Professional Development Courses
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES
Don’t miss 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 Essentials Workshops to gain career insights in areas of leadership, communication, productivity, teamwork, and innovation at no cost. Check out our featured Essentials Program courses below.
If this is your first time enrolling, please submit an Employee Tuition Assistance application to HR to confirm your eligibility. Once approved, you can enrol online at continuing.mcmaster.ca (make sure that you are logged out of Mosaic).
Once you select your Essentials Program courses and check out, you will log in with your MacID and password and the fees will be adjusted. Limited university-funded spots are available. If fees are not adjusted or if you have any questions about eligibility, please email HR at hr.mcmaster@mcmaster.ca.
Featured Workshops:
Remote Work – Strategies for Efficiency
Remote work is here to stay. The good news is working remotely can be productive, effective, and convenient. To achieve this, we need to be prepared, which means thinking beyond technology. Remote work involves structure, clear goals, and strong communication practices.
Date: September 26, 2022
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST
Course Code: ESS 905
Instructor: Lori Stephenson
This one-day course is designed to help participants prepare better written communication in their work environment, whether it is a letter, report or an e-mail. Actual examples of workplace writing are examined to show participants how to improve.
Date: September 27 and 28, 2022
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST
Course Code: ESS 895
Instructor: Lori Stephenson
This course will focus on developing students’ understanding and skills in applying a complete system of creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making in real world organizational situations. Individuals skilled in both process (how) and content (what) will be better equipped to help their organizations, teams, and selves, be more effective, efficient, adaptable and flexible in the short and long run.
Date: September 15 to 23, 2022
Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. EST
Course Code: ESS 862
Instructor: Marino Sidney Basadur
Leadership Foundations – Focus on the 3 C’S
Throughout the course, participants are introduced to and test specific tools and techniques for improving their leadership impact. Self-assessment, peer feedback and coaching opportunities are part of this highly interactive workshop on the fundamentals of leadership regardless of an organization’s mission.
Date: September 27 and 28, 2022
Time: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. EST
Course Code: ESS 811
Instructor: Jennifer Hagen
What Our Students and Instructors Are Saying
“My experience with McMaster Continuing Education was nothing short of excellent. I took a course titled, ESS 813 Personal Leadership: Building from Our Strengths led by Lesley Calvin. Lesley provides great knowledge and dialogue that makes the group of students constantly think about ourselves and about how we interact with others. The course is designed to help us grow as leaders in the professional world, but I feel that it also helped me grow as a leader in my personal world. Right from the time the class started on day one, up to the end of class on day two, Lesley held the class’s attention and not only did she teach, but she took time to stop and listen and answer every question as the class progressed along. That is a rare quality in people nowadays. I was able to take some many excellent points away from this course and incorporate them into my everyday business life and personal life.”
– Richard Cupido, President, Burlington Paving Company Limited, Ancaster Court Services Incorporated
Learn more about the Personal Leadership: Building From Our Strength course
“The students show a willingness to dig deep, be vulnerable, reflect on their strengths, identify their blind spots, and develop their leadership strengths. I am so inspired by them all. Thank you to the encouraging, motivational, and uber professional McMaster Continuing Education team for allowing me to serve as an instructor in the leadership essentials programming. I am truly grateful and honoured to be a part of the McMaster family.”
– Lesley Calvin, McMaster Continuing Education Essentials Programs Instructor
Learn more about the Strategic Planning Fundamental course
