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IT Professional Development (ITPD) course brochure

IT Professional Development (ITPD) course brochure

Welcome to the ITPD course brochure!

This program is for staff, faculty, and grad students. The ITPD program offers courses in technical and computing skills to University employees. Training is delivered through instructor-led workshops in person and online. Workshops range from basic to advanced skills and include courses for applications, website management and more.

ITPD course schedule

Click the link in the course name below to view the description and access the registration page.

Course

Date

Location

Time

Introduction to AI

Sept 23

online via Teams

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Managing Collaborations with OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint

Sept 25

MC 2060

2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Understanding Jira’s mail handler

Oct 8

online via Teams*

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Introduction to AI

Oct 23

online via Teams

1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Advanced AI for everyone

Oct 27

online via Teams

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Managing Collaborations with OneDrive, Teams, and SharePoint

Oct 30

MC 2060

2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

*this is a drop-in session and doesn’t require registration. See the Jira drop-in schedule and information for links to the Teams meeting

How to register for an ITPD course

Don’t see the course you’re interested in? Check out other online training opportunities that are available at any time.

You can also contact us for requests or to discuss options for courses for groups or departments.

Course registration

Register through Workday

Note: You do not receive a reminder email through Workday. Instead, you can go to the course offering for which you are registered and select Add to Calendar from the bottom menu (where it says Enroll).

Before you attend a course

Review this information to learn more about what to expect during the ITPD course, including

  • Course delivery

  • Technical requirements

  • Course registration details

  • Tips to ensure a great experience

 

Cancellation policy

As a result of the University's current work from home model, the standard $75 fee charged to departments when a participant does not show up to a course they are registered for will be temporarily suspended for the upcoming term.

Participants should still cancel their attendance through the Workday registration system whenever possible.

NOTE: Being unable to attend due to family emergencies, illness, or inclement weather override this policy. Simply let us know if you cannot make or missed a course due to these reasons. Contact itpd@uwaterloo.ca.

Facilities

·       Presentation rooms: MC 2009, East Campus (EC) 5 room 1111, EC2 room 1021.

·       Hands-on lab: MC 2060 (includes 14, Win 11 workstations and 1 instructor-controlled workstation with presentation options)

No food in the lab; covered drinking containers are allowed.

Registered for an ITPD course but can no longer attend? Drop the course!
As a result of the University's current work from home model, the standard $75 fee charged to departments when a participant does not show up to a course they are registered for will be temporarily suspended for the upcoming term. Participants should still cancel their attendance through the Workday registration system whenever possible.

Handouts

Some course handouts are available on the ITPD SharePoint site.

Other online training opportunities

LinkedIn Learning

LINKEDIN LEARNING

All University of Waterloo staff, faculty and students have free, round the clock access to the LinkedIn Learning online learning platform using their UW username and password. LinkedIn Learning provides unlimited access to over 6,000 online courses, taught by industry experts, ranging from business and photography to software development and design.

Check our page of Recommended LinkedIn Learning Courses!

Microsoft 365 help & learning

M365 help & learning is an on-demand, self-service solution designed to provide learning resources and videos for common Microsoft (Office) 365 applications and services including Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and more! It also provides quick links to other IT support resources, including the IST Service Desk and Knowledge Base. The help & learning site is available to all employees and students.

WCMS course availability through Learn

Did you know? You can self-register for our WCMS courses via LEARN. Please see the course descriptions for WCMS online course offerings.