Learning and Development’s (L&D) signature programs are designed to appeal to the highest-level university learners. They are continually refreshed with the most up-to-date content available to the L&D design team. Below are some of the most popular signature programs. Please contact us to request additional information.
Content for Managers & People Leaders
HR Learning & Development offers a suite of live virtual and on-demand e-Learning courses designed to help university leaders expand and hone their supervisory and leadership skills. These offerings are continually refreshed to ensure that L&D is providing the most applicable training topics and content available.
Some of our live virtual courses offered include:
- Creating an Environment of Psychological Safety
- Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know
- Moving On Up: Transitioning from Peer to Boss
- Managing a Hybrid Workforce
- Human Sustainability
- Stay Interviews
- Performance Management 101
- Attendance 101
- Unions 101
Eligibility Requirements
Course registrants must supervise a full or part-time Temple Employee as documented on the Org Chart. Please note that exceptions may be considered by contacting us at [click-for-email].
To Apply
Browse the Bridge Learning Library and select “Enroll” for any courses you wish to attend.
You can also view HR Learning & Development’s catalog of courses at this link: https://sites.temple.edu/hrld/
Leadership Academy
The Leadership Academy (LA) is a premier professional development program offered exclusively to eligible full-time faculty and senior-level administrators recognized as rising leaders. Leadership Academy continues to demonstrate Temple University’s commitment to building and sustaining the institution’s leadership capacity by preparing high-potential organizational leaders for new or increasingly complex leadership roles.
This multi-session program provides three learning opportunities a month: an in-person session, a virtual session, and an asynchronous e-Learning requirement on topics related to effective leadership. Temple faculty and external consultants who are subject matter experts in their field present at the in-person sessions.
Leadership Academy courses include:
- Money Matters
- Leading in the New World of Higher Education
- Leadership Presence
- Empathy, Wellbeing, and Psychological Safety
- Emotional Intelligence for Leaders
- The Toxic 5 and their Effect on Retention
- Trust and Conflict
- Leading with a DEI&B Perspective
- Enrollment
Eligibility Requirements
Full-time administrators at the T-27 level or higher and/or a full-time faculty member may submit applications. Non-faculty administrative applicants must have received an “Exceeds Expectations” or above on the previous year’s PDP for consideration.
Applications open at the start of each Fall semester.
Management Academy
The Management Academy is multi-part, cohort certificate program designed for high-performing/high-potential mid-level employees at the university. Participants will learn how to lead and influence their peers and direct reports to achieve better performance, engagement, and accountability through a series of in-person and live virtual workshops. The Management Academy focuses on financial management, overcoming change, and fostering collaboration.
Management Academy courses include:
- Take Flight DISC Assessment
- Money Matters
- Champions of Change
- Emotional Intelligence
- Managing Up
- Transformational Coaching
- Panel Discussion with Temple Leaders
Eligibility Requirements
Full-time administrators at the T-24 level or higher and/or a full-time faculty member may submit applications. Non-faculty administrative applicants must have received an “Exceeds Expectations” or above on the previous year’s PDP for consideration.
Applications open at the start of each Fall semester.
Supervisory Certificate Program
While the way we work is different, the need to continuously learn remains a priority. Supervisory responsibilities have expanded to cover people in the office, at home, or in other remote locations away from home. HR’s Learning and Development team have completed a comprehensive redesign of their Supervisory Academy program to address the changing environments in which supervisors now supervise. Many courses are now available in both live virtual and asynchronous formats, offering supervisors the flexibility to choose what best suits their needs.
The Supervisory Certificate Program is similar to an academic certificate program with required core courses and electives. Upon documenting completion of all program requirements, supervisors receive a certificate of completion for display.
Required courses include:
- Attendance 101
- PDP & Performance Management 101
- Rules of Conduct & Collective Bargaining Agreements 101
- Compensation 101
- FMLA Training for Supervisors
- All About Workers’ Compensation
Live virtual elective courses include:
- Managing a Hybrid Workforce
- Creating an Environment of Psychological Safety
- ADA and the Supervisor
- Moving on Up: Transitioning from Peer to Supervisor
Asynchronous elective courses include:
- Microsoft Teams 101: Training for Faculty & Staff
- Microsoft Cloud Storage: Training for Faculty & Staff
- Approvals in Microsoft Teams / Getting Started with Microsoft Bookings & FindTime
- Microsoft Teams Essential Training
- Outlook Essential Training
- Excel Essential Training
Eligibility Requirements
Course registrants must supervise a full or part-time Temple Employee as documented on the Org Chart. Please note that exceptions may be considered by contacting us at [click-for-email].
To Apply
Click here for the most up to date program information, including completion requirements: https://sites.temple.edu/supcert/
Click here to apply: https://templeu.bridgeapp.com/journeys/32/self-enroll
Contact Us
For questions regarding our signature programs, email [click-for-email].