Systemwide Human Resources
Systemwide HR eCourses
As part of the University's mission to provide public service and advance knowledge, Systemwide Human Resources has made select eCourses available to the general public. The University does not provide certificates of completion to public individuals for courses taken through the links below.
University of California employees seeking to fulfill a training requirement, pursue a certificate, or otherwise receive credit for completing one of the trainings listed below must access and take the course through your local UC Learning Center to ensure a record of completion.
The Accessible Color Contrast training is not currently available in the UC Learning Center and cannot be completed for credit, but it teaches valuable skills and is well worth your time.
Managing Implicit Bias Series
The UC Managing Implicit Bias Series is a six-course online training series designed to increase awareness of implicit bias and reduce its impact. Each course is 15 to 20 minutes in length, and it is recommended that you complete them in their prescribed order.
Reminder to UC employees: instead of using the links below, please complete these courses within your local UC Learning Center to ensure a record of completion, complete the UC Systemwide HR Managing Implicit Bias Certificate and complete the corresponding portion of the UC Systemwide People Management Series and Certificate.
| Course | Content Summary |
|---|---|
| 1. What is Implicit Bias? | Understand how the brain uses shortcuts and schema to process stimuli. Learn how attitudes, stereotypes and biases form. Differentiate between explicit and implicit biases. |
| 2. The Impact of Implicit Bias | Explore ways in which implicit bias can influence our actions and how that influence can have unwanted, real-world repercussions. |
| 3. Managing the Influence of Implicit Bias: Awareness | Assessing your implicit biases is the first step in managing their influence. Recognize situations wherein you are more prone to the influence of bias. Recognize external factors that make you more prone to the influence of bias. Evaluate whether you are being influenced by bias. |
| 4. Common Forms of Bias | Understand common forms of bias so you can better detect when they occur. |
| 5. Managing the Influence of Implicit Bias: Mindfulness and Conscious De-Biasing | Learn ways to minimize the influence of implicit bias through mindfulness and conscious de-biasing strategies. |
| 6. Managing Implicit Bias in the Hiring Process | Examine how de-biasing strategies can be applied to a specific workplace process. Design and implement procedures and structures that protect against the influence of bias during hiring, such as utilizing diverse search networks and hiring committees, tracking demographics at each stage, blinding resumes, crafting appropriate candidate evaluations and more. |
Search Advisory and Hiring Committee Best Practices
This online course is recommended for individuals and committees engaged in search advisory and/or hiring functions. It explores the important roles of committee chairs and members, provides strategies for ensuring an equitable process, and addresses laws and UC policy that govern hiring practices.
Reminder to UC employees: instead of using the link below, please complete this course within your local UC Learning Center to ensure a record of completion.
Search Advisory and Hiring Committee Best Practices training
Implicit Bias and Search/Hiring Contact
For questions about the Managing Implicit Bias Series or Search Advisory and Hiring Committee Best Practices training: Implicit Bias and Search/Hiring contact.
Accessible Color Contrast
Achieving sufficient color contrast is a fundamental part of accessibility. This training will guide you through the principles, practices and tools involved, while providing numerous opportunities to practice the exact skills you'll use when evaluating and implementing accessible color contrast in your own work.
Use the link below to access the training, and scroll down further to review select course instructions .
(Note: the Accessible Color Contrast training is not currently available in the UC Learning Center and cannot be completed for credit.)
Accessible Color Contrast training
Instructions
Additional instructions are provided within the training. If you encounter an issue or barrier with the training, or have a question: Accessible Color Contrast contact.
Screen reader users:
JAWs and Chrome are the recommended screen reader and browser combination; though, the training should be compatible with all screen readers and browsers.
All users
These keyboard shortcuts may allow you to navigate through the training more easily (note: on some Macs, Ctrl may be the Command key and Alt may be Option key):
- Ctrl+Alt+comma: navigate backward to the previous slide
- Ctrl+Alt+period: jump forward to the next slide
- Ctrl+Alt+Z: toggle between web browser zoom and scale-to-fit modes (explained further in training)
- Ctrl+Alt+S: submit answer choice selections for evaluation (in Practice Activity 4 and the Bonus Activity)
Use the Topic Menu to jump directly to any topic/slide.