Campus Human Resources Learning & Organizational Development is pleased to offer UCLA staff and faculty courses and certificates designed to increase understanding of supervisory role requirements, broaden awareness of behavioral strengths, and enhance mastery of employment policies and practices necessary to succeed in supervisory roles at UCLA.
All of the courses which are part of these certificate series are also available to be taken individually without pursuing a certificate.
Details about each of these certificates are provided below.
Supervisory Leadership Principles Certificate
The Supervisory Leadership Principles Certificate is recommended for UCLA staff and faculty who are:
- relatively new to supervision
- longer-term supervisors wanting to update, build on, or reinforce their skills and knowledge
- non-supervisors who aspire to supervisory positions.
Requirements: the Supervisory Leadership Principles Certificate is earned by successful completion of 10 courses – 7 required plus 3 electives. The only sequence recommendation is to begin with the classes Introduction to Supervision and Supervisory Principles.
Also available is the Enhanced Supervisory Leadership Principles Certificate which is earned by successful completion of the Supervisory Leadership Principles Certificate plus two additional electives.
Several of the courses are delivered live and the remainder are self-paced. The live courses in the series are highly participative – attendees interact with the facilitator and each other in discussions and activities in large-group and small-group/breakout settings. The self-paced courses in the series leverage e-learning and other online content as well as interaction with the participant’s own team members, their supervisor, and other colleagues in order to complete the coursework.
| COURSES | Required/ Elective |
| Introduction to Supervision | Required |
| Communication Skills for Supervisors | Required |
| Delegation Skills for Supervisors | Required |
| Dealing Effectively with Troubled Employees | Required |
| Performance Management | Required |
| Supervising with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion | Required |
| Supervisory Principles Workshop | Required |
| Building Effective Work Teams | Elective |
| Building Productive Work Relationships | Elective |
| Managing Change | Elective |
| Quality Hiring Practices: Effective Interviewing Skills | Elective |
| Remote and Hybrid Team Supervision | Elective |
Details on how to register for the courses in this certificate can be found via the Related Links section below.
The courses above are available to all UCLA staff and faculty including existing supervisors and those who aspire to supervisory positions. Course descriptions and additional details are available in the e-brochure found in the “Related Links” at the bottom of this page.
Supervisory HR Principles Certificate
The courses in the curriculum of the Supervisory HR Principles Certificate are available to UCLA staff and faculty who currently supervise others.
This certificate is designed to equip supervisors with the practical skills and knowledge needed to successfully navigate the more advanced aspects of supervisory leadership related to complex human resources and compliance issues.
Facilitated by subject matter experts in their fields, the content of the courses in this certificate series leverage real-life case studies, participant interaction, resource sharing, and additional tools to help empower practical application of the material to attendees’ day-to-day leadership at UCLA.
Requirements: The Supervisory HR Principles Certificate is earned by successful completion of the certificate’s six required courses. Five of the courses are delivered live and one is self-paced.
Courses (all required)
- Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act
- EDI Through an HR Lens
- Job Descriptions: Learn How to Make the Job Description Work for You
- Quality Hiring Practices: Effective Interviewing Skills
- Understanding Compensation and Salary Administration Process
- Worker’s Compensation and Disability Management (Risk Management)
Details on how to register for the courses in this certificate can be found via the Related Links section below.
Course descriptions and additional details are available in the e-brochure found in the “Related Links” at the bottom of this page.
Questions
Please contact learning@chr.ucla.edu with any questions on the two certificate series above and the courses they’re composed of. (learning@chr.ucla.edu can also be used for inquiries about the discontinued Level One Supervisory Certificate series and Level Two Supervisory Certificate series.)
