Calendar

The Office for Human Resources Management & Development and the Office for Professional Academic Development in collaboration with academic entities and administrative directorates, organises a range of training opportunities available to UM employees.

This page will be regularly updated with the latest training courses, workshops and events scheduled for the first semester of the academic year 2024/2025. We recommend bookmarking this page for easy access to future offerings.

UM Staff Training Schedule - September 2024 to January 2025

Note that this schedule may change throughout the year as more training events may be added.

 

To participate in our training sessions, please complete the registration form, specifying the courses and dates you can attend.   

Due to limited capacity, we encourage early registration. Participation is subject to approval by the Office for Human Resources Management & Development and your line management. Approved partcipant will receive an email confirming their attendance and course details by no later than one week before the training date.

If you are unable to attend the training and need to cancel your registration, kindly inform us via email as soon as possible. Late cancellations will only be accepted if a valid reason is provided. Please note that multiple cancellations or absences without valid reasons may affect your eligibility for future training opportunities.

Valid reasons for late cancellation or absence include:

  • Illness
  • Unplanned leave of absence
  • Unforseen work deadlines 

After attending the training, you will receive an evaluation form by email. We look forward to read your feedback including any suggestions for further training that would benefit your daily work. Participants who successfully complete the training will be awarded a certificate. 

Basic notions of data protection & Data Protection Law
Closed
Tue 3 Sep  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: Junior College  
Audience: Junior College  
Hosted by: Data Protection Office  
Session info  
   
Basic fire safety awareness Closed 
Thu 5 Sep  |  09:00-13:00  
Location: GW104  
Audience: Faculty of Engineering  
Hosted by: Occupational Health & Safety  
Session info  
   
Exploring generative AI for teaching & assessment  Closed  
Fri 6 Sep  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: ERIL, Rm 409  
Audience: Faculty of Theology  
Hosted by: Office for Professional Academic Development  
Workshop info  
   
Foundations of university teaching & learning  Closed
9 Sep to 30 Jan   
Location: CHBO-213/IT Services Hall 102  
Audience: Academics  
Hosted by: Office for Professional Academic Development  
   
Using the Research Support Module in SIMS Closed
Tue 10 Sep  |  09:00-10:00  
Location: CHBO-206  
Audience: Administrative staff  
Hosted by: Office of the Academic Registrar  
Session info  
   
Using Turnitin Postponed
Wed 11 Sep  |  09:00-11:30  
Location: IT Services Hall 102  
Audience: Academics   
Hosted by: IT Services  
Workshop info  
   
Utilising IT technology in learning spaces  Closed
Thu 12 Sep  |  10:00-12:00  
Location: CHBO-206  
Audience: Academics   
Hosted by: IT Services  
Workshop info  
   
Building a sustainable university: Empowering UM staff for change
Closed
Mon 16 Sep  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: IT Services Hall 102  
Audience: All staff   
Hosted by: C-SUM & Centre for Environmental Education & Research  
Workshop info  
   
Getting started with the VLE Closed 
Mon 16 Sep  |  09:00-11:30  
Location: IT Services TR003  
Audience: Academics    
Hosted by: IT Services  
Workshop info  
   
Compiling reading lists using Leganto Closed
Mon 16 Sep  |  11:30-12:30  
Location: TR003  
Audience: Academics    
Hosted by: Library  
Workshop info  
   
Drafting new or amending existing Bye-laws   Closed 
Tue 17 Sep  |  10:00-12:30  
Location: CHBO-213  
Audience: Academics & Administrative staff  
Hosted by: Office of the Academic Registrar  
Session info  
   
Postgraduate research supervision: challenges & styles
Closed
Wed 18 Sep  |  08:30-12:30  
Location: IT Services Hall 102  
Audience: Academics  
Hosted by: OPAD & Doctoral School  
Workshop info  
   
Exploring generative AI for teaching & assessment Closed
Thu 19 Sep  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: VC102  
Audience: Academics  
Hosted by: Office for Professional Academic Development  
Workshop info  
   
Emergency medical response  Closed 
Thu 19 Sep  |  09:00-13:00  
Location: CHBO-213  
Audience: Department of Chemistry  
Hosted by: Occupational Health & Safety  
Session info    
   
Basic fire safety awareness Closed
Fri 20 Sep  |  09:00-13:00  
Location: GW104  
Audience: Department of Chemistry  
Hosted by: Occupational Health & Safety  
Session info  
DOC6056 - Aligning your Research to the Closed
Sustainable Development Goals  
Mon 7 Oct  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: VC102  
Audience: Researchers & Academics  
Hosted by: Doctoral School  
Workshop info  
   
DOC6012 - Writing Winning Grant Applications Closed
Tue 8 Oct  |  17:00-20:00  
Location: Online  
Audience: Researchers & Academics  
Hosted by: Doctoral School  
Workshop info  
   
