Classes & Workshops

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

Class Spotlight: Upcoming classes

Managing Psychologically Safe Teams, August 18th, 10am – 12pm
Box Advanced, August 18th, 11am – 12pm
Practical Productivity, September 2nd, 1pm – 3pm
Mindfulness Meditation to Reduce Stress Anxiety, & Burnout at Work (Registration deadline August 14th), September 11 through October 23, 9:30 – 10:15am

Other Campus Offerings:

These programs are open to UCOP employees. They may have fees that must be covered by departments (not covered by the learning and development department).
Berkeley People Management (BPM) series & certificate programs | People & Culture – Free

STEP Deadlines & Resources for the 2026/2027 Performance year

STEP learning resources | Watch the short STEP overview video | Contact your STEP team | FAQs for quick answers

Define Criteria: Complete by May 29th, 2026

Check-in one: Complete by August 28th, 2026

Upcoming Classes and Workshops

Featured

Project Management for Non-Project Managers

Online: Wednesday, August 12, 9am - 12pm

In today’s dynamic organizational environment, the ability to manage projects efficiently is indispensable. This workshop is tailored for forward-thinking professionals who aspire to master the art of project management and elevate their capabilities in steering diverse projects to success. The curriculum delves into the foundational principles of project management yet transcends conventional boundaries by infusing cutting-edge insights and actionable strategies.

Managing Up: Cultivating a Partnership with Your Manager

Online: Thursday, August 13, 10am - 12pm

The manager-employee dynamic can be powerfully productive or woefully fraught. The big question is: what’s within YOUR locus of control as an employee to get what you need from your manager? In this workshop we’ll focus on exploring ways to develop a mutually beneficial working relationship with your supervisor as an individual contributor.

This workshop will explore how individual contributors can develop trust by exploring their manager’s perspective, advocating for self, and providing upward feedback. This highly interactive session will review best practices to document your performance, communicate clearly, and practice delivering upward feedback.

STEP: Goals & Competencies

Online: Friday, August 14, 9 - 10am

In this instructor-led training on the Staff Talent Evaluation Process (STEP), we will expand on the materials presented in the STEP Fundamentals for Employees eCourse by going into detail on the first stage of STEP, Define Criteria. You will practice writing goals and review how to align them to the UCOP Competencies. This course is designed to support new employees and employees who would like a refresher to elevate their STEP goals.

Managing Psychologically Safe Teams

Online: Tuesday, August 18, 10am - 12pm

Research shows that a culture of psychological safety is the #1 determinant of team success, beating out average team tenure and IQ. But what is psychological safety, and what power do we have to influence the working conditions of our teams? Join us in this workshop designed for managers as we:

• Define the benefits of building a culture of psychological safety on your team.

• Explore the 4 Stages of Psychological Safety and the behaviors associated with each.

• Assess your current team culture and behaviors that contribute to or reduce psychological safety.

• Engage with the BICEPS framework for keeping a pulse on psychological safety on an individual level.

Box Advanced

Online: Tuesday, August 18, 11am - 12pm

Want to know how to securely store sensitive data in Box? Interested in how to get data into Box via email or URL? Sign up for this advanced Box class and we will cover a wide range of topics including setting up alerts to monitor folders and using Box groups to manage department collaborations.

Excel: Introduction to Data Analysis (Session 1 of 2)

Online: Wednesday, August 19, 9am - 12pm

Essential Excel tools for data‑driven work.

Software Requirements

Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365 desktop version)

Recommended Setup A dual‑monitor setup is recommended for the best learning experience. Participants with a single screen can still fully participate; simple adaptations will be provided.

What You’ll Learn

Cleaning and preparing data
Tables, sorting, and filtering
Basic formulas
Charts and visual summaries
Intro to PivotTables

Ideal For Beginners to intermediate Excel users and administrative staff.

