Staff Education and Development offers classes, specialized programs, and other events to encourage professional and management development.

Classes: Staff Education and Development has designed a variety of courses, curricula, and certificate programs to meet specific training and development needs. For a list of current offerings and to enroll, consult Enrollment Central.

Special programs: The following programs were custom-developed to encourage professional development.

• Middle Management Advance is an annual management development program that provides middle managers with information on University management issues and skills. Employees are identified for invitation by their Vice Chancellors.

• The Administrative Professionals Development Program is an annual program that enables administrative professionals to become better acquainted with their colleagues and share ideas. Employees are identified for invitation by their Vice Chancellors.

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  • Presentation by Linda Williams, associate chancellor, UC Berkeley
  • Presentation by Karen Andrews, management services officer, Physics, UCSD

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• The New Supervisor Orientation is a leadership orientation that acquaints participants with the principles, policies, resources and best practices of supervising in the University. This program is intended for new supervisors and managers who have yet to be trained.

• UC Business Officer Institute (BOI), sponsored twice yearly by the University of California Office of the President, is a three-day program that addresses the business officer’s role as an officer of the UC system, communicates expectations for business conduct across all locations, expectations for local practice, high-level operating principles, and policies.

• UCSD Business Leadership Forum (BLF) is the UCSD complement to the UC BOI. Focusing on organizational culture and strategies, the BLF exposes business leaders to UCSD-specific issues and facilitates exchange between business leaders and central business management.

• The Management Skills Assessment Program (MSAP) is a University-wide management development program designed to assess and improve on-the-job performance and to enhance competitiveness for management positions. Eligible employees can participate either as an assessee or an assessor.

Other events:

• Sharecase is a showcase of technology solutions for UCSD’s administrative challenges.

• New Employee Orientation gives an overview of UCSD’s structure through presentations from various campus departments. It occurs several times a year, and new employees should automatically receive a letter of invitation.

Need an expert? Contact Staff Education and Development, (858) 534-4890, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.