Course Catalog

Learn how to engage participants by fostering inclusive and accessible Teams and Zoom meetings.

Learn more legal obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and remove access barriers in programs, services, and activities. 

Take a deeper look into emotional intelligence and how stress can dysregulate us and its impacts in interpersonal relationships. 

Grow self-awareness being able to identify if you are being impacted by compassion fatigue or burnout, and strategies to combat them.

Increase your self-awareness regarding our common styles to approaching and navigating conflict.

Learn basic digital accessibility principles and how-to guidance for making digital documents accessible.

In this course, we'll define what is confidential information, discuss the legalities of confidentiality, and outline best practices.

Explore substance use, coping strategies, and applying Trauma Informed Care principles to foster supportive environments.

Learn how to cultivate a more effective, supportive, and healthy workplace.

Investment planning requires discipline and patience, but it doesn’t have to be difficult.

Understand your role as a Mandatory Reporter in creating a harassment- and discrimination-free environment at the City of Madison.

This is a two-part training for committee staff, provided by Information Technology. Learn how to manage meetings in the Meeting Schedule, and facilitate virtual committee meetings.

Unpack ableism from its roots as we learn (and unlearn) how Disabled people throughout history have fought to overcome oppressive frameworks and inform their own sense of identity.

Learn how disability, pregnancy, and religious accommodations processes work at the City, and practice working through interactive case studies.​

Take your communication beyond compliance by incorporating plain language into your writing.

In this workshop, participants will level-up their plain language writing skills in real time.

Known as APM 3-5, the City's Prohibited Harassment & Discrimination Policy covers expectations for creating a discrimination-free workplace.

Learn why it’s important to save for future college costs and ways to accomplish your family’s education goals.

Learn how to treat people who use service and support animals with dignity and respect while complying with the law.

Explore your understanding of your own boundaries and ways to effectively express them to others.

Learn to identify stressors and practice coping strategies to expand your toolbox.

Learn about suicide warning signs, protective and risk factors, how to have a conversation about this topic in ways that minimize potential for harm, and how to apply the learning within a workplace setting.

An engaging session on strengthening emotional intelligence to enhance wellbeing, communication, and collaboration for a healthier, more connected workplace culture.

This Learning Lab is designed as a drop-in space for City employees to receive personalized support to remove technology-related access barriers.