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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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    A Coach Approach to Work Performance Feedback

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills → Leadership & Management
    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. 10–24, 2024
      $475; $375 Gov't/Nonprofit
      Live online
    • Jan. 21, 2025–Feb. 4, 2025
      $475; $375 Gov't/Nonprofit
      Live online

    Agile Scrum for Project Management

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills → Leadership & Management
    Customizable
    This class will help build foundational knowledge of Scrum and equip you with skills to effectively manage, lead or be a member of a Scrum team. You will learn what kinds of projects call for an Agile Scrum approach.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Oct. 10–17, 2024
      $589; gov't/nonprofit $489
      Live online
    • Jan. 22–29, 2025
      $590; gov't/nonprofit $490
      Live online
    • March 12–19, 2025
      $590; gov't/nonprofit $490
      Live online

    German Short Stories

    Subject Area: Languages → German
    Boost your confidence in German with this short low intermediate (A2.1) course that provides the perfect transition from German 3 to German 4. Review essential grammar, learn new expressions and expand your vocabulary as you discuss a series of short stories.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Oct. 10, 2024–Nov. 14, 2024
      $204
      Live online

    Mindfulness for Clinicians: An 8-Week Intensive Course

    Subject Area: Behavioral Health → Mental Health
    This intensive, 20-hour blended course (8 weekly live webinars plus self-study) with instructor Mare Chapman is for clinicians who want to incorporate mindfulness into both their lives and practice. Learn to be more present in your work and develop confidence in applying mindfulness with clients.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Oct. 10, 2024–Dec. 5, 2024
      Standard $489
      Live online

    Introduction to Inclusive Leadership

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills → Diversity & Inclusion
    Refine your skills in relationship-building and learn how leading with curiosity and humility fosters trust and belonging within your team. Use activities and discussions to explore course concepts. Apply your learning to real-world scenarios so you can create an inclusive environment.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Oct. 15–17, 2024
      $440; gov't/nonprofit $340
      Live online
    • April 15–17, 2025
      $440; gov't/nonprofit $340
      Live online

    Salesforce Administrator

    Subject Area: Technology & Data Science
    Transform your career with our Salesforce Administrator boot camp. Gain hands-on experience and essential Salesforce training to excel as an administrator.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Oct. 15, 2024–Dec. 14, 2024
      $4,950
      Live online

    Grief Support Specialist Certificate

    Subject Area: Behavioral Health → Grief and Loss
    This one-of-a-kind, 40-hour, online certificate with instructor Erica Srinivasan targets helping professionals, funeral home directors, clergy, peer educators and others. It provides knowledge and skills to create/enhance a professional specialty to support people who have suffered a major loss.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Oct. 16, 2024–Dec. 6, 2024
      $1,249 through September 27; $1,449 after
      Group-paced
    • March 12, 2025–May 2, 2025
      $1,249 through February 26; $1,449 after
      Group-paced

    Servant Leadership Certificate

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills → Leadership & Management
    Customizable
    Develop a deep understanding of what it means to “serve first” as a leader and explore your relationship to this ideal. Go beyond the philosophy and learn the practices and behaviors that embody this leadership style – and how you can integrate it to your own.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Oct. 16, 2024–Nov. 7, 2024
      $2,150; gov't/non-profit $1,650
      Live online

    Cultural Reverence: Dialogue vs. Debate

    Subject Area: Behavioral Health → Human Services
    New: This 4-hour, interactive live webinar with instructors Adesola Oni and Shawn Smith builds on the Cultural Humility to Cultural Reverence course. Further explore frameworks for engaging in dialogue, avoiding debate and building skills for healthy discussions regarding culture, identity and more.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Oct. 17, 2024
      $129
      Live online

    Intrapersonal Communication: How Your Inner Voice Influences Your Outer World

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills → Leadership & Management
    Customizable
    The messages we process internally often impact how we communicate with the world around us. This course helps individuals understand their inner voice, the types and forms of intrapersonal communication and the tools for successfully using this skill in personal and professional environments.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Oct. 18–25, 2024
      $460; gov't/nonprofit $360
      Live online

    Cloud Computing with AWS

    Subject Area: Technology & Data Science
    Join UW–Madison's online AWS boot camp for comprehensive training in AWS Cloud Solutions and to prepare for cloud certification.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Oct. 21, 2024–March 22, 2025
      $8,950
      Live online

    Facilitating Effective Meetings

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills → Leadership & Management
    Customizable
    Gain an understanding of the mechanics of managing a meeting well. Learn to develop an agenda, manage meeting dynamics, deal with disruptive behavior, keep the meeting on track, track assignments and record the decisions and actions of the group. The session includes templates and models.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Oct. 29–30, 2024
      $450; Govt./Nonprofit $350
      Live online
    • Feb. 18–19, 2025
      $450; Govt./Nonprofit $350
      Live online
    • May 14–15, 2025
      $450; Govt./Nonprofit $350
      Live online

    Spanish 0

    Subject Area: Languages → Spanish
    This mini-course developed by UW-Madison sets you up for success in Spanish 1 with a slow introduction to the fundamentals of Spanish. Guided by an experienced instructor and proven strategies for adult language learners, you will feel success from day one.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Oct. 29, 2024–Dec. 10, 2024
      $144
      Live online
    • Oct. 29, 2024–Dec. 10, 2024
      $144
      Live online
    • Jan. 7, 2025–Feb. 11, 2025
      $144
      Live online
    • Jan. 7, 2025–Feb. 11, 2025
      $144
      Live online
    • Feb. 11, 2025–March 18, 2025
      $144
      Live online
    • Feb. 12, 2025–March 19, 2025
      $144
      Live online

    Leading from a Distance: Team Building in a Hybrid World

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills → Leadership & Management
    Customizable
    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. 6–8, 2024
      $460; gov't/non-profit $360
      Live online
    • May 13–15, 2025
      $460; gov't/non-profit $360
      Live online

    Managing Time, Multiple Priorities and Interruptions

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills → Leadership & Management
    Customizable
    Identify behaviors, create strategies that help you manage multiple priorities and handle interruptions so you are more effective at work. Cover the myth of multitasking, how daily goals and objectives lead to success, strategies and best practices in putting out fires and doing more than one job.
    Upcoming Dates
    • Nov. 6, 2024
      $360; gov't/nonprofit $260
      Live online
    • Feb. 13, 2025
      $380; gov't/nonprofit $280
      Live online
    • April 17, 2025
      $380; gov't/nonprofit $280
      Live online

    Strategic Project Management: Optimizing Resources and Navigating Risks

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills → Leadership & Management
    Customizable
    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. 6–8, 2024
      Standard $590.00 Govt./Nonprofit $490.00
      Live online
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