Courses and Resources

Access to courses and resources as we develop our potential.

Learning Opportunities for Semester 2025/2026 

This academic year our courses and resources focus on self-paced online resources, Talks with Senior University Leaders, and building networks.

Self-Paced Courses and Toolkits - for aspiring managers to established leaders

To complement the Aspiring Manager, Edinburgh Manager and Edinburgh Leader Programme aims, self-paced courses and toolkits have been developed and curated to explore the underpinning skills and behaviours required. They are open to all staff. 

Skills and Behaviours

Self-paced courses

Toolkits

Create psychological safety and build trust with others
Building Your Emotional Intelligence

Building Trust (2.71 MB / PDF)

Psychological Safety

Inclusive Leadership Toolkit

Influence and negotiate with others  in their team and wider network

Developing Your Negotiation Skills

Building Successful Networks

Influencing People in Higher Education

Influencing (986.2 KB / PDF)

Hold regular, meaningful conversations so everyone knows what and how they are doing

Performance Management

Handling Difficult Conversations

Difficult Conversations (5.24 MB / PDF)

Active Listening

Provide constructive feedback
Creating a Feedback Culture

Giving and Receiving Feedback (1.21 MB / PDF)

Receiving Feedback 

Develop coaching and facilitation skills to enable and delegate to others

 

Developing Your Coaching SkillsFacilitation Skills 
Support self and others when operating in times of change and uncertainty

Effective Decision Making

Practical Problem Solving

Managing Self and Others Through Change

Delegation (1.66 MB / PDF)

New Managers
 New Manager Toolkit
Time Management
Time Management  
Recruitment
Getting Recruitment Right 

Using the Self-Paced Courses and Toolkits

Further guidance on these resources and how to access them

How to use the toolkits (138.14 KB / DOCX)

Talks & Questions with University Senior Leaders

A series of talks with different University Senior Leaders, open to all managers and leaders in the University

Psychometrics and Feedback Tools

This guide has been produced to provide an overview of psychometric tests and feedback tools available to University of Edinburgh staff.

Leadership Development Guide

External & Internal Leadership Programmes, Internal Formal Qualifications and Networks

Other learning providers and resources

Information on other training, learning and development providers within the University.

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