Whether you’re new to UCOP, managing employees or looking to strengthen your communication and technical skills, upcoming classes and workshops offer practical tools to support your work and professional growth.

Select each course name to register. All listings reflect Pacific Time. Classes are online unless otherwise specified.

ME@UCOP: Employment Law/Leaves and Accommodations
Nov. 3, 9–11:30 a.m.
Learn about UCOP policies and manager responsibilities related to equal employment opportunity, discrimination, labor and employment law, family and medical leave, reasonable accommodations and workers’ compensation. This Manager Essentials at UCOP course is required for employees who have entered management or supervisory positions at UCOP since 2020. Experienced managers also are welcome.

Box Fundamentals
Nov. 3, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Get an overview of Box, the cloud-based service that provides secure file storage and file sharing. You’ll learn how to use Box, collaborate with UCOP and non-UCOP colleagues, comment directly on files, manage folder permissions and create shared links. IT administrators will be available to answer questions and highlight Box’s most useful features. Learn more on the Box webpage.

Influencing Without Authority: Leadership as an Individual Contributor
Nov. 4, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
Learn the skills and workplace practices that can help new and early-career employees thrive. Through generational context, practical guidance and real-world examples, participants will explore communication, meeting etiquette, collaboration, professional presence and work habits. The session also will highlight the strengths newer generations bring to the workplace and offer strategies for building understanding across generations.

Managing Represented Employees
Nov. 4, 1–2:30 p.m.
Gain essential guidance for managing represented employees in a unionized environment. The session will cover the fundamentals of labor relations, including contract awareness, roles and responsibilities and appropriate communication practices.

Excel Power BI
Nov. 5, Nov. 12 and Nov. 18, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Learn how to create dashboards and reports using Excel and Power BI. This workshop is ideal for analysts and employees interested in dashboards and reporting. Topics will include:

• Preparing Excel data for Power BI
• Building Power BI visuals
• Designing dashboards
• Publishing and sharing reports

You must have the Microsoft 365 desktop version of Excel and Power BI Desktop, which is available as a free download with approval from UCOP IT. A dual-monitor setup is recommended, although participants with one screen can still fully participate with simple adaptations. Attendance at all three sessions is required.

Success in the Workplace for Newer Professionals
Nov. 5, 1–2 p.m.
Explore the workplace skills and practices that can help newer professionals thrive. Through practical guidance and concrete examples, participants will learn about communication and meeting etiquette, collaboration, professional presence and work habits. The session also will highlight the strengths newer professionals bring to the workplace and offer strategies for building understanding and stronger working relationships.

Manager and Employee Conversations Part 2: Feedback for Employee Accountability
Nov. 6, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Formerly “GROW Plus: Accountability Conversations,” this is the second part of the required live training series, Manager and Employee Conversations. The workshop will help managers provide productive critical feedback, manage emotions, document conversations effectively and hold accountability conversations using the UCOP GROW Plus framework.

New Employee Orientation
Nov. 10, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. (Oakland) — Register for Oakland
Nov. 19, 10 a.m.–12 p.m. (Zoom) — Register for online
Welcome to UCOP! New Employee Orientation provides an overview of UC and UCOP, along with tools and resources to help you get started and successfully navigate the organization.

Mentorship Program Info Session
Nov. 12 or Nov. 18, 1–1:30 p.m.
Learn about the UCOP Mentorship Program, an opportunity to share career skills and leadership practices, navigate UCOP culture and build long-term professional relationships. The program creates mentor-mentee pairings that support employees as they explore challenges and grow both personally and professionally.

Communication in the Workplace
Nov. 13, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Build practical communication skills for professional settings. Participants will explore strategies to strengthen professional presence, improve emotional intelligence and use verbal and nonverbal communication techniques to engage effectively. The workshop will cover communication in team meetings, one-on-one conversations and high-stakes presentations.

Creating Accessible Documents Part 2: PDF
Nov. 17, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.
Building on Creating Accessible Documents 1: MS Office, this workshop provides an in-depth look at using Adobe Acrobat Pro to create and test accessible PDF documents. Topics will include tagging documents, addressing common accessibility errors, creating accessible tables and building accessible PDF forms. Adobe Acrobat Pro — not Acrobat Reader — is required.

Eat for Calm: Food, Stress & Everyday Wellness
Nov. 19, 1:10–1:55 p.m.
Explore simple ways everyday food choices can support energy, wellness and a sense of calm during busy workdays. The session will cover stress-snack makeovers, build-your-own wellness bowls and quick, nourishing recipes that can fit into a busy schedule.

People Leader Forum: Recruitment with AI
Nov. 20, 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Discuss how artificial intelligence is affecting recruitment at UCOP, including resumes, candidate screening and interviews. This People Leader Forum also will cover effective interviewing techniques, behavioral-based questions and follow-up strategies that can help validate candidates’ experience and capabilities.

For questions, contact ucopld@ucop.edu.

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