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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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Courses (116)

Trauma Informed Leadership: A Guide for All Managers

Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Leadership & Management
This course empowers managers to support team members impacted by trauma while maintaining personal and professional boundaries. Learn to balance compassion with productivity and navigate complex situations guided by employment law. Reduce stress, boost morale and build a stronger team.
Upcoming Dates

Dec. 17–18, 2025

Live online

$490 Standard
$390 gov't/nonprofit

June 9–10, 2026

Live online

$490; $390 gov't/nonprofit

Language Reading Knowledge Exam

Subject Area: Languages→Reading & Translation Courses
These translation exams test reading knowledge of French, German, Italian or Spanish and meet the requirements of UW–Madison graduate programs. Register at least one week prior to your chosen exam date. No refunds after registration. Honorlock will proctor these exams.
Upcoming Dates

Jan. 8, 2026

Self-paced

$65

May 7, 2026

Self-paced

$65

Spanish 2

Subject Area: Languages→Spanish
This practical high beginner’s course (A1.2), developed fully by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world while improving your ability to converse about real-life topics. Focuses on the present tense with an introduction to the past tense.
Upcoming Dates

Jan. 13, 2026–March 24, 2026

Live online

$287 

Jan. 13, 2026–March 24, 2026

Live online

$287 

Spanish for Reading and Translation: Comprehensive

Subject Area: Languages→Spanish
Gain the skills you need to translate Spanish texts from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities to English. This comprehensive course is more extensive than the basic course with additional instructor feedback, more advanced translations and a capstone project tailored to you.
Upcoming Dates

Jan. 14, 2026–May 6, 2026

Group-paced

$585; Graduate students $485

Spanish 3

Subject Area: Languages→Spanish
This practical low-intermediate course (A2.1), developed fully by UW-Madison for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world, while growing your speaking and comprehension skills. Learn to discuss past events and express opinions with real-life Spanish.
Upcoming Dates

Jan. 14, 2026–April 1, 2026

Live online

$287

Feb. 2, 2026–April 20, 2026

Live online

$287

Feb. 2, 2026–April 20, 2026

Live online

$287

Spanish for Reading and Translation: Basic

Subject Area: Languages→Spanish
Gain the basic skills you need to read and translate Spanish texts to English. Learn fundamental Spanish grammar and vocabulary while translating texts from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. This course is excellent preparation for a Spanish graduate-level reading knowledge exam.
Upcoming Dates

Jan. 21, 2026–May 6, 2026

Group-paced

$475; Graduate students $375

Italian for Reading and Translation

Subject Area: Languages→Italian
Gain the basic skills you need to read and translate Italian texts to English. Learn fundamental Italian grammar and vocabulary while translating texts from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. This course is excellent preparation for an Italian graduate-level reading knowledge exam
Upcoming Dates

Jan. 21, 2026–May 6, 2026

Group-paced

$475; Graduate students $375

German for Reading and Translation

Subject Area: Languages→German
Gain the basic skills you need to read and translate German texts to English. Learn fundamental German grammar and vocabulary while translating texts from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. This course is excellent preparation for a German graduate-level reading knowledge exam.
Upcoming Dates

Jan. 21, 2026–May 6, 2026

Group-paced

$475; Graduate students $375

French for Reading and Translation

Subject Area: Languages→French
Gain the basic skills you need to read and translate French texts to English. Learn fundamental French grammar and vocabulary while translating texts from disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. This course is excellent preparation for a French graduate-level reading knowledge exam.
Upcoming Dates

Jan. 21, 2026–May 6, 2026

Group-paced

$475; Graduate students $375

Establishing a Foundation for Motivational Interviewing Skills

Subject Area: Behavioral Health→Motivational Interviewing
This 6-hour, interactive live webinar with instructor Sue EckMaahs provides the what and why of MI, an evidence-based skill for helping people change. Build a solid foundation for understanding MI and develop a plan to continue building your skills. Take this before the Building MI Competency course.
Upcoming Dates

Jan. 21–23, 2026

Live online

$179 Fee

May 19–21, 2026

Live online

$179

Business Spanish Certificate Program

Subject Area: Languages→Spanish
Improve your professional proficiency in Spanish and gain the cultural knowledge you need to do business with clients and colleagues from across Spain and Latin America. Learn to communicate professionally via email, telephone and videoconferencing in this practical skills-based certificate.
Upcoming Dates

Jan. 28, 2026–May 29, 2026

Group-paced

$749

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

Jan. 29, 2026–Feb. 12, 2026

Live online

$480; Gov't/Nonprofit $380

Spanish 5

Subject Area: Languages→Spanish
This practical high-intermediate course (B1.1) designed for adult language learners will improve your ability to have sustained conversations about a wide range of topics. Learn the differences between the present subjunctive and indicative and improve your use of complex sentence structures.
Upcoming Dates

Feb. 3, 2026–April 21, 2026

Live online

$299 

March 4, 2026–May 13, 2026

Live online

$299 

Spanish 4

Subject Area: Languages→Spanish
This practical intermediate course for adult language learners, explores the cultural richness of the Spanish-speaking world, while deepening your ability to discuss past events. Learn future and conditional tenses, command forms and relevant new vocabulary.
Upcoming Dates

Feb. 3, 2026–April 21, 2026

Live online

$287

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

Feb. 18–19, 2026

Live online

$460; govt./nonprofit $360 

May 6–7, 2026

Live online

$460 Standard
$360 Govt./Nonprofit

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

Feb. 19, 2026

Live online

$385; gov't./nonprofit $285

June 25, 2026

Live online

$385; Gov't/Nonprofit $285

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