Basic fire safety awareness Waitlist
Wed 9 Oct  |  09:00-13:00  
Location: GW104  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: Occupational Health & Safety  
Session info  
   
**NEW** RSSD lab support & best practices in the lab Register 
Thu 10 Oct  |  10:00-11:00  
Location: CHBO-212  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: Research Support Services Directorate  
Session info  
   
DOC6007 - Understanding Intellectual Property (IP) Register
15 & 23 Oct  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: VC102  
Audience: Researchers & Academics  
Hosted by: Doctoral School  
Workshop info  
   
DOC6008 - Research Impact:  Register
Involving Stakeholders to Improve Funding Success  
Tue 15 Oct  |  17:00-20:00  
Location: Online  
Audience: Researchers & Academics  
Hosted by: Doctoral School  
Workshop info  
   
Designing, delivering & evaluating online study-units
Register 
16 Oct to 18 Dec  
Location: Online Asynchronous  
Audience: Academics  
Hosted by: Office for Professional Academic Development  
Course info  
   
Mindfulness based programme Waitlist
16 Oct to 20 Nov  |  12:15-13:45  
Location: Br 18, ICT  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: International School for Foundation Studies  
Course info  
   
Sustaining & managing a growing cohort of doctoral students:
Register 
Ph.D. regulations & procedures  
Thu 17 Oct  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: VC102  
Audience: Academics  
Hosted by: Office of the Academic Registrar & Doctoral School  
Session info  
   
Emotional regulation tools Register
Thu 17 Oct  |  09:00-12:00  
Location:  VC101  
Audience: All staff   
Hosted by: Research Support Services Directorate  
Workshop info  
   
Maltese as a foreign language (Level 1)
Register 
17 Oct to 21 Nov  |  10:00-12:00  
Location: Online Synchronous  
Audience: All staff   
Hosted by: Faculty of Education  
Course info  
   
Management of laboratory equipment Register
in the Fixed Asset module in AIMS  
Mon 21 Oct  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: Br 18, ICT  
Audience: All staff   
Hosted by: Research Support Services Directorate  
Session info  
   
**NEW** From idea to reality: Waitlist
Winning your Erasmus project proposal  
Tue 22 Oct  |  10:00-12:30  
Location: Br 18, ICT  
Audience: Academics  
Hosted by: Research Support Services Directorate  
Session info  
   
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Register
Wed 23 Oct  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: Equity Office  
Workshop info  
   
Basic notions of data protection & Data Protection Law  Register
Thu 24 Oct  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: CHBO-517, Conference Hall  
Audience: MUHC  
Hosted by: Data Protection Office   
Session info  
   
**NEW** Engaging young students (pre-teens) with science & research Register
Thu 24 Oct |  10:00-11:30  
Tue 29 Oct |  10:00-11:30  
Location: VC102 and Br 18, ICT  
Audience: STEM staff (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics)  
Hosted by: Marketing, Communications & Alumni Office  
Session info  
   
**NEW**  Revitalise your routine: Waitlist
Simple strategies for a healthier work-life balance  
Mon 28 Oct |  10:00-11:30  
Location: Br 18, ICT  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: Institute for Physical Education & Sport  
Session info  
   
**NEW** Enhancing your digital research profile  Register
Tue 29 Oct |  12:30-15:00  
Location: VC102  
Audience: Academics & RSOs  
Hosted by: Library  
Session info  
Essential Skills for Agenda Writing & Minute Taking Register 
Tue 5 Nov  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Administrative staff  
Hosted by: Office of the Academic Registrar  
Session info  
   
DOC6011 - Communicating Research to  Register 
Diverse Audiences  
Tue 5 Nov  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: VC102  
Audience: Researchers & Academics  
Hosted by: Doctoral School  
Workshop info  
   
DOC6028 - Getting Published: the Journal Article Register 
(Social and Behavioural Sciences)   
Wed 6 Nov  |  17:00-20:00  
Location: VC102  
Audience: Researchers & Academics  
Hosted by: Doctoral School  
Workshop info  
   
Introduction to HyDi, RefWorks & OAR  Register 
Wed 6 Nov  |  09:00-11:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics & RSOs  
Hosted by: Library  
Session info  
   
Student Support Services Register 
Wed 6 Nov  |  10:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: Office of the Academic Registrar  
Session info  
   
Exploring generative AI for teaching & assessment  Waitlist
Mon 11 Nov  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics  
Hosted by: Office for Professional Academic Development  
Workshop info  
   
DOC6051- An Introduction to NVivo Register 
for Qualitative Data Analysis   
Mon 11 Nov  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: VC102  
Audience: Researchers & Academics  
Hosted by: Doctoral School  
Workshop info    
   
