you will learn the principles of digital accessibility, how to generate accessible Microsoft Office Documents and how to export these to PDF.

Register for UCOP Creating Accessible Documents

Subtle Acts of Exclusion

Online : Thursday, April 4, 9:00am - 12:00pm

The term “microaggression” has become widely used, yet just as widely misunderstood. Join us as we reframe microaggressions as Subtle Acts of Exclusion (SAE). Explore the SAE framework and participate in group dialogue on how to normalize interrupting these acts and engage colleagues in discussion. In this session, participants will:

  • Reflect on socialization and its impact on our outlook, attitudes, and behaviors
  • Understand the shift in language from Microaggressions to Subtle Acts of Exclusion
  • Explore the Subtle Acts of Exclusion Framework
  • Participate in group dialogue on best practices to interrupt SAEs
Register for Subtle Acts of Exclusion

Excel Power Pivot

Online : Thursday, April 4, 9:00am - 12:00pm

Advance your Excel skills with learning Power Pivot. In this class you will become familiar with the PowerPivot application and import data, manipulate data in a PowerPivot worksheet, create reports using PowerPivot data, use DAX functions in PowerPivot, and distribute PowerPivot Data.

*Participants must attend both sessions on Thursday, April 4 and 11 from 9am-12pm PT to receive credit for the course.

Register for Excel Power Pivot

Strategies for Becoming Your Best and Healthiest Self

Online : Wednesday, April 10, 1:00 -1:45pm

To what extent can we work on improving ourselves? Are there better versions of ourselves that we haven’t yet discovered? Learn best practices to optimize all areas of your life to encourage growth, limit distractions and focus on the goals you want to achieve.

Register by following the step-by-step instructions in the Quick Reference Guide (box-log in required).

Register for Strategies for Becoming Your Best and Healthiest Self

Box Fundamentals

Online : Thursday, April 11, 10:00 - 11:00am

This course will give you an overview of Box, the cloud-based service that provides secure file storage and file sharing. The session will go over:

  • How to use Box
  • How to collaborate with UCOP and non-UCOP people
  • Commenting directly on files, folder permissions, shared links, and many other tips that will help you when using Box

Administrators from IT will be on hand to answer your questions and review the best features of Box.

Register for Box Fundamentals

Smartsheet Tips for Project Management

Online : Tuesday, April 16, 9:00am - 12:00pm

In this workshop users will discover new ways in which you and your team can save time, increase collaboration, and better manage your project. You will learn various tips, tricks and shortcuts to streamline your project and help you mange your projects more effectively and efficiently.

Register for Smartsheet Tips for Project Management

Accomplishing More with Less

Online: Wednesday, April 17, 9:00am - 12:00pm

If you want to make breakthroughs, respond instead of react to today’s demanding work environment, and establish sustainable practices that will help you effectively manage the information overload and get outstanding results, you have come to the right place! The workshop deals with today’s most pressing issues in the workplace, covering topics relating to managing time, managing priorities, managing interruptions, managing e-mail, calendar, and to-do lists, as well as organizing electronic and paper documents, and most importantly being invigorated and re-energized in the workplace and elsewhere.

Register for Accomplishing More with Less

UCOP Safety: Basic Awareness

Online: Thursday, April 18, 1:00 - 2:00pm

Melissa Collins, Program Manager for Security, Risk and Resilience, will facilitate this live virtual class that will provide basic safety tips to help employees feel informed, alert, and safe as they travel to and from the workplace. Extra time will be allotted for questions and feedback.

Additional Sessions:

  • Tuesday, May 14 (2-3pm PT)
  • Wednesday, June 5 (1-2pm PT)
Register for UCOP Safety: Basic Awareness

People Leader Forum - LinkedIn as a Recruitment Tool

Online: Friday, April 19, 1:00-2:00pm

The People Leader Forum is a monthly opportunity for people managers to connect with one another to develop leadership skills, build community, share best practices, swap strategies for navigating current challenges and learn to better support themselves and their teams.

Friday, April 19: Team Professional Development Plans – At this session, Talent Development Manager Annie Prozan will share tools for creating individual and team professional development plans.

2024 PLF Topics:

  • May 17: Addressing Conflict in the Workplace
  • June 21: Political Acumen as a Skill

 

Register for People Leader Forum - LinkedIn as a Recruitment Tool

Excel Power BI

Online : Thursday, April 25, 9:00am - 12:00pm

In this three-session class, users will learn how to use Power BI to:

  • Connect to data sources.
  • Perform data cleaning, profiling, and shaping.
  • Visualize data with Power BI.
  • Create interactive visualizations.
  • Enhance reports and dashboards.
  • Publish and share reports and dashboards.

Participants must attend all three sessions on Thursday, April 25, May 2 and 9 from 9am-12-pm PT to receive credit for the course.

Register for Excel Power BI

UCSB Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Training

Online: , Register for UCSB Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Training on

This certificate course will be facilitated UCSB Lean Six Sigma instructors at no cost to participants. Each cohort will consist of 3- four hour sessions with hands on practice, project simulations, and intersession homework. Attendance at all 3 sessions is mandatory for course completion. At the end of the cohort, Participants will receive a Yellow Belt certificate of completion.

To register login to the UC Learning Center and type UCSB Lean Six Sigma into the search bar at the top right of your screen.


Using the UC Learning Center

Registration: Log in to the UC Learning Center using your UCOP login and password. In the Search box on the left, enter the name of the class you want. Select the session you want, then select the Register box and Submit.

Cancellation: You can cancel your registration through the UC Learning Center.  We ask that you cancel 48 hours before the scheduled class time so that others may sign up, or contact the Learning & Development Team.

If you require any assistance or accommodation with finding, registering or attending a class please email the Learning & Development Team.