HR : Faculty and Staff - Career Development

On-line and Instructor-Led Courses, Workshops and Seminars

The Guide to Workshops highlights the many instructor-led, online, and off-campus venues that Cornell makes available for continuous education.

Instructor-Led Courses

Division of Human Resources

Workshops on Individual Development (Career, Personal, and Professional Development), Life Quality (Effective Relationships, Life Transitions, Parenting Skills, and Work-Life Integration), and Supervisory Development.

Certificate programs are offered in the areas of Communications, Developing a Service Culture, New Supervisor Orientation, Office Professionals, and Supervisor Development.

Full descriptions of the Leadership Development Curriculum are also available to members of the Cornell community.

For related work/life programs, see http://www.ohr.cornell.edu/workLife/balancing/workshops.html

For health and wellness program offerings open to the whole Cornell community, see: http://cornell.veplan.net/Education/catalog.aspx?c=651

Cornell Information Technologies

Monthly workshops on office productivity tools and essential computer skills.

Division of Financial Affairs

Workshops on Accounting and Finance, Bursar, Payroll, Purchasing/Procurement, Risk Management and Insurance, Sponsored Program Administration (SPA), and Treasurer/Cash Management.

On-line Courses

eCornell On-line Courses

Cornell University faculty and staff are eligible for special tuition rates through an arrangement with the Office of Human Resources. Contact eCornell at (607) 330-3330 or e-mail <clientservices@ecornell.com> or visit the Cornell University eCornell partner Web page <www.ecornell.com/cu-employee>.

Skillsoft On-line Courses

Offering over 2,000 on-line courses in information technology and business-related topics including Adminstrative Support, Communication, Customer Service, Human Resources, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, and Team Building. The SkillSoft Guide lists available courses with links to their descriptions. To register, please contact Organizational Development Services at (607) 254-6400 or via e-mail at<org_dev@cornell.edu> to obtain an ID and password.

New SkillSoft Feature: Books24x7

Books24x7, an online book resource from SkillSoft, offers complete unabridged contents of thousands of the latest and best business and technology books. The three collections available are BusinessPro, ITPro, and OfficeEssentials. BusinessPro provides resources on many topics including accounting, communication, leadership, management, problem solving, time management, writing skills, and more. The ITPro collection covers over 100 different technology topics covering the latest programming languages, coding methodologies, network security, telecom protocols, IT asset management strategies, to name just a few. OfficeEssentials provides access to the latest information on standard office software such as Microsoft Word, Excel and more.

Books24x7 can be accessed by logging into the SkillSoft website and clicking on the Books24x7 tab in the middle top of the page. View the Books24x7 Overview and Books24x7 Quick Guide for more information.

Additional Learning Opportunities

American Red Cross of Tompkins County

Community Learning and Service Partnership (CLASP)

Cornell Outdoor Education (COE)

Cornell University Police

CU Wellness Program

Environmental Health and Safety Training

Federal and state laws and Cornell University policy require that all employees receive safety training and be informed of the potential health and safety risks that may be present in their workplace, before possible exposure. In order to assist college, department and/or unit compliance with these regulations, Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) has developed a training matrix (click on "Register now in Safetybase" to view required and recommended training) of safety, health, and environment (SHE) training programs (in classroom and web-based sessions). To register:

for in-classroom programs use SafetyBase http://dataworks.fcs.cornell.edu/sb/ or call 255-8200
for web-based programs go to the training page at www.ehs.cornell.edu/training.html

ILR Executive Education

School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions

Tompkins Cortland Community College

Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) offers credit courses and noncredit workshops designed to help Cornell University staff members become proficient in their core competencies. Cornell staff may be eligible for Tuition Aid. Contact Benefit Services at (607) 255-3936 for more information.Credit and noncredit courses are offered at three locations as well as on-line. The course schedule includes a number of evening and weekend offerings in Dryden, Ithaca, and Cortland. For general or registration information about non-credit courses, visit <www.tc3.biz/Workshops> or contact Joan Rupe at (607) 844-6586 or e-mail <jmr@tc3.edu>.