Being a people manager offers plenty of opportunities to grow — whether you’re new to managing or have been doing it for years. UCOP Learning and Development offers a variety of resources to help you strengthen your leadership skills, navigate day-to-day challenges and better support your team.

From upcoming live classes to self-paced learning you can fit into your schedule, here are a few opportunities to explore.

Upcoming classes for managers

All times are Pacific. Unless stated otherwise, classes take place virtually via Zoom.

ME@UCOP: Compensation
Thursday, Aug. 27, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Learn about UCOP compensation policies and practices, including promotions and equity, salary offers, hiring, bargaining units, Career Tracks, Job Builder by JDX and position descriptions. This Manager Essentials at UCOP course is required for people who have entered management or supervisory positions at UCOP since 2020, and experienced managers are welcome.

People Leader Forum: Equity and Promotion Process Review
Friday, Aug. 28, 1 – 2 p.m.
Join fellow people managers for a review of UCOP’s compensation equity review and promotion processes with UCOP Compensation Director JJ Lerma.

Manager & Employee Conversations Pt. 3: Coaching Emotional Regulation Through Feedback
September 1, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Learn how to give meaningful, actionable feedback that supports employees in developing social-emotional skills. Through practical tools and real-world scenarios, managers will build confidence coaching employees around relationships, emotional awareness and navigating emotions. Sessions 1 and 2 of Manager and Employee Conversations are prerequisites.

ME@UCOP: Recruitment and Onboarding
September 3, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Get an overview of UCOP hiring and onboarding, including hiring processes, inclusive recruitment, relevant policies and laws and tools and practices for successfully welcoming new employees. This Manager Essentials at UCOP course is required for people who have entered management or supervisory positions at UCOP since 2020, and experienced managers are welcome.

ME@UCOP: Employment Law/Leaves and Accommodations
September 10, 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 people who have entered management or supervisory positions at UCOP since 2020, and experienced managers are welcome.

ME@UCOP: Budget & BRC
September 17, 10 – 11 a.m.
Get familiar with UCOP’s budget process and the Business Resource Center. This session covers the budget cycle, integrated financial systems, BRC teams and services and available training and resources. This Manager Essentials at UCOP course is required for people who have entered management or supervisory positions at UCOP since 2020, and experienced managers are welcome.

Managing Represented Employees
September 18, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Build your understanding of what it means to manage represented employees in a unionized workplace. Managers will learn labor-relations fundamentals, including contract awareness, roles and responsibilities and effective communication practices.

Learn at your own pace with LinkedIn Learning

Can’t fit a live class into your schedule? All UCOP staff have free access to LinkedIn Learning, with thousands of self-paced courses covering leadership, people management, technology and more. Learn how to activate and use your LinkedIn Learning account.

UCOP Learning and Development has also curated collections specifically for people managers:

• Leading and Working in Times of Complexity and Stress
• UCOP STEP Goal Setting, Coaching, and Feedback Practices
• Managing in Remote or Hybrid
• Teams
• Employee Engagement

These collections have been personally vetted by the Learning and Development team for their relevance to UCOP staff.

Go deeper with Gartner

UC employees also have access to Gartner, an on-demand resource for in-depth professional research, tools and best-practice guidance. While LinkedIn Learning is a great resource for building skills through courses and videos, Gartner can help you dig deeper into specific topics through research reports, practical tools and ready-to-use resources such as presentation materials.

Creating an account takes just a few minutes. Visit the Gartner account registration page and use your UCOP email address to get started. You can also review a step-by-step account setup guide, explore a walkthrough of the Gartner site or watch an introductory video.

For questions about these learning opportunities, contact ucopld@ucop.edu. Visit the Classes & Workshops page to see more upcoming courses.

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