Optometry and Vision Sciences Faculty Resources: Professional Development

Diversity, leadership, management, and other resources for all UC employees. To use the service:
1. Go to the Gartner homepage: cebglobal.com
2. Enter your UC email address and select Submit.
3. Fill out your Berkeley email address and name and select Submit.
4. Gartner will send an email to confirm your access, including a temporary password. Follow the instructions in this message to log into the site.

This free, self-paced online course to help you gain the media skills to effectively communicate your work to the public. Requires CalNet ID to enroll.

This online library has articles, courses, and videos on 20 transferable skills including Active Listening, Collaboration, Conflict Management, Leadership, Negotiation, Organization, Presentation, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, and more.

You will be asked if you want to connect your Berkeley LinkedIn Learning account with your personal LinkedIn profile. By connecting accounts you would receive course recommendations based on your LinkedIn profile, and can communicate about course content with other users. However, by connecting your accounts you are agreeing to allow LinkedIn Learning to use, share, and track your online activities. Use your digital literacy skills to consider the terms of service carefully and make an informed choice.

Login into Blu then click on UC Learning Center. Here you can sign up for in-person and eCourse classes. Topics include: Organizational Effectiveness; Professional Skills and Career Development; Supervision, Management and Leadership; Technology, Systems and Software; and more.

Focus on staff development but includes LinkedIn II: Maximize Your Online Professional Presence, Networking for Career Success, Work Style and Your Career, and more.

This leadership development program is intended for tenured faculty who are interested in developing skills and knowledge for leadership on the Berkeley campus.

Professional development opportunities available from UCB's institutional membership. Webinars include Every Semester Needs a Plan, How to Align Your Time with Your Priorities, Mastering Academic Time Management, and more.

List of "professional development opportunities for faculty to enhance their knowledge and skills in advancing the university's mission of diversity and equal opportunity. "

"Coro Northern California has been assisting the University of California since 2006 to develop current and future administrative and faculty leaders. Coro has assisted with training over 500 faculty, administrators, staff and senior executives at UC. This leadership program focuses on enhancing leadership skills and developing intercampus and cross-functional collaboration."

Subscribe to their email list to register for upcoming career webinars. Career topics include Starting Your Own Business, Leadership, Career Advancement, Professional Development, and more. View previous webinars.

"The UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development (UC WI) is a unique, experiential, systemwide professional development program for mid-career women that brings together participants from every UC location. Participants represent faculty, academic personnel and staff, people managers and non-people managers."