Find courses, programs, workshops and funding opportunities to support your career and professional development.
Coaching
Coaching is a unique and FREE opportunity to focus and move forward on your personal and professional goals through the exploration of ideas and candid dialogue with a confidential and unbiased thinking partner.
Enroll in the Coaching Program on the UBC HR website.
Coaching is a series of one-on-one confidential meetings focused on achieving an employee’s goal. This goal could be:
- fine tuning a skill
- accelerating learning
- solving a problem
- developing peak performance
- strategic planning
- creating change or growing with change
- working through something you are stuck on
- identifying and gaining clarity on your goals
Courses & Workshops
Find out what courses and workshops are available to assist your professional development.
Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT)
The Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) is a transformative educational services partner to the UBC Community and is available to all staff members. The Centre advances scholarly and innovative approaches to teaching, learning, curriculum and educational technology practices within and across UBC’s diverse disciplinary and cultural contexts. Find a full list of staff programs on the CTLT website.
Funding for Professional Development
As part of the University’s commitment to an outstanding work environment, UBC seeks to provide our faculty and staff with access to professional development opportunities. UBC Human Resources administers professional development funds for several employee groups at UBC to support them with their learning and development needs. Please visit UBC HR for information on your eligibility and how to apply for professional development funding.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is an online collection of instructional videos designed to provide training in a variety of areas such as software skills development, learning new technology tools, and workplace business practices. This learning resource supports the availability of accessible, timely, work-related learning opportunities to enhance employee performance and career development. For staff and faculty, access to LinkedIn Learning’s learning resources is available at no individual charge, through March, 2019. For more information and to log in please visit linkedinlearning.ubc.ca.
Managing at UBC
The Managing@UBC Program is available to M&P Managers who directly manage staff. It is a self-directed program designed to support managers in their role, recognizing the significant responsibility they hold for employee performance, engagement and achievement of unit goals. The program is designed to fit around the busy schedule of a manager and covers a variety of topics such as Employee Relations, Difficult Conversations, Vision & Goal Setting, and UBC Governance Structure. Please visit Managing@UBC for information on the program and registration process.
Professional Development Workshops
The professional development workshops, administered by UBC Human Resources, are geared to enhance and improve your effectiveness at work, as well as to support your career and personal development. Online learning modules are available through Workplace Learning Ecosystem and LinkedIn Learning. For all upcoming workshops and more information please visit UBC Human Resources.
Funding Opportunities
Learn about funding opportunities to support your career and professional development.
Professional Development Funding
As part of the University’s commitment to an outstanding work environment, UBC seeks to provide our faculty and staff with access to professional development opportunities. UBC Human Resources administers professional development funds for several employee groups at UBC to support them with their learning and development needs. Please visit UBC HR for information on your eligibility and how to apply for professional development funding.
Check with your department administrator to see if there is additional funding within the department for professional development. If the department budget allows for Professional Development funds, there should be an equal and consistent approach as to how the funds are disbursed to all employees.
Tuition Waivers
The UBC Tuition Fee Waiver provides eligible UBC staff and faculty with tuition assistance for the following courses:
- Approved undergraduate courses
- Approved graduate courses
- Non-credit courses offered through Continuing Studies
For information specific to your employee group regarding eligibility and procedures, or for instructions on how to apply for a waiver please visit the Tuition Waivers page .
To submit a waiver, login to workday portal using your Campus Wide Login (CWL). See tuition waiver job aid for instructions on how to submit tuition waiver.
Leadership at UBC
Learn about the leadership at UBC program.
The leadership programs administered by UBC Human Resources are intended to further a dialogue around the very meaning of leadership at UBC. What we believe about leadership has a profound influence on what we do as leaders and how we enact leadership. Please visit UBC Human Resources for details on the leadership programs listed below.