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The pace of change has never been faster. New technologies, tools, and skills are emerging every day, and regulations are shifting just as fast. At UCSC Extension, we believe education should respond to the needs of the community. That's why we're launching a new initiative to help shape training and education programs. We want to offer what employers, professionals, and instructors need most.

We're ready to listen. Are you ready to shape what's next?

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Custom and Corporate Training is built on a simple idea

The community knows what skills it needs. Whether you're an employer trying to up skill your workforce, a professional seeking a new course, or an instructor with expertise to share, we want to hear from you. Together, we can build a stronger workforce.

Bring our training to your team

Many UCSC Extension courses can be delivered directly to your organization in technology (including semiconductor), business, education, clinical and life sciences, and more. Whatever the topic, we'll work with you to find the right solution.

One course or a custom program

  • Bring an existing UCSC Extension course to your team
  • Customize content for your organization's needs
  • Schedule training when it works for your employees
  • Develop a multi-course learning pathway

Tell us what your team needs, and we'll help make it happen.

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Have an idea for a course?

Want to teach?

We're always looking for experienced professionals who can bring real-world knowledge and their passion to our learners. Whether you have a course ready to teach or simply an idea worth exploring, we'd love to hear from you. Help us create the next generation of professional leaders.

Want to learn something new?

Looking for training that doesn't exist yet? Tell us. If enough people request a topic, we'll explore developing and offering the course. Your idea could become our next course.

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Meet the experts behind our corporate training

Our instructors bring years of industry experience and can deliver training at your location, online, or through customized in-person programs. Additional faculty are available based on the needs of your organization.

Featured instructors:

Sample training courses:

Leadership and interpersonal skills
  • Conflict De-escalation & Productive Friction
  • Manager as Coach
  • Influence Without Authority
  • Psychological Safety & Ethical Governance
  • Human + AI Leadership
  • Collaborative & Value-Creation Negotiation
  • Adaptive Leadership in Ambiguity

 

AI and technical training
  • Generative AI Fundamentals
  • LLM Fundamentals and Practical Applications
  • AI Agents for Enterprise Digital Transformation (Automation Anywhere)
  • Data Science or Machine Learning training opportunity
  • Deep Learning & AI
  • Natural Language Processing including LLMs
  • Computer Vision including VLMs
  • End-to-End AI Apps/Projects including Open-Source Models
  • AI for Semiconductor Industry 
  • AI Strategy, Governance and ROI

 

Project management
  • Waterfall Project Management
  • Agile Project Management 
  • Strategic Planning
  • Conflict Management
  • Retrospective
  • Psychological Safety

 

Education
  • Designing & Facilitating Engaging Virtual Professional Development for Educators
  • Curriculum Development & Outcome-Aligned Instructional Design
  • Social-Emotional Learning Strategies for Classrooms and Professional Teams
  • Train-the-Trainer: Mentoring Colleagues and Building Internal Facilitation Capacity
  • Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching and Professional Learning

 

Printed circuit board technology
  • PCB Design Fundamentals and the Design Process
  • Advanced PCB Design, High-Speed Design, and Signal Integrity
  • Design for Manufacturing, Assembly, Test, and Reliability
  • PCB Component Libraries, Data Management, and Design Standardization
  • Altium Designer and Altium 365 Team-Based Workflows