F&S Training Calendar

Welcome to the Facilities & Services Training Calendar. The training provided here represents a broad spectrum of topics that have been vetted and determined to be relevant to professionals in F&S. 

Training Requests

We're committed to supporting your growth and success, and we're looking for your input on learning opportunities. If you or your team have a training need, please submit an F&S Training Request.

Monthly Safety Training

Required monthly safety training sessions are sent to staff directly through the Grainger Learning Management System (GLMS). The GLMS platform allows employees to see their specific training dashboard as well as gives supervisory staff an enhanced way to track and record engagement and completion.

Staff will see emails from alerts_graingerlms@icertainty.com when new trainings are available. You can access GLMS and assigned training at fands.icertainty.com using your netID and password.

For questions regarding monthly safety training, please contact Safety & Compliance at oshs@illinois.edu.

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Monday, July 21, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

    • 10:00 - 11:30 am

    According to the American Management Association, a communication skills set is one of the six core competencies a manager needs to develop.Learning to communicate effectively with employees helps you to have better relationships with your employees, encounter fewer problems, and achieve your goals more easily, making you more valuable to your organization.

    • 1:00 - 2:00 pm

    This mini presentation will define microaggressions, messages, and themes experienced by individuals and groups. The presentation will also provide recommendations for effectively identifying and responding to microaggressions.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Thursday, July 24, 2025

    • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    The goal of this course is to help managers improve their people development skills by implementing a performance management system that helps every employee achieve the best employee performance.

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm

    In today’s fast-evolving landscape, facilities teams are expected to do more with less—managing energy, assets, and operations efficiently while proving ROI. The right technology and data strategies can transform how organizations track performance, streamline workflows, and drive better decision-making.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm

    This course will enable you to learn the components of critical thinking and avoid blocks to critical thinking. As a result, you’ll be able to think more creatively and independently, make better decisions by problem solving systematically, identify the value of ideas and reach well-reasoned conclusions.

Friday, July 25, 2025

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    This unique, two-day training event will help you unlock the power of effective dialogue and set you on the path to becoming an even more influential communicator. Each instructor-led session features real-time practice and coaching scenarios to help you be better prepared to share your concerns and speak up about workplace issues.

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Monday, August 4, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Monday, August 18, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

Thursday, August 21, 2025

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm

    The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has embarked on a dynamic journey into data awareness, uncovering the power of utilization data to drive smarter decision-making and operational efficiencies. By leveraging insights from its space database and reservation system, UTSA identified significant opportunities to optimize campus resources—ultimately saving $3 million

Monday, September 1, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

    • 8:00 - 10:00 am
    • Physical Plant Service Building [Conference Room 128]

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

Thursday, September 4, 2025

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Monday, September 15, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Monday, September 29, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Monday, October 13, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Monday, October 27, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

Monday, November 10, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

Monday, November 24, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

Monday, December 8, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

Monday, December 22, 2025

    • 8:00 am - 1:30 pm
    • Central Stores & Receiving Conference Room 1A

    New Team Member Orientation highlights the different aspects of F&S and aims to foster a sense of belonging. This program is designed to provide new team members with a smooth and successful transition into our organization.

External Training Offerings

Many of the training sessions are offered outside of F&S so the registration links will take you directly to the website that is offering the training. After attending the training, come back here and click the link below to help us track participation and gather your opinion about the training you attended. Your feedback is appreciated.

TRAINING EVALUATION LINK

Additional Training Resources

GRAINGER LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (GLMS)

LINKEDIN LEARNING ONLINE LEARNING LIBRARY®

APPA - ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICAL PLANT ADMINISTRATORS

ILLINOIS TRAINING CALENDAR

FAST-3 TRAINING

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