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Are you looking for top-quality training to fit your organization or agency’s needs? Tap into the depth of expertise offered by UW–Madison Continuing Education. Our team of instructors has extensive experience working with a wide range of organizations: large and small, profit and nonprofit, private and public.
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Affordable choices
Explore cost-effective workforce development solutions.
Expert instructors
Learn from top industry professionals.
Diverse learning opportunities
Discover extensive options for skill enhancement, customized to your employees.
Practical learning
Build applicable skills for real-world success.
Flexible locations
Learn onsite, on-campus or online.
Streamlined process
We handle the details, including registration and Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Seamless support
You’ll have dedicated assistance throughout your customized training.
Need a turnkey workforce development solution?
We can partner with you to develop a custom talent development pathway for your employees, building toward more advanced skills and capabilities.
Where do I begin?
Simply submit this form below to get started! We’ll set up a time to discuss your goals and assist with identifying the specific skills and knowledge gaps within your workforce.
Featured learning and development options
Leadership
Explore leadership characteristics and ways to strengthen your organization and support others’ work. Learn about different leadership styles, public perceptions of leadership by sector, and the basics of servant leadership. Develop a personal leadership philosophy that contributes to your mission.
Communication Skills for
Challenging Conversations
Learn to handle difficult conversations at work, listen and be assertive without weakening relationships. Better understand the complex nature of interpersonal communication and explore why misunderstandings are so common. Apply the skills learned to conflict resolution and give performance feedback.
Agile Scrum for Project Management
Scrum is a popular Agile framework that enables teams to plan and deliver project outcomes iteratively and incrementally. This class will help you build foundational knowledge of Scrum and equip you with skills to effectively manage, lead or join a Scrum team.
Establishing a Foundation for Motivational Interviewing Skills
This highly interactive introduction to Motivational Interviewing (MI) covers the “what” and “why” behind this highly sought, evidence-based skill for helping people change and grow. You will also build a solid foundation for understanding the “how” of MI, practice the fundamentals and create a plan to continue developing your MI skills.
Coaching Fundamentals
Through live online sessions and guided practice, learners will develop self-awareness and intentionality in conversations while building a personal toolbox of coaching skills
This course introduces foundational coaching skills – an approach for facilitating personal and professional development through conversation. Participants will learn basic coaching techniques including maintaining presence, active listening, asking powerful questions, and establishing accountability frameworks.
Personalized Spanish Course
Do you need Spanish training tailored to your schedule and your needs? Whether you need to increase your Spanish-language skills for work or everyday life, our Personalized Spanish Course offers you the flexibility and professionalism that you need to succeed.
Customizable program topics
Leadership Development
Leading people and teams
- Challenging conversations
- Change management
- Conflict resolution
- Communication styles, DiSC and MBTI ™
- Effective workplace communication
- Emotional intelligence; basic and advanced
- Employee engagement and empowerment
- Ethical organizations and decisions
- Feedback and coaching
- Listening skills
- Managing virtual teams
- Mission, vision and values
- Organizational culture
- Servant leadership
- Strengths discovery
Business Management
Managing work processes
- Workplace writing skills
- Decision making
- Effective meetings
- Negotiation skills
- Presentation skills
- Project planning and management
- Stress management and resilience
- Time management
- Organizational change
- Strategic planning
Languages
- Spanish
- French
- Private executive training
Workplace Culture & Belonging
- Neurodiversity
- Inclusive leadership
- Equity in business practices
- Trauma-informed leadership
- Emotional intelligence
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