Learning and Development offer a comprehensive range of training and development programmes and learning options for staff.
What's new in Learning and Development?
SharePoint sites
Have you visited our SharePoint sites? These sites contain a range of links to online learning opportunities and resources to support you in your work.
How we work: resources for staff
Training programme
We run a programme of interactive workshops and information sessions. To keep up to date with our courses, you can subscribe to receive an updated calendar of events each month.
Click a title to access further information and enrol.
As some of our courses are extremely popular we recommend that you enrol early.
If a course is full or there is no date, what are my options?
Contact us and have a chat.
If a course is full, a link will appear, which allows you to add your name to a waitlist. If enough people are on a waitlist, we will consider running another session.
For more information:
Email learning.development@otago.ac.nz
Workshops
- Managing People
- Professional Skills
- Personal Skills
- Te Tiriti Responsiveness
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- The University Community
- Policy and Processes
- Zoom workshops
- Workshops by date
- My training history
LinkedIn Learning collections
- Delegation
- Deliver Results
- Influence and Negotiation Skills
- Continuous Learning and my Career
- Customer Service
- Listening to Customers
- Writing Effective Emails
- Communication Basics
- Developing Your Emotional Intelligence
- Listening Skills
- Working Effectively in a Team
Additional online resources
- The First 100 Days of a Manager
- Video: Huddle Meetings and Boards (COO)
- Top tips for presenting
- Video: Ethical Behaviour Policy panel discussion
Aspiring Leaders programme
Information and the application form can be found on the Aspiring Leaders Programme page
Mentoring programme
Contact us
If you haven't found what you're looking for, or have any other professional development ideas, we would be happy to hear your suggestions.
Email learning.development@otago.ac.nz
Working from home resources
- Tips for Managing Hybrid Teams (PDF)
- Considerations for Managers of Hybrid Teams (PDF)
- Effective Hybrid Team Communication (PDF)
- Running an Effective Online Meeting (PDF)
- Team Building Activities – Connecting Hybrid Teams (PDF)
- Tips for Working from Home (PDF)
Feedback
My training history
Would you like a list of courses you have attended?
Log in to view your training history and create a PDF.
Workshop series posters
- Snippets (PDF)
- Workplace fundamentals (PDF)
- Connecting with our community (PDF)
- Management skills (PDF)
Professional development booklets
Social media
Want to keep in touch with Learning and Development? Did you know we have a Yammer site, updated weekly?
Key contacts
Heather Day
Learning and Development Manager
Email heather.day@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 8258
Suzy Keene
HR Senior Training Adviser
suzy.keene@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 8743
Don Townsend
Training Specialist
don.townsend@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 5755
Ralph Miller
Training Co-ordinator
ralph.miller@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 4101