UMass Global offers dozens of webinars for business, education, behavioral health, and career exploration. You’ll also find 30-minute information sessions detailing various programs such as teaching authorizations and credentials.
UMass Global’s School of Extended Education partners with industry experts to offer live webinars featuring innovative ideas and practical solutions for today’s working professionals. You can also explore careers and use information sessions to gather information about programs you may be interested in registering for. Stay in the loop—sign up for our webinar newsletter to receive updates on upcoming events!
The 5 R’s of Feedback: Turning Difficult Conversations into Opportunities
WED, NOV 12, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT | WEBINAR
Do you find giving or receiving feedback challenging, especially when the message is hard to hear? In this webinar, participants will learn strategies for delivering employee feedback in a constructive, respectful way, even when the conversation feels uncomfortable. Participants will explore practical approaches for offering feedback without defensiveness or negativity, along with techniques to receive feedback with openness and resilience. Learn how to apply a coaching model to transform potentially tense exchanges into opportunities for growth, reducing fear, easing tension, and fostering workplace connection.
Strategies to Increase Productivity and Improve Time Management
THU, Dec 11, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT | WEBINAR
Productivity and time management skills are essential in the workplace. In this webinar, participants will learn productivity strategies, prioritization techniques and time management skills to use in the office or when working remotely. Learn easy-to-implement ideas and concepts to change how, and even when, you work.
Teaching with Boundaries: Creating Safe and Respectful Classrooms
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT | WEBINAR
Maintaining professional boundaries is essential for educators to create a safe, respectful, and trusting classroom environment. By recognizing different types of boundaries and practicing how to set them, teachers can promote a supportive learning atmosphere, avoid ethical concerns, and cultivate healthier relationships with their students. Neuroscience research also shows that students need a sense of relational safety to succeed academically. In this webinar, participants will learn how to identify situations where boundary setting is crucial and explore strategies for applying them to create a healthy, safe learning environment.
Differentiation Made Practical: Strategies for Supporting Your Mixed-Ability Classroom
Thu, Dec 11, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT | WEBINAR
Tailoring instruction to accommodate individual student needs is a student-centered approach known as differentiation. Effective differentiation ensures that every student, including students with disabilities, can access rigorous content and meet high expectations. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to differentiate what students learn (content), how they learn it (process), and how they demonstrate understanding (product) in ways that are time-efficient, actionable, and sustainable. You’ll leave with simple, evidence-based strategies you can immediately apply to make learning more accessible and meaningful for all students.
Culturally Competent Care: A Path to Inclusivity for Behavioral Health Professionals
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT | WEBINAR
Through culturally competent care, the client’s culture, race and ethnicity is considered when determining diagnosis and treatment plans. In this webinar, behavioral health professionals will learn the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide culturally competent and inclusive care. Cultural humility, effective treatment methods for diverse populations, and strategies for creating safe and welcoming environments for clients from various backgrounds will be discussed.
A Mindful Work-Life Balance: Strategies for Staying Balanced and Focused for Behavioral Health Professionals
Wed, Dec 10, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT | WEBINAR
Achieving work-life balance for behavioral health professionals involves setting clear boundaries, prioritizing self-care, using support systems, and leveraging flexibility. Self-care plays a critical role in supporting physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and social health. In this webinar, participants will explore the 6 domains of wellness and discover practical strategies for preventing burnout. The session will emphasize the power of mindfulness, an evidence-based approach proven to reduce stress and enhance self-care.
Earn 1 CE Credit from the BBS for each webinar at no cost.
Career Pathway: Criminal Investigator
Wed, Nov 26, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | WEBINAR
Are you driven by curiosity, problem-solving, and a passion for justice? Join us for an engaging webinar that explores the career pathway to becoming a Criminal Investigator. In this webinar, participants will learn what it takes to succeed in investigative roles, gain insight into the daily responsibilities of criminal investigators, and discover the many opportunities available in local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. We’ll also provide practical guidance and answer your questions to help you confidently take the next steps in your professional journey.
Introducing Your New AI-Powered Career Services Hub
Thu, Dec 4, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST | WEBINAR
Explore the key features of the new AI Career Services Hub, including resume building, cover letter generation, interview prep, job tracking, and our salary negotiation assistant. Our expert will walk you through the platform’s features and demonstrate how it can support your career goals. Whether you’re just beginning your job search or preparing for your next big move, this session will help you make the most of your new AI-powered career partner.
Autism Added Authorization/Certificate- Information Session
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM PST
We invite you to learn more about our CTC-approved Autism Spectrum Disorders Added Authorization/Certificate program. This state-approved program authorizes the holder to conduct assessments, provide instruction, and special education-related services to individuals with a primary disability of autism.
During this information session, you will have an opportunity to speak with a faculty member, and you will discover:
-About University of Massachusetts Global
-Program details
-Students support services
-Who should enroll
-How long will it take to complete
-How much will it cost
-What are the admission requirements
-Pathway opportunity
CTEL Authorization/CLAD Certificate - Information Session
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
The CTEL Authorization/CLAD Certificate is a four-course, fully online program addressing the belief that teaching English learners requires an understanding of first and second language acquisition theories in order to provide a successful education environment. This certificate is CTC-approved and upon completion, authorizes you to provide instruction to English learners (EL) in a California classroom.
