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Professional and Career Development

Harvard strives to create learning opportunities to build individual and organizational capability. Harvard’s Center for Workplace Development (CWD) offers a wide-range of professional and career development courses and workshops designed to help employees grow in their current positions and prepare for the future. Roughly fifty different professional and career development courses are offered, often several times throughout the year, at minimal to no cost.

Computer Classes

At CWD, experienced instructors offer hands-on courses in all levels of word processing, spreadsheets, database management and design, desktop publishing, and Web page development. In total, CWD offers over twenty-five different computer courses, which are open to both the Harvard community and the general public. Note: If you are not a Harvard employee and want to get more information on computer courses, call 495-4895 or send an email to training@harvard.edu.

Human Resources and Financial Systems Training

CWD provides a variety of instructor-led and online learning opportunities for users of Harvard University’s financial, HR, and reporting systems. These courses, taught by Harvard staff, are designed to help employees become proficient in the Oracle and PeopleSoft systems used by the University.

Consulting Services

CWD provides internal consulting services to all Harvard schools and departments, including professional, organizational, talent, multimedia, and career development consulting. CWD works with Harvard clients to assess needs and define strategies to enhance the performance of individuals, teams, and departments across the university.