Staff Education and Development Certificate Programs

Read about certificate programs available to employees through Staff Education and Development.

Staff Education and Development offers 6 certificates. Those working on certificates have 5 years to complete the required course work. Click a link for information and eligibility criteria:

• Supervision Certificate (formerly Human Resource Management Certificate)
• Work Leader Certificate
• Training and Career Development Certificate
• Web Design Certificate
• Department Safety Coordinator Certificate
• UCSD SysAdmin Training Series

Supervision Certificate

Formerly Human Resource Management Certificate: This certificate program was developed in accordance with the University of California's Guidelines for Supervisors (PDF). It focuses on essential supervisory competencies such as leadership, communication, planning, goal setting, problem solving, decision making, and performance management in a university setting. Supervisors can also complete a specialization in labor relations.

• Enrollment eligibility: You are eligible if you have supervisory responsibilities for at least one career employee and your position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement. You must be a designated supervisor to complete the Labor Relations Specialization. Those not eligible for the Supervision Certificate are eligible to complete the Work Leader Certificate.

• Required courses: This certificate program comprises 9 required courses and 1 elective course. Required courses are:
  • Supervisory Training Laboratory
  • Diversity Education
  • Performance Management (link coming soon): The course will be completely online. Check back in the fall for more information.
  • Compensation/ Classification A: Creating the Job Description
    (If you have taken "Performance Management" or "Job Analysis" you don't need to take this class.)
  • Compensation/ Classification B: Job Classification Procedures
  • Compensation/ Classification C: Compensation Policies and Procedures
  • Employment Process Training: Streamlining the Staff Recruitment Process
  • Job Accommodation: Saving Jobs, Saving Lives
  • Employment Discrimination Law: News You Need

• Elective courses: To complete the certificate, you must also take one of these elective courses:
  • Best Practices for Employee Disability Management
  • Common Leadership Challenges
  • Creating a Rewarding Staff Environment
  • Managing Workplace Conflicts
  • Objective Behavioral Feedback
  • Practical Coaching
  • Risk Management - Do You Know What Might Bite You? Your Role in Managing Departmental Exposures
  • Situational Leadership
  • Supervisor's Role in Sustaining Quality Management While Dealing With the Troubled or Problem Employees

• Labor Relations Specialization: To complement the Supervision Certificate program, you can complete the Labor Relations Specialization if you are officially designated as "supervisor" by your department in accordance with Human Resources Department requirements. This specialization provides information and resources to carry out supervisory responsibilities within the guidelines of the Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA). The 2 required courses are:
  • How to Manage in a Union Environment
  • Grievance and Complaint Procedures: A Supervisor's Guide

• Request your certificate: After completing the required coursework, request your certificate by sending a list of the courses you have taken (with dates of completion) to Staff Education and Development, Mail Code 0922 or via e-mail. A copy may be placed in your employee file as a permanent record of your attendance in staff development activities. You can review your training history at Enrollment Central or Blink MyTraining.
  • Note: The certificate indicates that you have completed the program, and it may be useful documentation when you are applying for a job. As in all cases, decisions about reclassification and hiring are at the discretion of the appropriate authorities according to university policies and practices.

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Work Leader Certificate

This certificate program can help you develop your ability to direct the work of others and prepare you for supervisory responsibilities appropriate to the work leader role. The program comprises 7 required courses and one elective course. It has no eligibility requirements.

• Required courses:
  • Work Leader Training Laboratory
  • Accountability: Creating the Conditions for Employee Success
  • Building Productivity Through Respect and Dignity
  • Developing Your Assertive Skills
  • Diversity Education
  • Motivating the Student Employee
  • Training One-on-One

• Elective courses: Applicants for the Work Leader Certificate must also complete one of these electives:
  • Practical Coaching
  • The Practice of Listening

• Request your certificate: After completing the required coursework, request your certificate by sending a list of the courses you have taken (with dates of completion) to Staff Education and Development, Mail Code 0922 or via e-mail. A copy may be placed in your employee file as a permanent record of your attendance in staff development activities. You can review your training history at Enrollment Central or Blink MyTraining.
  • Note: The certificate indicates that you have completed the program, and it may be useful documentation when you are applying for a job. As in all cases, decisions about reclassification and hiring are at the discretion of the appropriate authorities according to university policies and practices.

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Training and Career Development Certificate

The Training and Career Development Certificate was formerly known as the Learning and Development Certificate. It's recommended that you take "Training Adults at Work: Principles" before taking "Designing Workplace Training."

• Required courses:
  • Creative Thinking Power
  • Designing Workplace Training
  • Facilitating Groups: The Basics
  • The Practice of Listening
  • Practicum: Applying Instructional Skills
  • Training Adults at Work: Principles
  • Training One-on-One

• Request your certificate: After completing the courses, obtain your certificate by submitting a list of courses taken (with dates) to Staff Education and Development, Mail Code 0922 or via e-mail. A copy may be placed in your employee file as a permanent record of your attendance in staff development activities. You can review your training history at Enrollment Central or Blink MyTraining.
  • Note: The certificate indicates that you have completed the program, and it may be useful documentation when you are applying for a job. As in all cases, decisions about reclassification and hiring are at the discretion of the appropriate authorities according to university policies and practices.