In this info session you will discover:
-About University of Massachusetts Global
-Grant information
-Program details
-Students support services
-Who should enroll
-How long will it take to complete
-How much will it cost
-What are the admission requirements
The 5 R’s of Feedback: Turning Difficult Conversations into Opportunities
WED, NOV 12, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT | WEBINAR
Do you find giving or receiving feedback challenging, especially when the message is hard to hear? In this webinar, participants will learn strategies for delivering employee feedback in a constructive, respectful way, even when the conversation feels uncomfortable. Participants will explore practical approaches for offering feedback without defensiveness or negativity, along with techniques to receive feedback with openness and resilience. Learn how to apply a coaching model to transform potentially tense exchanges into opportunities for growth, reducing fear, easing tension, and fostering workplace connection.
Strategies to Increase Productivity and Improve Time Management
THU, Dec 11, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT | WEBINAR
Productivity and time management skills are essential in the workplace. In this webinar, participants will learn productivity strategies, prioritization techniques and time management skills to use in the office or when working remotely. Learn easy-to-implement ideas and concepts to change how, and even when, you work.
Teaching with Boundaries: Creating Safe and Respectful Classrooms
Wed, Nov 12, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT | WEBINAR
Maintaining professional boundaries is essential for educators to create a safe, respectful, and trusting classroom environment. By recognizing different types of boundaries and practicing how to set them, teachers can promote a supportive learning atmosphere, avoid ethical concerns, and cultivate healthier relationships with their students. Neuroscience research also shows that students need a sense of relational safety to succeed academically. In this webinar, participants will learn how to identify situations where boundary setting is crucial and explore strategies for applying them to create a healthy, safe learning environment.
Differentiation Made Practical: Strategies for Supporting Your Mixed-Ability Classroom
Thu, Dec 11, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT | WEBINAR
Tailoring instruction to accommodate individual student needs is a student-centered approach known as differentiation. Effective differentiation ensures that every student, including students with disabilities, can access rigorous content and meet high expectations. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to differentiate what students learn (content), how they learn it (process), and how they demonstrate understanding (product) in ways that are time-efficient, actionable, and sustainable. You’ll leave with simple, evidence-based strategies you can immediately apply to make learning more accessible and meaningful for all students.
Culturally Competent Care: A Path to Inclusivity for Behavioral Health Professionals
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT | WEBINAR
Through culturally competent care, the client’s culture, race and ethnicity is considered when determining diagnosis and treatment plans. In this webinar, behavioral health professionals will learn the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide culturally competent and inclusive care. Cultural humility, effective treatment methods for diverse populations, and strategies for creating safe and welcoming environments for clients from various backgrounds will be discussed.
A Mindful Work-Life Balance: Strategies for Staying Balanced and Focused for Behavioral Health Professionals
Wed, Dec 10, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT | WEBINAR
Achieving work-life balance for behavioral health professionals involves setting clear boundaries, prioritizing self-care, using support systems, and leveraging flexibility. Self-care plays a critical role in supporting physical, emotional, mental, spiritual, and social health. In this webinar, participants will explore the 6 domains of wellness and discover practical strategies for preventing burnout. The session will emphasize the power of mindfulness, an evidence-based approach proven to reduce stress and enhance self-care.
Earn 1 CE Credit from the BBS for each webinar at no cost.
Career Pathway: Criminal Investigator
Wed, Nov 26, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST | WEBINAR
Are you driven by curiosity, problem-solving, and a passion for justice? Join us for an engaging webinar that explores the career pathway to becoming a Criminal Investigator. In this webinar, participants will learn what it takes to succeed in investigative roles, gain insight into the daily responsibilities of criminal investigators, and discover the many opportunities available in local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. We’ll also provide practical guidance and answer your questions to help you confidently take the next steps in your professional journey.
Introducing Your New AI-Powered Career Services Hub
Thu, Dec 4, 2025 | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PST | WEBINAR
Explore the key features of the new AI Career Services Hub, including resume building, cover letter generation, interview prep, job tracking, and our salary negotiation assistant. Our expert will walk you through the platform’s features and demonstrate how it can support your career goals. Whether you’re just beginning your job search or preparing for your next big move, this session will help you make the most of your new AI-powered career partner.
Autism Added Authorization/Certificate- Information Session
Tue, Jan 27, 2026 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM PST
We invite you to learn more about our CTC-approved Autism Spectrum Disorders Added Authorization/Certificate program. This state-approved program authorizes the holder to conduct assessments, provide instruction, and special education-related services to individuals with a primary disability of autism.
During this information session, you will have an opportunity to speak with a faculty member, and you will discover:
-About University of Massachusetts Global
-Program details
-Students support services
-Who should enroll
-How long will it take to complete
-How much will it cost
-What are the admission requirements
-Pathway opportunity
CTEL Authorization/CLAD Certificate - Information Session
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
The CTEL Authorization/CLAD Certificate is a four-course, fully online program addressing the belief that teaching English learners requires an understanding of first and second language acquisition theories in order to provide a successful education environment. This certificate is CTC-approved and upon completion, authorizes you to provide instruction to English learners (EL) in a California classroom.
In this info session you will discover:
-About University of Massachusetts Global
-Grant information
-Program details
-Students support services
-Who should enroll
-How long will it take to complete
-How much will it cost
-What are the admission requirements
