One of the most remarkable characteristics of our campus community is the caliber and commitment of its supervisors who play a most critical role in achieving excellence at UC Davis.

The Mastering Supervision Certificate Series offers a combination of core courses and electives tailored to experienced supervisors’ needs. The program is organized around a framework of four tracks – Foundations, Performance Management, Employee and Labor Relations and Risk Management. 

Required Courses:

• UC Unconscious Bias Certificate Series (six –e-learning modules)
  • What is Implicit Bias
  • The Impact of Implicit Bias
  • Common Forms of Bias
  • Managing the Influence of Implicit bias: Awareness
  • Managing the Influence of Implicit bias: Mindfulness and Conscious De-Biasing
  • Managing Implicit bias in the Hiring Process

• UC Performance Management: Managing Corrective action (e-learning)
• Employee Development from a Managers Perspective
• Conflict Competence for Managers and Supervisors
• Employment Law and liability
• Disability Management for Supervisors
• Crucial Conversations
• Is It Bullying? Awareness and Strategies