Advisor Training

College Advisor Training is open to all academic advisors at UCLA and focuses on academic policy in the College.  We have created a multimodal training program that consists of both asynchronous recorded modules housed in Bruin Learn and synchronous live training sessions facilitated by the College Advising Trainer.

We invite you to enroll in the College Advisor Training Bruin Learn site as a starting point for advisor training.  In this site, academic advisors will find short recorded modules on the structure of advising, on the different College and School advising units, and on academic policies, as well as short quizzes, and resources/handouts that are intended to be a supplement for advisor training.

The goal is for academic advisors to review these materials at their own pace prior to participating in the live synchronous training sessions.  Live department advisor training takes place every winter quarter and Summer Session C.  While the recorded modules will cover the academic policies, the live training sessions via Zoom will explore scenarios, potential exceptions to policies, and how to navigate the complexity of academic policy as it relates to students.  Thus, the training modules found here serve as a foundation to live training sessions so that your learning will deepen as you engage with the College Advising trainer and other colleagues.

If you are a professional academic advisor at UCLA and wish to enroll in the College Advisor Training Bruin Learn site, please submit this request form.

Please note that only full time professional academic advising staff will be enrolled into this site given that the training modules contain critical information pertinent to the role.  Campus professionals who are not academic advisors are more than welcome to participate in the live synchronous training sessions with the College Advising Trainer.  Please feel free to reach out to Marian Gabra (mgabra@college.ucla.edu) or Jessica Amaya (jamaya@college.ucla.edu) if you have any questions about this.

Advising Professional Development

The Advising Communities of Excellence (ACE) Professional Development Program is an intellectual and inclusive community for academic advisors that fosters lifelong learning.  Through ACE, advisors create a shared language for both academic advising and student support within the campus community at every level, and beyond UCLA.

ACE recognizes advisors as experts on the student experience and in supporting faculty and students as they navigate the complex structures and policies of UCLA.

Through programs, initiatives, and strategic partnerships, ACE creates innovative spaces for advisors to connect, collaborate, and grow more intentionally, and promotes engagement with theory, data, and assessment in advising practice.

ACE invests in academic advisors to foster inclusion in decision making spaces on campus and to create more effective partnerships in a thriving campus community.

ACE aspires for UCLA advisors to contribute to the advising profession by articulating our innovative advising practices, by engaging in conferences, and in developing publication opportunities.

Please visit the ACE website for more information about this important program.