Attendance for both sessions is required – August 19th and August 26th

ME@UCOP: Managing in the Modern Workplace - Course 1 (Remote)

Online: Thursday, August 20, 9am - 12pm

In this session, we will discuss UCOP processes and strategies that support building inclusive and engaged teams. Topics include:

Managing remote and hybrid teams
People Development
Fostering Community
Belonging as a Manager

This is part of the Manager Essentials at UCOP (ME@UCOP). It is required for all people new to a management or supervisory positions at UCOP since 2020 (internal promotions and external hires). All experienced managers are welcome to attend. This is the remote version which is 2 half days on August 20th and 21st.

There is also an in-person full day session in October, which we highly encourage managers to attend.

Manager and Employee Conversations Part 2: Feedback for Employee Accountability

Online: Tuesday, August 25, 9:30am - 12pm

This is the second part in the required live training series, Manager and Employee Conversations. This training answers the question: What do I do when my coaching is not improving performance? In this highly interactive live virtual workshop, we will cover providing productive critical feedback, managing emotions, creating efficient documentation, and holding effective accountability conversations. Managers will also practice having accountability conversations using the UCOP GROW Plus framework.

Creating Accessible Documents Part 1: Word

Online: Wednesday, August 26, 1 - 2:30pm

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. This is the first course in the series and a prerequisite for UCOP Creating Accessible Documents 2: PDFs.

ME@UCOP: Compensation

Online: Thursday, August 27, 9am - 12:30pm

In ME@UCOP Compensation, Jonas Lerma, Director Compensation, leads a virtual session to discuss UCOP Compensation policies and procedures. Topics include:

Promotion & Equity
Salary Range Offers
Hiring
Bargaining Units
Career Tracks
Job Builder by JDX
Position Description

FSAP: Let’s Talk about Menopause: Understanding Menopause and Finding Support

Online: Thursday, August 27, 12 - 1pm

Menopause is a transition that about half of the population will experience in their lifetime, and which impacts nearly all aspects of an individual’s health and wellbeing. Interestingly, there are only two known mammals that have evolved to survive past their child-bearing years: teethed whales and humans. This unique experience has been receiving more attention in recent years, but does that translate to folks feeling like they know more about this experience or make it easier to talk about? Perhaps for some, but not for all. Join us for a 1-hour informational webinar focused on navigating information and resources for all things menopause.

Mindfulness at UCOP

Online: Friday, August 28, 11am - 12pm

Less stress. Enhanced awareness and focus. Improved health.

These are some of the benefits shown in research studies on mindfulness. In this one-hour workshop, you will learn how to both reduce your stress and increase your effectiveness at work through simple mindfulness techniques. Some highlights:

Research on mindfulness benefits
Mindfulness vs meditation
Simple mindfulness practices at work

People Leader Forum: Coaching as a Manager: What’s Different and What Works

Online: Friday, August 28, 1 - 2pm

In this session Deepak Patil, Organization Development Consultant from UCOP Organizational Development, explores how people leaders can effectively use coaching as a practical, everyday leadership tool not as a replacement for formal executive coaching, but as a complementary skill. Participants will examine key differentiators of manager-led coaching vis-à-vis an external professional coaching. Through simple models and interactive exercises, leaders will learn how to appropriately anchor their conversations with employees on the coaching spectrum.

Manager & Employee Conversations Pt. 3: Coaching Emotional Regulation Through Feedback

Online: Tuesday, September 1, 10:30am - 12pm

In Manager and Employee Conversations Session 3, we explore how to provide meaningful, actionable feedback that supports the development of social-emotional skills. Many managers find it challenging to guide growth in areas like building positive relationships, navigating emotions, and strengthening emotional awareness. This session challenges the belief that these skills are fixed, showing instead that they can be learned and developed over time. Through practical tools, real-world scenarios, and concrete strategies, managers will build confidence in coaching and giving feedback that helps individuals grow.

Please note that Manager and Employee Conversations Sessions 1 and 2 are a perquisite to this 3rd course.

Box Fundamentals

Online: Tuesday, September 1, 11am - 12pm

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

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. More info on Box can always be accessed on our webpage.

Practical Productivity

Online: Wednesday, September 2, 1 - 3pm

Time management can feel daunting. Competing priorities, unruly calendars, and tight time budget can leave you feeling like you’ve spent all day running on a treadmill with little to show for your efforts. Join us in this two-hour class as we strategically tackle the four phases in the time management cycle: prioritize, organize, execute, track. You’ll be introduced to a buffet of time management tools and practices that will help you identify and address your biggest barriers to a balanced and productive work life.

