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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

July 13–15, 2026

Live online

$620 Standard
$520 Govt./Nonprofit

Oct. 26–28, 2026

Live online

$620; govt./nonprofit $520

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

July 14–28, 2026

Live online

$480 Standard
$380 Gov't/nonprofit

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

Aug. 13, 2026–Nov. 20, 2026

Group-paced

$749

University of Wisconsin Certified Professional Coach

Subject Area: Professional Coaching Education
Do you seek to guide, inspire, and empower others to reach their potential and get real results? The UW Certified Professional Coach certificate program is an International Coaching Federation (ICF) Level 2 program that prepares you to be an Associate Certified (ACC) or Professional Certified Coach (PCC), depending on number of client experience hours you have accrued.  
Upcoming Dates

Aug. 26, 2026–May 19, 2027

Live online

$12,990: Program fee includes 125+ hours of coach-specific education, 10 hours of mentoring and a performance evaluation.

University of Wisconsin Certified Associate Coach Program

Subject Area: Professional Coaching Education
Develop a strong foundation in the core competencies of coaching. This program includes the coaching education hours, mentoring hours and evaluation needed to pursue the ACC credential from the International Coaching Federation.
Upcoming Dates

Aug. 26, 2026–Dec. 16, 2026

Live online

$6,990 Program fee includes 60+ hours of coach-specific education, 10 hours of mentoring, and a performance evaluation.

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

Aug. 27, 2026

Self-paced

$65

Jan. 7, 2027

Self-paced

$65 Fee

Teaching Smarter, Not Harder II: Responsible Student AI Use and Curriculum Integration

Subject Area: Teaching & Learning
This advanced course focuses on the ethical use of AI and its incorporation into teaching and learning. Educators will learn how to guide students in responsible AI usage while developing AI-enhanced curricula and assessments. This course incorporates hands-on activities, peer reflection, and practical applications to ensure educators not only learn about AI but actively use it in their teaching practices.
Upcoming Dates

Sep. 10, 2026–Oct. 19, 2026

Group-paced

$350

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

Subject Area: Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills→Leadership & Management
Customizable
Our brains are hardwired to react and protect us. Through this skills-based training, we learn to calm our fear-based survival center and activate parts of the brain that facilitate creativity, critical thinking and interpersonal connection.
Upcoming Dates

Sep. 15, 2026–Oct. 20, 2026

Live online

$600; $500 gov't/non-profit

Supporting Grieving Children and Teenagers

Subject Area: Behavioral Health→Grief and Loss
Customizable
This 3-hour live webinar offers a developmentally informed look at how children and teens understand and express grief, recognize diverse grief responses, and explore how factors and context shape a child or teen's grief process.
Upcoming Dates

Sep. 22, 2026

Live online

$95

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. 30, 2026–Oct. 8, 2026

Live online

$590 Standard
$490 gov't/nonprofit

Guiding Advance Care Planning with Motivational Interviewing

Subject Area: Behavioral Health
This 4–hour course is offered over 2 live webinars with instructors Yasyn Lee, M.D. & Sarah Cameron, MS, CTTS, NBC-HWC. We'll provide a solid grasp of what goes into advance care planning and practice using Motivational Interviewing to jumpstart these important conversations.
Upcoming Dates

Sep. 30, 2026–Oct. 7, 2026

Live online

$149 

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. 8, 2026–Dec. 3, 2026

Live online

$595 Standard

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. 12–13, 2026

Live online

$490 Standard
$390 Gov't

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. 14, 2026–Dec. 4, 2026

Group-paced

$1,449 Standard

March 10, 2027–April 30, 2027

Group-paced

$1,249 through Feb. 24; $1,449 after

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