Looking to boost your management skills? Whether you’re a new or executive-level leader, UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) has a variety of leadership development programs designed to help you build your capacity to lead and effectively guide your team to success.
Each of our programs targets specific skills to meet you where you're at in your journey as a leader by helping you acquire strategies and knowledge you can use immediately.
What is Your Next Step?
- Emerging Leader
The Emerging Leader Program will allow for tomorrow's leaders to undergo an educational journey to develop their leadership skills early in their career as a leader. Through case studies, projects, discussion and activities, emerging leaders will receive a comprehensive education focused on influencing and communicating with others, understanding their own leadership style, and effectively leading others.
At a glance: Six online sessions, offered in Fall and Winter, $1,995
- Management Development Program
- Gain a strong focus on business success, leadership and team development. Increase your ability to communicate and produce high-value results for your organization, learn how to apply strategies for managing employees remotely, practice skills to adapt and thrive in times of change, and articulate a personal action plan to guide, coach, motivate and inspire individuals and teams.
At a Glance: Six online sessions, offered in Fall and Spring, $1,995 - UC Davis Executive Leadership Program
Examine and enhance your role as a leader with this transformational program. Build positive momentum within your organization and develop a specific plan to implement. A robust curriculum includes one-on-one coaching, 360-degree feedback and dynamic peer interaction, discussions and case studies led by high-profile speakers and presenters from across industries offer relevant insights and case studies on relevant topics such as mindful leadership, leading innovation and adaptive leadership, and an organizational transformation plan.
At a Glance: 11 weeks, live online sessions , offered once in Spring, $5,800
Who Benefits from Our Leadership Programs?
- New and seasoned managers looking to hone their skills, become more effective and produce high-value results for their organization
- Leaders and executives dedicated to growing their capacity as a leader through self-reflection and analysis
- Anyone committed to building an open and equitable workplace environment
About UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education
We are the professional development arm of the University of California, Davis, a tier-one research institution ranked 6th among top public universities in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2024 Best Colleges). For over 60 years, we have focused on workforce development by blending the distinctive academic expertise of UC Davis with practical training designed to immediately improve capability and job performance.