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Find your way forward. Whether you’re upskilling to advance your career, improve client/patient outcomes, pursuing a new passion or something in between, our flexible online, in-person and hybrid classes are designed to work with your schedule, here on the UW–Madison campus or wherever you are in the world. Use the search filters to find the class, badge or certificate that works best for you.

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Management Assessment for Personal Planning and Development

This class will use the DiSC® assessment instrument to build self-awareness and explore the many facets that shape the way we see our world and function at work. By incorporating neuroscience and the DiSC® framework, we will learn to better understand our perspectives, identify and adapt to the perspectives of others, and to capture insightful synergies. We will discuss how to use tools and strategies to make this process easier so we can discover more options and solutions in our teams and projects.
Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 4–5, 2023
    $459; $359 gov't/nonprofit; $359 TIC
    Live online

The Manager's Role in Work Satisfaction and Engagement

There are many myths about what managers can and should do to support employee work performance, satisfaction and engagement. Learn what decades of real-world management experience reveal about best practices and tools, plus gain insights into today's diverse and fast-moving environments.
Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 5–13, 2023
    $579; gov't/nonprofit $469
    Live online

Spanish 1

Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
This beginning-level language class (A1.1) explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world while helping you master the basics of Spanish with a proven communicative approach that emphasizes speaking competency while also building skills in listening, reading and writing. This practical course will quickly have you talking about life, family, work and travel.
Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 10, 2023–Dec. 19, 2023
    $269
    Live online
  • Oct. 10, 2023–Dec. 19, 2023
    $269
    Live online

Grief Support Specialist Certificate

Subject Area: Behavioral HealthGrief and Loss
One-of-a-kind, practical educational online program. You'll get to know the instructor — an expert who understands the complexity of personal loss. Acquire knowledge and skills to enhance or create a professional specialty that focuses on supporting people who have suffered a major loss. 40 CE Hours | Canvas LMS | Instructor: Erica Srinivasan | Audience: Helping Professionals, funeral home directors, clergy and other religious leaders
Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 11, 2023–Dec. 1, 2023
    $1,249 through September 27; $1,449 after
    Group-paced

Mindfulness for Clinicians: An 8-Week Intensive Course

Subject Area: Behavioral HealthMental Health
This 8-week intensive course is for clinicians who want to incorporate mindfulness into their own lives to be more present, effective and stable in their work as well as develop more confidence in applying mindfulness principles and tools with their patients (clients, students and staff). The course is appropriate for experienced practitioners as well as those with no experience in mindfulness or meditation. 20 CE Hours | Zoom and Canvas LMS | Instructor: Mare Chapman | Audience: Helping Professionals
Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 12, 2023–Dec. 7, 2023
    $469
    Live online
  • March 28, 2024–May 16, 2024
    $469
    Live online

Spanish Advanced Conversation

Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
In this advanced Spanish conversation class, participants will listen to podcast episodes from Latin America and Spain related to a weekly theme, such as diversity, learning, current events,  humor, and human relationships.
Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 12, 2023–Nov. 16, 2023
    $149
    Live online

French House Conversation

Subject Area: LanguagesFrench
Continue to refine your French conversational skills, practice your pronunciation, and brush up on grammar with a convivial group and an experienced instructor at the French House on UW–Madison's campus.
Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 18, 2023–Nov. 15, 2023
    $249
    In-person

Servant Leadership Certificate

Examine the core aspects of servant leadership. Topics for the five-day program are: Servant Leadership Foundations, Personal and Organizational Challenges of Servant Leadership, Serving Customers/Clients/Citizens, Servant Leadership at the Team and Organizational Level and Connecting Servant Leadership to Community and the World.
Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 18, 2023–Nov. 9, 2023
    $2,150; govt./nonprofit $1,650
    Live online

Managing Your Brain for Managers: The Neuroscience of Leading Self and Others

Learn of the recent neuroscience discoveries that reveal how our brain triggers stress and poor interpersonal reactions. Exploration and practice of multiple methods for managing your brain will greatly improve your ability to lead others in today's organizations.
Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 19, 2023–Nov. 9, 2023
    $579; gov't/nonprofit $469
    Live online

