Classes & Workshops

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

Class Spotlight: Upcoming classes

How Positive Discourse Shapes the Workplace, June 11th, 10am – 12pm
21 Practices for Mindfulness and Happiness at Work, June 16th, 9am – 12pm
Crafting an Effective Resume, June 17th, 10am – 12pm

Other Campus Offerings:

These programs are open to UCOP employees. They have fees that must be covered by departments (not covered by the learning and development department).
UC Berkeley NOW Conference: Remote, June 11, 2026
UC Tech Conference, July 8-10, 2026 | UC Merced | In-Person

STEP Deadlines & Resources for the 2026/2027 Performance year

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Define Criteria: Complete by May 29th, 2026

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

Upcoming Classes and Workshops

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Managing Represented Employees

Online: Friday, June 5, 9 - 10:30am

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.

How Positive Discourse Shapes the Workplace

Online: Thursday, June 11, 10am - 12pm

Positive discourse fosters a receptive environment is an incredibly powerful resource and motivator to inspire others to think and act more positively. It is a medium through which we make our intentions, values, and beliefs known to others. As leaders, the language we use can make the difference between a high functioning and positive environment, to high turnover on teams and disgruntlement.

This course will explore the science of gratitude, define discourse and uncover how it affects teams, identify the language of leadership, and steps to shift language for a positive team culture.

21 Practices for Mindfulness and Happiness at Work

Online: Tuesday, June 16, 9am - 12pm

Presented by People-On The Go, the “21 Practices for Happiness and Accomplishment @Work” workshop is designed to help participants develop and practice mindfulness, emotional intelligence, growth mindset, and productivity skills that are crucial in today’s workplace. Participants focus on behavioral changes and initiative-taking, while at the same time paying attention to self-care, stress reduction, fostering enjoyment, and self-fulfillment. The workshop consists of a blend of short presentations, brief individual and group interactive exercises, and exposure to a variety of mindfulness practices.

UCOP Creating Accessible Documents 1: MS Office

Online: Tuesday, June 16, 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.

Attendance is required for both sessions, June 16th and July 22nd, 1 – 2:30pm

Crafting an Effective Resume

Online: Wednesday, June 17, 10am - 12pm

Learn how to turn your experience into a resume that gets noticed!
In this interactive 2hr workshop you’ll learn how to highlight your strengths and avoid the most common mistakes recruiters and hiring managers see. The session will focus on telling a cohesive story, formatting, sections to include, and strategies to minimize the impact of unconscious bias in a recruiting process. AI and the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) will also be discussed.

Come prepared with your most current resume to reflect on during the session.

Navigating Change and Transitions

Online: Wednesday, June 17, 1-3pm

“The only thing that is constant is change” — Heraclitus who lived 100 years before Plato knew this, and it is still true in today’s world. This workshop will explore the human response to change and stages within the transition process. Participants will expand their capability to successfully navigate through personal and professional changes while utilizing the William Bridges’ Transition Model and Psychological Flexibility framework.

People Leader Forum

Online: Friday, June 26, 1 pm- 2 pm

The People Leaders 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.

6/26: Supporting Employees Navigate Change & Transition Change is constant, but how people experience and adapt to change can vary widely. This People Leader Forum will explore the critical role manager’s play in helping employees navigate change successfully. Together, we’ll explore the Bridges Transition Model and psychological flexibility to identify practical strategies for preparing and supporting employees during times of change. This session is an adapted version of the 2hour Navigating Change & Transition course, designed specifically with a manger lens. While the original class focuses on what employees can do within their control to navigate change, this session emphasizes the unique role managers play in the process.

July: No session

Career Development Tools

Online: Tuesday, July 7, 10 - 11am

UCOP offers various on-demand career development tools available to you at any time. LinkedIn Learning and My UC Career are two tools that you can utilize at any point in your career development journey. We will review their capabilities and how to make the most of their resources. Additionally, come learn best practices for building your story-driven LinkedIn profile and brand.

PowerPoint Techniques

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

In this highly interactive session, you’ll explore practical, real-world PowerPoint strategies that go beyond basic slide creation. Through scenario-based examples—including building a marketing plan, developing content-rich slides, and crafting a customizable sales presentation—you’ll learn how to design, format, and deliver presentations that save time, engage your audience, and leave a lasting impression.

Reflective Listening

Online: Friday, July 10, 10am - 12pm

Reflective Listening is one of the keys to better communication and ultimately, better performance in the workplace. People have a fundamental need to feel heard and understood. When they do feel heard and understood, problems are more easily solved or averted and both trust and psychological safety grow. Reflective Listening is a necessary skill for today’s workplace, both as a leader and a team member. It is a skill that you can learn. This course will teach you some of the fundamentals of Reflective Listening so that you can start practicing today.

UCOP Influencing Without Authority: Leadership as an Individual Contributor

Online: Friday, July 17, 10am - 12pm

Author and CEO coach Kim Scott says that there are two types of star employees: “superstars” and “rockstars.” While superstars are gunning for promotions, rockstars are grounding themselves as experts in their roles. According to recent research, most individual contributors (62%) plan to stay in IC roles over becoming a manager. How can ICs take ownership of their career growth, leverage their knowledge and skills, and make an impact without climbing the ladder?

In this workshop we’ll dive into the leadership skills all “rockstars” need to become influential contributors: building trusting workplace relationships, managing up, carving out a niche area of expertise, and connecting the dots from your role to the organizational mission.

Manager and Employee Conversations Part 1: Feedback & Coaching

Online: Friday, July 24, 10am - 12pm

Manager and Employee Conversations Part 1: Feedback and Coaching Employees (Formerly “GROWing Your Check-in Conversations for Managers”)

Effective managers create space for meaningful conversations that support employee growth and performance. This is part 1 of a 2 part required series on manager and employee conversations.

In this interactive session, managers learn how to structure employee conversations using the GROW framework—a practical model that helps guide collaborative, coaching-focused discussions during 1-1s and check-ins.

Attendance is required for both sessions, July 24th and August 25th, 10am – 12pm and 9:30am – 12pm

Box Fundamentals

Online: Wednesday, July 29, 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.

Crafting an Effective Resume

Online: Friday, July 31, 10am - 12pm

Learn how to turn your experience into a resume that gets noticed!

In this interactive 2hr workshop you’ll learn how to highlight your strengths and avoid the most common mistakes recruiters and hiring managers see. The session will focus on telling a cohesive story, formatting, sections to include, and strategies to minimize the impact of unconscious bias in a recruiting process. AI and the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) will also be discussed.

Come prepared with your most current resume to reflect on during the session.

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.