Committee and Meeting Training
This training has been designed for both UCC students and staff to empower you to be open-minded and have the confidence to participate on committees and in meetings. The online learning content includes training on agendas and minutes, committee structure, meeting etiquette, conflict resolution, and more. Training on various related skills such as time management, presentation skills and how to build confidence are also included.
For students, this is applicable both during your time in university, and as you transition out of UCC and into employment.
The Agenda & Minutes section covers:
- What are agendas and minutes and what is their purpose?
- What is the role of the minute taker?
- Preparations and considerations
- Recording minutes
- Re-writing minutes
- Circulation and storage
- UCC staff specific content
The Committee & Teamwork Training section covers:
- Committee types and functions
- Committee member roles
- The role of the chairperson
- Successful committees and teamwork
The Meeting Training section covers:
- Identifying the purpose of a meeting
- What to do before, during, and after a meeting
- Meeting formats
- First-time meetings
- How to manage meeting overload
The Confliction Resolution section covers:
- How to prevent conflict
- Types of conflict
- Types of conflict resolution
The Skills Section covers:
- Time management, focus, and procrastination
- SMART goals
- How to write an email
- Presentation skills
- How to network
- Further support and training within UCC
The Confidence Building section covers:
- General confidence building
- How to speak up during meetings
- Confidence and growth mindsets
- Imposter syndrome
This training was developed to empower you to be open-minded and have confidence to participate on committees and in meeting both in and out of the university. The training has many UCC specific learnings but is highly transferable.
This training has been developed for UCC staff and students with the support of UCC Staff Wellbeing and Development.
The training platform uses single sign on, which means that you must be logged into your UCC account in your browser in order to login. If you're using Google Chrome, click the profile icon in the top right hand corner of your webpage, and make sure you're signed into your UCC account.
If you have any issues logging in, try to log in via this link. This will direct you to the platform homepage, where you must click on 'Committee and Meeting Training' in the left hand navigation column in order to access the training.
If you are unable to login, please email us at graduateattributes@ucc.ie for assistance.
