Learn. Develop. Grow.
Continuous learning, growth, and development are essential throughout your career and life. Human Resources is proud to offer the following programs and opportunities as part of its commitment to supporting your personal and professional development.
Professional Development Platforms
EDGE Learning
EDGE Learning offers a wide range of quality training and development opportunities for both employees and students. From compliance-based training to personal and professional development, EDGE Learning provides the tools and resources necessary for fostering career and personal growth.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform offering business, technology, and creative skills courses. It's designed to help benefits-eligible employees develop skills and grow professionally. With more than 20,000 courses and personalized recommendations, you can discover, complete, and track courses related to your field and interests.
Skill Development
A skill is a learned action that enables individuals to perform tasks effectively in their job roles and skills development is vital for career and personal growth. It includes technical, soft, and specialized skills that are essential for success in the workplace. Developing transferable skills enhances your competitiveness in the job market. Recognizing these skills and understanding their importance promotes continuous improvement for personal and professional advancement.
LinkedIn Explorers
LinkedIn Explorers is a peer learning opportunity that allows benefits-eligible employees to connect across the university and engage in a deeper dialogue on LinkedIn Learning courses. These conversations foster a meaningful understanding of the content and examine methods of application specific to the University of Arizona and Higher Education.
Crucial Conversations
Crucial Conversation training teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics – at all levels of an organization. Great for teams.
Skills Evaluation
LinkedIn Learning provides more than 40 skill evaluations – guided self-evaluations to gauge your confidence in various topics. The topics include hard and soft (or power) skills. After answering a few short questions, you will receive personalized course recommendations to assist with growth in the evaluated skill.
Career Development
Career growth is a continuous journey of learning and growing to achieve your evolving career goals. It involves building skills, competencies, proficiencies, knowledge, and experience, including networking, setting goals, and job training.
Career Conversations
Career Conversations are structured discussions between staff and supervisors held yearly. These discussions support staff success and growth through reflection, problem-solving, and constructive feedback. Staff reflect on accomplishments, strengths, and goals, then review their plans in check-in meetings throughout the year.
My Career Journey
Explore the LinkedIn Learning feature My Career Journey, which allows you to set actionable career goals and receive a curated content list to help you achieve those goals. Choose what you want to focus on next and LinkedIn Learning will create a personalized plan and recommend courses specifically catered toward your goals.
Professional Certificates and CEU’s
LinkedIn Learning provides professional certificates and continuing education units (CEUs) for strengthening, validating, and showcasing your skills across key areas and/or maintaining certification.
Upcoming Events
Additional Campus & Community Resources
Explore these self-serve professional development resources and opportunities below.
University Libraries: Find books, ebooks, or audiobooks for professional development and lifelong learning! In addition to the catalog, you can download the Libby App for more recreational reading.
To use for free, please use your @arizona.edu email address when accessing or signing up.
Chronicle of Higher Education: Subscribe for free using your @arizona.edu email address to read about current trends in higher education via daily or weekly news and attend free webinars.
To use for free, please use your @arizona.edu email address when accessing or signing up.
American Council on Education (ACE): Learn about industry news, advocacy work, & programs such as the ACE Fellows Program, Women’s Network, free webinars, research reports, and the dot.edu podcast.
To use for free, please use your @arizona.edu email address when accessing or signing up.
Education Advisory Board (EAB): Explore research and insights, connect with industry experts and peers and access resources like blogs, reports, and live events to support enrollment, growth, and retention.
To use for free, please use your @arizona.edu email address when accessing or signing up.
EDUCAUSE: If you use technology or data in your role or are interested in learning more about those topics, use this membership attend webinars, connect with community groups, or sign up for their mentoring program.
To use for free, please use your @arizona.edu email address when accessing or signing up.
The University of Arizona has partnered with Tucson Young Professionals (TYP) since 2020 to help accelerate your career and journey of professional growth. TYP is open to individuals aged 21-45 and gives multiple opportunities to expand your network, sharpen your career or leadership skills, or participate in a powerful platform to advocate for issues important to you.
Please note that the university-sponsored TYP membership will phase out on June 30, 2025, as Human Resources shifts to new professional development opportunities that will serve more employees.