DOC6027 - Getting Published: the Journal Article Register 
(Humanities, Education and Law)   
Tue 12 Nov  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: VC102  
Audience: Researchers & Academics  
Hosted by: Doctoral School  
Workshop info    
   
Agreements & disclosures Register 
Tue 12 Nov  |  10:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics & RSOs  
Hosted by: Knowledge Transfer Office  
Session info  
   
**NEW** Nourish to flourish:  Waitlist
Cultivating healthy & sustainable eating habits  
Thu 21 Nov  | 09:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: Faculty of Education  
Workshop info  
   
**NEW** Effective communication with prospective students  Register 
Thu 21 & 28 Nov  |  10:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Adminstrative staff  
Hosted by: Marketing, Communications & Alumni Office  
Course info  
   
**NEW** Recognising the signs of domestic violence Register 
Wed 27 Nov |  09:00-12:00  
Location: Dar Manwel Magri    
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: Health and Wellness Centre  
   
**NEW** Exploring generative AI for research & publishing Waitlist
Tue 26 Nov  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics & RSOs  
Hosted by: Office for Professional Academic Development  
Workshop info  
   
Think sensory! Practical tips for personal wellness, teaching & learning Register 
Wed 27 Nov  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: Faculty of Health Sciences & ACCESS  
Workshop info  
   
FLOWmulti exams in WISEflow: using the new authoring tool  Register 
Wed 27 Nov  | 14:00-16:00  
Location: Online  
Audience: Academics  
Hosted by: Office of the Academic Registrar  
Session info  
   
First Aid at work Register
26, 27, 28 Nov  | 09:00-16:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: St John Ambulance & Rescue   
Course info  
DOC6030 - Getting Published: The Journal Article
(Architecture and STEM)
Register
Wed 4 Dec  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: VC102  
Audience: Researchers & Academics  
Hosted by Doctoral School  
Workshop info  
Mental Health First Aid Register
13 & 14 Jan  |  09:00-16:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Department of English  
Hosted by: Richmond Foundation  
Course info  
   
**NEW** Writing effective standard operating procedures
Register
Tue 14 Jan  |  10:00-11:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: Research Support Services Directorate  
Session info  
   
OAR@UM workshop Register 
Wed 15 Jan  |  10:00-11:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics & RSOs  
Hosted by: Library  
Workshop info  
   
**NEW**  Revitalise your routine: Register 
Simple strategies for a healthier work-life balance  
Thu 16 Jan  |  10:00-11:30  
Location: TBA  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: Institute for Physical Education & Sport  
Session info  
   
DOC6029 - Getting Published:   Register 
The Journal Article (Life Sciences and Medicine)  
Fri 17 Jan  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: VC102  
Audience: Researchers & Academics  
Hosted by Doctoral School  
Workshop info  
   
Building a sustainable university: Empowering UM staff for change
Register 
Mon 20 Jan  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: All staff   
Hosted by: C-SUM & Centre for Environmental Education & Research  
Workshop info  
   
Navigating the UM research ethics & approval processes Register 
Tue 21 Jan  |  10:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics & RSOs  
Hosted by: University Research Ethics Committee   
Session info  
   
**NEW** Nourish to flourish:  Register
Cultivating healthy & sustainable eating habits  
Wed 22 Jan  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: Faculty of Education  
Workshop info  
   
drUM – Data repository Register  
Wed 22 Jan  |  10:00-11:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics & RSOs  
Hosted by: Library  
Session info  
   
**NEW** Promoting Academic Courses Register  
Thu 23 Jan  |  10:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics & Faculty Managers   
Hosted by: Marketing, Communications & Alumni Office  
Session info  
   
Think sensory! Practical tips for personal wellness, teaching & learning Register  
Mon 27 Jan  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: All staff  
Hosted by: Faculty of Health Sciences & ACCESS  
Workshop info  
   
Getting started with the VLE Register  
Mon 27 Jan  |  09:00-11:30  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics    
Hosted by: IT Services  
Workshop info  
   
Compiling reading lists using Leganto Register  
Mon 27 Jan  |  11:30-12:30  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics    
Hosted by: Library  
Workshop info  
   
Using Turnitin Register  
Tue 28 Jan  |  09:00-11:30  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics    
Hosted by: IT Services   
Workshop info  
   
**NEW** Exploring generative AI for research & publishing Waitlist
Wed 29 Jan  |  09:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics & RSOs  
Hosted by: Office for Professional Academic Development  
Workshop info  
   
Utilising IT technology in learning spaces  Register  
Thu 30 Jan  |  10:00-12:00  
Location: TBA  
Audience: Academics   
Hosted by: IT Services  
Workshop info  

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