This is where you will find details of upcoming staff development courses, programmes, workshops and events that may be of interest. All activities contribute towards PositiveWorking@Bristol.
The University is committed to creating and sustaining a fully inclusive culture. We encourage staff from all backgrounds and communities to engage with our development opportunities.
Subjects featured in this edition are:
Staff Development opportunities
University opportunities
Other opportunities
Quote of the month
Staff Development opportunities
New development workshop dates available
New development workshop dates are available to book. Before booking onto a course, please read through our terms and conditions.
Managing Health and Absence
Date: Monday 4 March
Time: 10am to 12 noon
Successful Recruitment and Selection
Date: Wednesday 6 March, Tuesday 2 April
Time: 9:30am to 1pm
Retirement Seminar
Date: Wednesday 13 March
Time: 9am to 1pm
Writing Effective Job Descriptions
Date: Thursday 14 March
Time: 10am to 12 noon
How to work with people whose behaviour you find 'difficult'
Date: Wednesday 20 March
Time: 9am to 5pm
Managing Change
Date: Monday 8 April
Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm
Be a better internal candidate for jobs
Date: Wednesday 10 April
Time: 9am to 5pm
Building Resilient Teams
Date: Thursday 11 April
Time: 9:30am to 4:30pm
Influencing Skills
Date: Monday 29 April
Time: 9am to 1pm
KnowHow - Embracing diversity
February is LGBT+ History Month - a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. What better time to remind ourselves of the importance of equality and diversity in the workplace and how essential this is for improving the University’s working environment, and enabling both staff and students to flourish.
These short articles will help refresh your memory on the benefits of an inclusive work environment, and give you some tips on how you can contribute to this:
Diversity and Inclusion Overview
To introduce the topic of diversity and inclusion this article covers the basics including the need for diversity, whose responsibility diversity, inclusion and equality is and the benefits of valuing and embracing diversity for an organisation as a whole.
Tips for Creating an Inclusive Culture
Information about how you can personally contribute to a more inclusive workplace including three easy things you can do right now.
University opportunities
LGBT+ History Month
Join the events organised by Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Team, Bristol SU LGBT+ network, Trans Network, LGBT+ Society and the Bristol University LGBT+ Staff network, including: LGBT+ Pub Quiz, Sharing the Messel Magic workshop, and LGBT+ Showcase.
For more information and to book your place at the above events, see the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion web pages.
Also, take a moment to read these blogs written by LGBT+ staff network members about activism, politics, coming out, films and literature.
Bristol Futures Online Courses
You can sign up for Bristol Futures Open Online courses hosted on the online FutureLearn platform, which allows you to work collaboratively with learners from around the world.
There are three free online courses currently available to staff and students: Sustainable Futures, Innovation and Enterprise and Global Citizenship. Register now.
Lynda.com
Lynda.com is a leading online learning platform. It provides thousands of structured videos with a focus on IT, technical, creative, business, and education skills.
As part of the Digital Workspace Programme the university will decommission staff Google accounts by the end of 2019.
If your team are still using Google Apps for certain documents or pieces of work, they may want to consider migrating these over to Office 365. This course on Lynda.com shares some helpful advice about migrating from Google Apps to Office 365, including an Introduction to SharePoint, information about storing files on OneDrive and transitioning all communication to Outlook and Skype: Migrating from Google Apps to Office 365 Business or Enterprise.
Other opportunities
Understanding Unconscious Bias - a short video
Take a look at this short video from the Royal Society, which introduces the key concepts of unconscious bias. Do you recognise any of these behaviours in yourself or your colleagues..?
Online courses from FutureLearn
Understanding Diversity and Inclusion - Develop your attitudes, skills and knowledge of cultural diversity so you're able to create inclusive environments.
Managing People: Connecting Motivation and Performance - Grow your management skills by exploring the connections between motivation, job satisfaction, well-being and performance.
Management and Leadership: Growing as a Manager - Explore the foundations of successful management with this free online course.
Quote of the month
- "We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion. " – Max de Pree