UW Management Fundamentals
UW Human Resources offers this suite of free classes to enhance the success of managers at the UW.
UW Management Fundamentals classes empower supervisors and other organizational leaders with best practices, policy information and strategies for hiring and managing employees at the UW.
Summer 2026 offerings
- Implementing Equitable Hiring Practices: date TBD, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (online via Zoom)
JUNE/JULY
- Learning to Lead: June 30 & July 2, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (online via Zoom)
- Managing Employee Performance: July 7 & July 9, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (online via Zoom)
- Learning to Lead: July 30, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (in-person at Gateway)
AUGUST
- Managing Employee Performance: August 20, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (in-person at Gateway)
- Tactical Leadership: August 27, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (in-person at Gateway). Class is full; you may register for the waitlist.
SEPTEMBER
- Tactical Leadership: Sept. 8 & Sept. 10, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. (online via Zoom)
Series design
The concepts in many of the UW Management Fundamentals classes are designed to build upon each other. For a superior learning experience, POD advises taking the following classes in this order, if possible:
- Learning to Lead (Q0200)
- Managing Employee Performance (Q0570)
- Tactical Leadership (Q1860)
- Managing Corrective Action at UW (Q0070)
Other UW Management Fundamentals classes may be taken on an as-needed basis:
- Employment Law and UW Policies (Q0350)
- Implementing Equitable Hiring Practices (Q0140)
Funding these classes aligns with UWHR’s strategic focus to develop programs that are both inclusive and equitable and that enhance manager expertise; in addition, these classes help address 2020 Campus Climate Survey responses indicating a strong need for additional training for supervisors.