UC Berkeley's Center for Educational Partnerships offers year-round College Advising Virtual Training designed for college access professionals and high school counselors in California! Our 2-hour training sessions are designed by college advising experts for new and experienced college access professionals and counselors in schools and community settings. 

Training Highlights:

• Synchronous (live session)
• Slide-decks provided (post-session)
• Includes resources

Registration INSTRUCTIONS:

• Register for each training separately ($45 per training)
• Registration deadline is the Wednesday prior to the training (10am). 
• When you register, it will have you sign up for a "class" via Canvas.
• If you previously registered for a CEP Professional Development Courses or purchased our CEP K-12 College Knowledge Curriculum, you will need to use credentials previously created when registering/purchasing.
• The day before the training, you will receive a calendar invitation with the zoom link.

September 9th: Writing Effective Letters of Recommendation (10am-12pm PST)

Description: This training will prepare you to write compelling letters of recommendation for admissions and scholarship programs.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the importance of,  and do's and don'ts of writing effective letters of recommendation for admission and scholarship opportunities.
• This course also provides tips regarding system and program letters (such as the Educational Opportunity Program and the Common App).
• The course offers suggestions on tools to support your school staff and seniors in gathering information necessary to write and request compelling letters of recommendation.

 (Links to an external site.)

Questions should be sent to:

Dr. Claudia Aguilar - claudiacmca@berkeley.edu