Career Development Courses

Webinars

Alumni Career Services offers complimentary webinars on various career development topics. For a complete listing of upcoming webinars, please click here.


WTJ? Live CAREER Series UNPLUGGED

WTJ? Live: Career Stories Unplugged is an engaging series of live episode recordings of the What The Job? (WTJ?) podcast, produced by the U of A Alumni Association. WTJ? offers an authentic and unfiltered look into the professional lives and experiences of U of A alumni. Each event in the WTJ? Live series features a dynamic panel discussion on a unique topic, recorded in front of a live audience and later edited into an episode for the WTJ? podcast. Attendees also enjoy a networking reception following the panel discussion, where they can connect with the panelists and fellow guests.

Featuring different topics with a different faculty each month. Tickets include the panel discussion, one complimentary beverage and appetizers.

March 26 | WTJ? Live: Academic & Research Administration Careers in the Life Sciences

5:30 - 8:00 pm | RATT (Room at the Top) (Students' Union Building 7th Floor 8900 114 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J7)
Register here

 

April 24 | WTJ? Live: Education Administration

5:30 - 8:00 pm | RATT (Room at the Top) (Students' Union Building 7th Floor 8900 114 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6G 2J7)
Register here
 

May 22 | How to Overcome Career Setbacks and Overcome Failures featuring the Career Centre

**Details and registration page coming soon

Alumni Relations Sponsored Courses

The Office of Alumni Relations is providing complimentary spots in Native Studies if you are an eligible U of A grad! For this intake, there will be $3000 in funding for alumni learning opportunities. Once our funding allotment has been reached, applications will be closed until the next intake (Summer 2025). Only one course will be granted per applicant. If you have previously received funding from our office to attend a Native Studies Course, your application will not be approved.

Native Studies

Intake is now open for Spring 2025 courses! The current course offerings include: 

Indigenous Peoples as Subjects/Objects - starts April 2, 2025
Indigenous Peoples as Collaborators - starts April 3, 2025 
Indigenous Peoples as Scientists - starts April 4, 2025 
Foundations of Stereotypes - starts April 7, 2025
Tackling Structural Racism - starts April 14, 2025
Indigenous Peoples and Canada - starts April 16, 2025 

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Alumni Learning Consortium Webinars

Free Access Webinars

Alumni can access live, online career development webinars 2-3 times per month and access past recordings. The webinars feature best-selling authors and thought leaders discussing topics related to career growth and change.

Watch here