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Web Design Certificate

Prerequisites include familiarity with a PC or Mac, including loading and saving text files, using a mouse, accessing network drives, and basic functions such as cut, copy, paste, and keyboard shortcuts. If you do not wish to pursue a certificate, you can take individual classes.

• Required courses:
  • Web Design Part 1: Introduction to HTML
  • Web Design Part 2: Intermediate HTML
  • Organizing Content for Web Sites
  • Writing for the Web
  • Introduction to Dreamweaver
• Elective Courses (You must complete 3 electives of your choice.)
  • Classroom courses
    • Introduction to Adobe Acrobat 8.0
    • Intermediate Adobe Acrobat 8.0
    • Introduction to Adobe Photoshop CS3
    • Intermediate Adobe Photoshop CS3
    • Intermediate Dreamweaver
  • Online courses: Check back in July for more information about courses through SkillSoft, UC San Diego's partner for web-based training.
    • Advanced Adobe Photoshop
    • Advanced Dreamweaver
    • Fireworks MX: Level 1
    • Fireworks MX: Level 2
    • Flash MX: Level 1
    • Flash MX: Level 2
    • Macromedia Flash 8: Creating Interactivity Using ActionScript

• Request your certificate: After completing the required coursework, request your certificate by sending a list of the courses you have taken (with dates of completion) to Staff Education and Development at Mail Code 0922 or via e-mail. A copy may be placed in your employee file as a permanent record of your attendance in staff development activities. You can review your training history at Enrollment Central or Blink MyTraining.
  • Note: The certificate indicates that you have completed the program, and it may be useful documentation when you are applying for a job. As in all cases, decisions about reclassification and hiring are at the discretion of the appropriate authorities according to university policies and practices.

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Department Safety Coordinator Certificate

The Department Safety Coordinator (DSC) Certificate improves workplace safety culture by exposing participants to a broad array of Environment, Health, and Safety courses. Participants develop essential safety leadership competencies such as facilitating, communicating, planning, goal setting, problem solving, and decision making.

• Required courses:
  • Computer Ergonomics: Train the Evaluator
  • Department Safety Coordinator Training
  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Fire Extinguisher Training
  • Hazardous Waste Training
  • Risk Management - Do You Know What Might Bite You? Your Role in Managing Departmental Exposures

• Elective courses: To complete the certificate, you must also take one of the following courses:
  • Best Practices for Employee Disability Management
  • Biosafety: Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Dealing with Emergencies at UCSD
  • Laboratory Safety Principles/ IIPP
  • Radiation: Safety Seminar

• Additional elective courses: To complete the certificate, you must also take 3 of the following courses:
  • Accountability: Creating the Conditions for Employee Success
  • Building Productivity Through Respect and Dignity
  • Communication Tool Belt
  • Creating a Rewarding Staff Environment
  • Developing Your Assertive Skills
  • Diversity Education
  • Organizational Performance Management and Process Improvement
  • Practical Coaching
  • The Practice of Listening
  • Training One-on-One

• One-on-one consultation: After completing the required coursework, schedule a one-on-one consultation with an EH&S specialist to discuss integrating basic health and safety principles into your workplace. To schedule, contact the EH&S Safety Training Manager, (858) 822-5974.

• Request your certificate: Request your certificate by sending a list of the courses you have taken (with dates of completion) together with EH&S interview documention to Staff Education and Development, Mail Code 0922 or via e-mail. A copy may be placed in your employee file as a permanent record of your attendance in staff development activities. You can review your training history at Enrollment Central or Blink MyTraining.
  • Note: The certificate indicates that you have completed the program, and it may be useful documentation when you are applying for a job. As in all cases, decisions about reclassification and hiring are at the discretion of the appropriate authorities according to university policies and practices. This certificate is encouraged, but not required to become a department safety coordinator, and completing the certificate will not automatically result in your being appointed a department safety coordinator. Department safety coordinators are designated by the department or work unit supervisor, manager or principal investigator.

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UCSD SysAdmin Training Series

This 3-tiered program (tier 3 is not yet available) enhances employees' existing skills with formal training and development tailored for information technology professionals. Its goal is to ensure that employees who maintain the UCSD computing network receive vital tools and information while earning certificates of completion at specific milestones. View or print a brochure (PDF) listing series courses and their prerequisites.

1. IT Essentials Certification (Level 1)
   • Networking, Part 1: Protocols and Network Design
   • Group Policy Implementation at UC San Diego
   • Network and Computer Security
2. Systems Administration Certification (Level 2)
   Note: Successful completion of Level 1 certification is required.
   • User Support, Part 1: Strategies for Delivering Information Technology Services and Resources
   • Networking, Part 2: Network Management and Troubleshooting
   • User Support, Part 2: IT Policies

• Request your certificate: After completing the required coursework, request your certificate by sending a list of the courses you have taken (with dates of completion) to Staff Education and Development at Mail Code 0922 or via e-mail. A copy may be placed in your employee file as a permanent record of your attendance in staff development activities. You can review your training history at Enrollment Central or MyTraining.
  • Note: The certificate indicates that you have completed the program, and it may be useful documentation when you are applying for a job. As in all cases, decisions about reclassification and hiring are at the discretion of the appropriate authorities according to university policies and practices.

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Notice: The information on this page summarizes provisions of university policies and/or collective bargaining agreements. Refer to the Personnel Policies for Staff Members (PPSM) or applicable collective bargaining agreement for full text of referenced information.

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• Staff Education & Development Certificate Programs
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