Career Development Resources

Using this website, UIC employees can explore multiple learning opportunities, including books, articles, self-guided learning courses, workshops and conferences to support career development at UIC. For a more structured professional enrichment plan, employees can choose to target skill and knowledge building by selecting opportunities recommended in the Core Professional Development or Leadership Development Programs.

Core Professional Development Program

The Core Professional Development Program is designed to provide learning opportunities in three areas: 1) Workplace Fundamentals; 2) Technical Performance; 3) Organizational Policies & Procedures.

Recommended development opportunities associated with each Core Professional Development area are listed below.

Workplace Fundamentals

• Business Writing Fundamentals (UIC HR)
• Diversity Awareness Workshop (Office of Access & Equity)
• Ethics Training Program (University of Illinois)

Technical Performance

• HR Front End Training (UIC HR)
• Introduction to Property Accounting - FA 101 (OBFS)

Organization Policies & Procedures

• UIC Performance Review Process (Policy HRPP 602B)
• Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Workshop (Office of Access & Equity)
• Lifelong Learning and Educational Access Program (LLEAP)

Leadership Development Program

The Leadership Development Program is designed to support UIC management in their efforts to be more effective in their college or administrative unit. Learning experiences in this program are designed to provide UIC leaders with an opportunity to build upon existing Management Competencies and focus on unlocking leadership potential to help UIC achieve defined goals.

• Leadership Essentials