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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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    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

    Sep. 17–19, 2025

    Live online

    $620; gov't/nonprofit $520

    Spanish Book Club: Advanced

    Subject Area: Languages→Spanish
    In this advnced Spanish Book club, participants will read eight short stroies by Latin American writers.  These diverse narratives explore the unseen and often unspoken stuggles that shape the characters' lives, offering a profound reflection on human experience and society. 
    Upcoming Dates

    Sep. 17, 2025–Nov. 12, 2025

    Live online

    $278 

    German 3

    Subject Area: Languages→German
    Continue to learn German conversation and grammar, the history and traditions of German-speaking people, and tips for travelers as you immerse yourself in a fun and relaxed environment. Prerequisites: German 2 or instructor's consent.
    Upcoming Dates

    Sep. 18, 2025–Dec. 11, 2025

    Live online

    $269

    The Manager's Role in Work Satisfaction and Engagement

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Leadership & Management
    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

    Sep. 23, 2025–Oct. 1, 2025

    Live online

    $590 Standard
    $490 gov't/nonprofit

    Coaching Skills Sharpener Series/Group Mentoring

    Subject Area: Professional Coaching Education→Skills Sharpener Series
    This series is designed to give learners practice and feedback on their coaching skills. Guided by an experienced and certified ICF Mentor Coach, participants work in groups of less than ten to practice skills required at the ICF’s PCC level. Participants earn 8 Continuing Coach Education (CCE) units upon completion.
    Upcoming Dates

    Oct. 6, 2025–Dec. 1, 2025

    Live online

    $595

    Spanish Book Club: High Intermediate

    Subject Area: Languages
    In this high intermediate-level book club (B1/B2), participants will read, analyze, and discuss Frida Kahlo: una biografia by Maria Hesse, a contemporary Spanish illustrator and author, who seamlessly combines text and image to depict Frida's creative and turbulent life.
    Upcoming Dates

    Oct. 7, 2025–Nov. 18, 2025

    Live online

    $210

    Coaching Fundamentals

    Explore core coaching techniques, including maintaining presence, listening actively, and asking powerful questions. This course enables learners to unlock potential in others, foster growth, and build impactful relationships through coaching skills.
    Upcoming Dates

    Oct. 7–23, 2025

    Live online

    $590 Standard

    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. 9–16, 2025

    Live online

    $470; $370 gov't/nonprofit

    Change Management for Projects

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Leadership & Management
    Customizable
    Project management protocols don't often account for the changes in attitude and behavior that people will need to make to ensure the successful adoption of change. This workshop will focus on the integration of change management and project management processes and tools.
    Upcoming Dates

    Oct. 9–23, 2025

    Live online

    $470; Gov't/nonprofit $370

    Dec. 2–16, 2025

    Live online

    $470; Gov't/nonprofit $370

    Building Motivational Interviewing Competency Certificate

    Subject Area: Behavioral Health
    New format! This 38-hour blended certificate course (instructor Laura Saunders) has 4 days of in-person training. Participants will come to UW-Madison's campus to network and learn/relearn knowledge and skills to reach Motivational Interviewing proficiency. This course is also offered fully online.
    Upcoming Dates

    Oct. 9, 2025–Dec. 5, 2025

    Hybrid

    $1,499 The fee includes two practice sessions with a simulated client and instructor feedback, 18 hours of in-person live instruction, 6 hours of live Zoom sessions, and access to an online learner management system for 14 hours of self-paced online work. The course workbook is not included (see summary for details on where to purchase the textbook).

    Servant Leadership Certificate

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills
    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. 15, 2025–Nov. 6, 2025

    Live online

    $2,200; $1,700 gov't/non-profit

    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. 15, 2025–Dec. 5, 2025

    Group-paced

    $1,249 through September 29; $1,449 after

    March 11, 2026–May 1, 2026

    Group-paced

    $1,249 through February 25; $1,449 after

    Psychological Health and Safety at Work

    Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills
    The world now recognizes mental health as a critical workplace issue. WHO, ILO, and ISO have developed standards to address psychological risks. This session explores the global shift and the 3 pillars of psychological health and safety to foster innovation, resilience, and prevent burnout.
    Upcoming Dates

    Oct. 21–22, 2025

    Live online

    $490 Standard
    $390 gov't/nonprofit

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