FREE professional development workshops from McMaster Continuing Education!

For all McMaster Faculty and Staff – don’t miss out on the opportunity to take FREE short online workshops!
Grow your professional skills and apply them in the workplace right away! McMaster University employees can take McMaster Continuing Education’s highly concentrated workshops to gain career insights in areas of leadership, communication, productivity, teamwork, and innovation at no cost. Check out our featured courses below.
If this is your first time enrolling, submit an Employee Tuition Assistance application to HR to confirm your eligibility. If fees are not adjusted or if you have any questions about eligibility, please email HR at hr.mcmaster@mcmaster.ca.
Once approved, enrol online at mcmastercce.ca (make sure that you are logged out of Mosaic). Once you select your courses and check out, you will log in with your MAC ID and password and the fees will be adjusted. Limited university-funded spots are available.
Featured Courses
In an environment where 40% of the workforce is comprised of Millennials, understanding and learning how to lead this generation has become an integral part of organizations’ people strategy. This course will review the Millennial experience, the unique attributes of this generation and present a framework of best practices for recruitment and retention of Millennials.
Date: March 2, 2022
Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. EST
Course Code: ESS 821
Instructor: Jennifer Hagen
Unconscious Bias: Moving from Bystander to Advocate – NEW!
Unconscious bias impacts the way we think, the way we make decisions and the way we interact with people in our personal and professional lives. Designed to move us from bystander to advocate, this course will provide opportunities to challenge our thinking and in turn, help us identify and improve policies and practices consistent with an inclusive workplace and world.
Date: March 22, 2022
Time: 6-9 p.m. EST
Course Code: ESS 908
Instructor: Heather MacNeil
Finance For Non-Financial Managers
Discover financial principles and tools necessary for decision-making. Learn how to use financial information to make better short-term and long-term decisions in managing your organization or unit. Explore the basic language of financial reporting and review corporate financial statements to decode presented information.
Date: April 5-13, 2022
Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. EST
Course Code: ESS 874
Instructor: Frank Tristani
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Save the Date – Employee Learning & Funding Options webinar
At McMaster we believe in the ongoing cultivation of human potential, leveraging the diverse talents of our employees, and recognizing that everyone is a leader in their own role.
Save the Date! We are pleased to announce the upcoming McMaster University Employee Learning & Funding Options through McMaster Continuing Education webinar scheduled for Tuesday, March 29th, 2022 from 12:10-12:50 p.m.
This webinar will offer information about the variety of available online learning and development options to help support your development so that you are continually learning, building experience, and contributing your value as a leader at McMaster.
Further information about this upcoming event will follow shortly on the McMaster HR website and in an upcoming invitation.