A Coach Approach to Work Performance Feedback

Customizable
This specially designed class will focus on the how-tos of adopting a coaching style for giving work performance feedback. This is a class for leaders and managers who are ready to learn this approach and who want to understand and practice the key elements to utilize them right away.
Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 27, 2023–Nov. 10, 2023
    $469; $369 Gov't/nonprofit
    Live online
  • Jan. 25, 2024–Feb. 8, 2024
    $469; $369 Gov't/nonprofit
    Live online

Spanish 0

Subject Area: LanguagesSpanish
This newly-revised mini-course sets you up for success in Spanish 1 with a slow introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish with proven strategies for learning a new language.
Upcoming Dates
  • Oct. 31, 2023–Dec. 5, 2023
    $139
    Live online
  • Oct. 31, 2023–Dec. 5, 2023
    $139
    Live online

E.I. for Groups: A Leader's Toolkit for Building Emotionally Intelligent Teams

This class will focus on the proactive approaches and tools for creating an EI culture that enables respectful, effective and creative collaboration even when the going gets tough. For this class, it will be assumed that participants are familiar with EI and want to lead or influence a team to become an extraordinary one. Participants will have the advantage of completing the EQi 2.0 self-assessment in advance of the class. The cost is included in the class fee.
Upcoming Dates
  • Nov. 7–8, 2023
    $479; $379 gov't/nonprofit
    Live online

Workplace Neurodiversity: Creating Spaces Where All Minds Can Thrive

Diversity drives innovative thinking and creative solutions in the workplace. Neurodiversity reflects the natural variation in human minds and how people interact with the world differently as a result. Companies that embrace neurodiversity, gain competitive advantages and facilitate an inclusive workplace allowing all talent to thrive. Improving systems and spaces to be more flexible and inclusive is key to maintaining an engaged and successful workforce. Before an organization can embrace neurodiversity, it must first understand how neurodivergence appears within it, and examine the workplace culture around it. Create a culture of appreciation, accountability, and trust by addressing some of the most common recruitment, selection and career development obstacles for neurodivergent employees. Leverage the talents of all employees through greater sensitivity to individual needs. Although there is no one-size-fits-all approach to neurodiversity, simple adjustments and accommodations (often at little cost to the employer) allow every team member to feel safe, supported and able to showcase their unique talents.
Upcoming Dates
  • Nov. 7–8, 2023
    $429; gov't/nonprofit $329
    Live online

Cultural Humility to Cultural Reverence: Foundational Application to Practice

Subject Area: Behavioral HealthHuman Services
The goal of this course is to enhance your ability to serve increasingly diverse client populations and work with increasingly diverse teams. We will explore in dedicated conversations the four principles of Cultural Humility: Self-Reflection and Lifelong Learning, Client as Expert, Community as Expert and Institutional Self-Reflection and Investment + Modeling. As an individual practitioner, ensure you are providing services respectful of the person's self-ascribed identity; as a leader, address quiet quitting, turnover and enhance your culture of inclusivity and belonging. 4 Continuing Education Hours
Upcoming Dates
  • Nov. 9, 2023
    $129
    Live online
  • March 12, 2024
    $129
    Live online
  • April 24, 2024
    $129
    Live online

Coding Bootcamp

Offered through UW Extended Campus, the University of Wisconsin Coding Boot Camp is a deeply engaging online full-stack web development course that gives you the knowledge and skills to build dynamic end-to-end web applications and become a full stack web developer in 24 weeks.
Upcoming Dates
  • Nov. 13, 2023–May 13, 2024
    $11,995
    Live online

Beyond the Basics of Project Management: Managing Risks, Resources, and Post Project Reviews

Advance your project management skills by diving deep into some of the critical components of managing a project. Going beyond the basics of project management creates a culture of learning, accountability, transparency, high performance and successful delivery.
Upcoming Dates
  • Nov. 15–17, 2023
    $589; govt./nonprofit $489
    Live online
  • May 15–17, 2024
    $589; govt./nonprofit $489
    Live online

Leading at a Distance: Managing Virtual Staff and Teams

We're seeing more organizations with employees who work from home, live in other states and often live in other countries. "Lead from a distance" by understanding the challenges and best practices. Build trust, navigate conflict, make decisions and conduct engaging meetings with virtual staff.
Upcoming Dates
  • Nov. 15–16, 2023
    $449; govt./non-profit $349
    Live online
  • June 11–12, 2024
    $449; govt./nonprofit $349
    Live online