Learning and Development course timetable

The Five Ways to Wellbeing is an evidence-based framework of actions we can all take to improve our wellbeing. Find out what they are and come away with five (or more!) small actions you are going to take for your own wellbeing.

Exploring ways for leaders and managers to foster talent development within their teams. We'll discuss how to lead by example, inspire continuous learning, and create an environment that encourages growth.

How can we use the concept of going to the Gemba, to Go, See and Understand ensuring that we are maintaining psychological safety but remaining connected to the work that we and our teams do. We will look at the 5C's of psychological safety in the Lean toolkit, and consider what attendees might want to stop, start and continue.

Approximately 1 in 5 people juggle work and unpaid care, providing support to a family member, or friend, who has a disability, mental and/or physical health condition, substance misuse issue, or who needs extra help as they grow older. The range of caring situations is broad, but there are many commonalities in the impacts on carers, and the ways workplaces can include and support carers. Carers bring a wealth of skills, knowledge, and experience to work and need to be enabled to thrive there.

The seminar/workshop will explore:

• Who unpaid carers are
• Challenges and barriers unpaid carers face in the workplace
• Strengths unpaid carers can bring to workplace
• How to include and support unpaid carers at work"

Great team work and individual working relationships are what we all want, but things don’t always run smoothly. We may find ourselves disagreeing with someone over work or behaviours. We may want to tell them how we feel but don’t quite know how to go about it. Sometimes we decide not to have the conversation at all, which can lead to a small problem escalating in to something bigger, more persistent and harder to resolve.

Having honest and open conversations is not always easy and can sometimes lead to a misunderstanding, bad feelings and resentment. On this workshop, using forum theatre with a scenario acted out, we will explore what can go wrong and how to put right. With your interactions, we will help you develop techniques for a constructive conversation that helps to build long-lasting effective relationships and to build trust within the team.

Discover how to make learning truly stick using the 3E model—Experience, Exposure, and Education. This interactive session explores how we learn best through real-world practice, collaboration, and structured training. Walk away with practical strategies to apply learning in the flow of work and drive continuous growth.

An interactive session where participants reflect on their communication, explore barriers, identify personal styles, and improve practices through activities and discussions for better personal and professional communication.

Two LEGO exercises will be showcased in this session: the first stimulates thinking and discussion on communication within a team, and the second stimulates creative thinking and builds understanding and self-awareness on how we perceive our teams.

This programme aims to support participants’ career progression within the University, as well as providing key skills to support further development in the Higher Education Sector. It draws on the expertise of senior colleagues in the University at focussed development workshops where participants will be able to input and take part in discussions.

No previous qualifications are required to take part in this programme. For some this programme will act as a feeder programme for the existing Administrator Development Programme.

Visit to Europe's first eco-friendly and the first purpose-built mosque, the Cambridge Central Mosque. Please see the address below.

Cambridge Central Mosque - 309-313 Mill Rd, Cambridge, CB1 3DF, United Kingdom

For all the benefits of a more flexible working model and incredible tech, the main anxiety that we hear about in 2025 is the potential for workplace disconnection. The workplace has changed, bringing it with it new challenges and the need for deliberate, practical change. If we are to continue to nourish our social wellbeing at work, we need to consider the following objectives.

Objectives:

• The ways in which the modern, often dislocated workplace can induce loneliness
• Observable impact on employee wellbeing - communication, expectation, boundaries, burnout risk, retention
• Demographic differences at work (eg. role, generation, length of service)
• Facilitated discussion - ‘how do you and your team nurture the social side of things?’
• Breaking down barriers and tips for finding common ground
• Embracing the change and a strategy for moving forward
• Tips, tools and content recommendations

Please Note: Once you have booked on the course, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar. This contains the link to the MS Teams course meeting under Joining Instructions that you will use to join on the day of the course.

The Director of Estates Operations will provide an overview of the Estates Division and various initiatives underway to improve the Estate. 

Please note that this session will be recorded and details will follow after the session. There will be an opportunity to discuss points and ask questions once the recording has ended.

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Find out what mentoring is (and isn't!) and the benefits of being involved in a mentoring relationship for both mentors and mentees.

This programme aims to support participants’ career progression within the University, as well as providing key skills to support further development in the Higher Education Sector. It draws on the expertise of senior colleagues in the University at focussed development workshops where participants will be able to input and take part in discussions.

No previous qualifications are required to take part in this programme. For some this programme will act as a feeder programme for the existing Administrator Development Programme.

This webinar will explain what mental health is, support you to recognise causes and signs of poor mental wellbeing, and give tips on how to start a supportive conversation.

Please Note: Once you have booked on the course, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar. This contains the link to the MS Teams course meeting under Joining Instructions that you will use to join on the day of the course.

Two LEGO exercises will be showcased in this session: the first stimulates thinking and discussion on communication within a team, and the second stimulates creative thinking and builds understanding and self-awareness on how we perceive our teams.

The top two categories of requests from you, the community, are Networking and Community Building and Best Practices and Experience Sharing. These regular catch ups are designed as an open forum for informal conversation, collaboration, and mutual learning with peers across the University, including members of the core team. We encourage you to come prepared to share your successes, challenges, and insights, as your experiences will shape the richness of the discussion. Whether you're looking for a listening ear, fresh ideas, offering your own strategies, or simply seeking to connect with others in similar roles, this is your opportunity to contribute to and benefit from the collective expertise of the community.

Two LEGO exercises will be showcased in this session: the first stimulates thinking and discussion on communication within a team, and the second stimulates creative thinking and builds understanding and self-awareness on how we perceive our teams.

In this session we will discuss together how to get your mentoring relationship off to a good start, how to build trust with your mentor and build your confidence as a mentee. We will also touch on how to overcome any obstacles in the mentoring relationship.

A Community of Practice (CoP) is a group of people who share a common passion, set of problems, or interest in a topic and who come together to fulfil both individual and group goals. 

CoPs bring colleagues together in order to:

• Create support networks

• Learn and grow their skills

• Share knowledge and join up related work

• Share common approaches

• Collaborate and innovate, and create better practices for everyone.

Come along to this session to find out more about how CoPs are being established and embedded at Cambridge, and the ways in which they could help you and those who you work with to achieve your objectives. There will be the opportunity to ask questions, share ideas for potential new CoPs and learn more about this exciting new area of development in the University.

To find out more about Communities of Practice visit the Communities of Practice SharePoint Page

Why is community connection important? Exploration of the 5 ways to wellbeing, how it can be an effective approach to support mental health and wellbeing. An introduction to CPSL Mind services in the community, how to signpost and access.

Objectives:

• Attendees will have an understanding of the 5 ways to wellbeing and the evidence that backs up this holistic approach to mental health and wellbeing support.
• Attendees will understand what support is available in the community delivered by CPSL Mind.

Please Note: Once you have booked on the course, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar. This contains the link to the MS Teams course meeting under Joining Instructions that you will use to join on the day of the course.