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Learning Opportunities

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Learning is the heart of all we do at Cornell. Take advantage of the many opportunities available to employees to pursue knowledge and skills.

Career Skills

Created specifically for Cornell employees, Organizational Development & Effectiveness at Cornell offers a variety of programs and workshops that can help you improve your work and build on professional knowledge, skills and effective practices.

Career Skills


CULearn

CULearn is Cornell's non-credit learning management system. Courses for Cornell's business systems, professional development and job skills, safety & compliance, and more are maintained in this platform. Browse for courses, enroll, check for any assigned learning and review completed courses.

CULearn


eCornell

Written by Cornell University faculty, eCornell offers OnDemand Lessons through CULearn, with free access to self-directed 1-hour modules available anytime. eCornell also offers over a hundred award-winning online Professional Certificate Programs; each certificate is composed of multiple online courses. Individual courses are available at a discounted rate of $100 each to Cornell employees.

eCornell


Education Benefits

Commit to one course through the Part Time Study Program or get your degree by enrolling in the Employee Degree Program. The time commitment is up to you.

Education Benefits


CLASP

Want to brush up your computer skills, exercise your math muscles, or improve your English for non-native speakers? Whatever your particular learning goals are, CLASP volunteers look forward to meeting with you. Many employees, with their supervisor’s approval, have been able to use paid work time to meet with their partners and work to reach their goals.

CLASP


Online Learning

LinkedIn Learningand Skillsoft offer thousands of free online courses, books, and other resources that can be accessed with your Cornell NetID. Expand technical skills in applications such as Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office, learn new skills such as programming or web design, explore areas of interest such as photography, graphic design, writing, and much more, at your own pace and convenience.

LinkedIn Learning

Skillsoft


Functional Training

Get up to speed with training tailored for Cornell's business and research systems.

IT & Business Systems

Kuali Financial System

Research Administration


Diversity & Inclusion

The Inclusive Excellence Network (IEN) is a collection of programs designed to engage Cornell staff in action-oriented discussions, self-reflection, and productive discourse around topics that impact the workplace. The Inclusive Excellence Summit is an annual event for staff and faculty to learn and develop practical skills for cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and fostering a culture of belonging. The Inclusive Excellence Podcast is a monthly podcast series that unpacks various topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion at work.

Inclusive Excellence Network

The Cornell Interactive Theatre Ensemble (CITE) provides diversity and inclusion training that facilitates dialogue.

CITE