Search the University Training Booking System for learning opportunities in the skill area you are interested in e.g. enter 'project management' in the search box to view options across training providers.
Access the range PPD training and learning resources.
As well as carrying out online or face to face training courses you could:
- Observe or job shadow a colleague
- Explore secondment opportunities
- Job swap with colleagues in other departments, faculties and institutions
- Join professional bodies e.g. The Association of University Administrators (AUA), a professional association for Higher Education administrators and managers
Training and development opportunities
This is not an exhaustive list and other learning options may be more appropriate to your situation.
Analysis and investigation
Budgeting/finance management
Customer service and publication relations
- A range of presentation and communication skills courses
- A variety of online resources including templates for presentations and an image bank accessible via the Office of External Affairs and Communications to support marketing and publicity activities
Facilities management
- Training on a variety of facilities management related topics via the Occupational Health and Safety Office
- Health and Safety Induction and Fire Safety Induction
- Support services, advice and guidance on facilities and estates management, planning and development available via Estate Management
Leadership and management
HR Division website for information on HR related topics. For guidance on specific topics see links below:
- Recruitment and selection
- Dignity at Work policy: covering issues of equality, discrimination, harassment, victimisation and bullying in the workplace
- Discipline and Grievance guidance
- Discipline and Capability training
- Grading, Reward and Employee Relations
- Staff Review and Development training for reviewers
IT
- HR systems training
- Student systems training
- X5 training via the Research Office
- CUFS training via Finance Division
- Project management tools training via the UIS
- UIS for a variety of IT related training
- Microsoft Office online training
- A variety of online training via Future Learn
Library skills
Numeracy skills
Organisational/time management
Policy, process and systems
Project management
- Project management
- Project management tools via UIS
- Advice and guidance on estates related projects via Estate Management
Research administration
- Training, information resources and general support on all aspects of research administration via the Research Office
- Advice and guidance on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) via Cambridge Enterprise
- Information on all aspects of Full Economic Costing (fEC)
Teaching and learning support
- Online resources, advice and guidance on all aspects of teaching and learning support via Academic Division
- Specific learning difficulties: what administrators need to know (briefing)
- Resources and support for learning and teaching of languages is available via the Language Centre
Technician skills
Training/facilitation/presentation
- Presentation and Communication courses via PPD
- Presentation course via UIS