Get to the Point (Session 1 of 2)

Online: Thursday, September 3, 9am - 12pm

Instructor-led interactive workshop designed to enhance participants’ writing skills with a focus on improving business communication through clear, concise, and structured writing. The workshop covers critical aspects such as understanding the audience, formatting messages for readability, writing compelling subject lines, and maintaining professional tone and readability. Through interactive exercises, best practices, and real-world examples, participants refine their writing skills to enhance clarity, efficiency, and impact in workplace communications.

Attendance for both sessions is required: September 3rd and September 18th

ME@UCOP: Recruitment and Onboarding

Online: Thursday, September 3, 9am - 12pm

This is part of the Manager Essentials at UCOP. It is required for all people new to a management or supervisory positions at UCOP since 2020 (internal promotions and external hires). All experienced managers are welcome to attend, This live, virtual, instructor-led session gives an overview of UCOP Talent Acquisition and On Boarding, including:

UCOP Hiring steps and process
Inclusive Recruitment
UC, State, and Federal policies and laws
On Boarding process, tools, and best practices

Excel: Advanced Data Analysis (Session 1 of 2)

Online: Tuesday, September 8, 9am - 12pm

Learn advanced Excel methods for deeper insights, and is Ideal Intermediate Excel users and analysts.

What You’ll Learn:

• Advanced PivotTables
• Lookup functions (XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH)
• Trend and forecasting tools
• Scenario analysis
• Data modeling concepts

Software Requirements

Microsoft Excel (Microsoft 365 desktop version)

Recommended Setup A dual‑monitor setup is recommended for the best learning experience. Participants with a single screen can still fully participate; simple adaptations will be provided.

Attendance for both sessions is required: September 8th and September 15th

ME@UCOP: Employment Law/Leaves and Accommodations

Online: Thursday, September 10, 9 - 11:30am

Equal Employee Opportunities policies
Employment Discrimination Laws and Policies
Labor and Employment Law
Family and Medical Leave (FML)
Reasonable Accommodations
Worker’s Compensation

Creating Accessible Documents Part 2: PDF

Online: Thursday, September 10, 1 - 2:30pm

Building off the Creating Accessible Documents 1: MS Office training, Accessible PDF Documents offers a deep dive into using Adobe Acrobat Pro to manipulate, tag, and test PDF documents for accessibility. We will cover tagging documents from scratch, what common accessibility errors are, tables, and building accessible PDF forms. In order to fully participate in this class, you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro installed (not just Acrobat Reader).

Project Management 1 (Session 1 of 3)

Online: Wednesday, September 16, 8:30am - 12:30pm

This engaging three-part series offers a practical and scalable approach to managing projects from initiation through completion. Facilitated by Raj Kapur, a trusted advisor to UCOP, UC Davis, UCSF, UC Davis Health, and other UC organizations, participants will learn to apply the Project Process Architecture (PPA)™, a proven and adaptable project management methodology. Throughout the program, participants use a comprehensive methodology toolkit that serves as both a learning guide and an on-the-job resource.

The sessions focus on real-world application, hands-on exercises, and collaborative learning to ensure concepts are immediately transferable to the workplace. This series is designed for professionals who want to build practical project management capabilities, lead with confidence, and deliver results in complex work environments.

Attendance is required for all three sessions: September 16th, September 23rd, & September 29th

ME@UCOP: Budget & BRC

Online: Thursday, September 17, 10 - 11am

This live, virtual, instructor-led session gives an overview of UCOP budget process and landscape and Business Resource Center (BRC). Topics will include:

Budget process and timeline
UCOP Integrated Financial Systems (PBS and FIS)
BRC teams and services
BRC trainings and resources

Managing Represented Employees

Online: Friday, September 18, 10:30am - 12pm

This session will provide managers with essential guidance for effectively managing represented employees in a unionized environment. Participants will learn the fundamentals of labor relations, including contract awareness, roles and responsibilities, and appropriate communication practices.

Additional Classes

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.