Education & Development Resources

Resource information for professional development opportunities and degree attainment, supporting employee learning throughout their career.

 Training resources are continuously offered as advertised on the UA HR Training Calendar. If you miss the live training, check out the MyUA Learning Library for the recording for a self-paced learning option. Within the MyUA learning library, under the “Type” drop down,  click on “Tier 4” for these training options.

The Monthly Development Spotlights have been curated specifically to equip our staff with a diverse range of skills crucial for thriving in today's professional landscape and include content directly from the University of Alaska as well as LinkedIn Learning courses. They cover various aspects of teamwork, interpersonal relationships, professional development, and adaptability in different work environments, leading to improved teamwork and overall organizational and personal success.

Benefit-eligible part-time and full-time employees and their families may take advantage of the university's tuition waiver program to work toward a degree or improve their job skills. For more detail on the program and eligibility, go to the tuition waiver website.
University of Alaska provides faculty opportunities to gain professional renewal through planned travel, study, research or other experiences of professional value through Sabbatical Leave.

Inventory your interests, build resumes and explore career options with Career Coach.

Explore the possibilities of your future degree or certification by utilizing this UA-wide search feature for degrees and occupational endorsements.

Free technical training resources from leading providers.

Codecademy is an online interactive platform that offers free coding classes in 12 different programming languages including Python, Java, Go, JavaScript, Ruby, SQL, C++, C#, and Swift, as well as markup languages HTML and CSS.

GCF Global Professional Learning Opportunities offers free self-paced tutorials in technology, office applications, graphics, communication, grammar, reading, math, and much more.

Are you thinking about taking classes? Khan Academy can assist you with figuring out what level of expertise you are at, and reorient you to concepts. Khan Academy also offers life skills resources such as courses on financial literacy and personal finance.  Khan Academy offers free practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard empowering learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. 

UA Employee LinkedIn Learning

The University of Alaska Human Resources is pleased to announce the launch of the UA Employee LinkedIn Learning platform as a strong commitment to providing multiple learning opportunities to employees as part of our expanding UA Employee Engagement and Development Program. 

Take control of your career and development through continued education today by accessing thousands of high quality professional development courses and videos. Activate your LinkedIn Learning Account and start exploring now. All UA employees (executives, faculty, staff, student employees) are eligible to use this resource. There is relevant content regardless of what stage  you are at in your career. 

Activate your UA LinkedIn Learning Account and start exploring now!

LinkedIn Learning

General Information

This connects employees to self-service HR resources, UA Alert resources, the UA Mission, the UA President’s communications, and other general items that you may find useful.

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  • UA Emergency Alerts
    University of Alaska, UA Alert, Notification System makes every effort to release information about emergencies (incidents) that may disrupt university operations through multi-modal alerts and apps.
  • UA Leadership Mantra

    The UA Leadership Manta is a guiding principle in how we expect individuals to lead at UA. 

  • HR Self-Service Knowledge Base

    This resource provides self service support to employees wanting to find procedures, forms and information regarding employment benefits, accessibility, leave, accommodations, labor and employee relations, payroll, compensation, and much more.

  • UA Policy & University Regulations

    UA Policy & Regulation provides information on missions for UA, UAF, UAA, and UAS, as well as the expectations set forth by the Board of Regents and UA President in which UA operates, to include areas of administration, governance, human resources, finance and business operations, student affairs and academics.

  • UA President Media & Communications
    You will find everything from UA President outreach messages, to UA Goals & Measures, and State of the University information and their archives on this page.