Workday Essentials and Manager Essentials Moved to Workday and NetLearning


The Workday Training team is excited to announce that the Workday Essentials course for Academic Division staff and the Workday Manager Essentials course for Academic Division managers are now available in Workday Learning! 

Workday Manager Essentials for Medical Center managers are now available in NetLearning.

To Enroll in Workday:

1. Navigate to the “Learning” app within Workday.

2. Click on “Browse learning” and search for “Essentials.”

3. Select the course of your choice and click the orange “Enroll” button.

Once enrolled, you can start learning at your convenience – you do not need to register for a particular time. You can select and view one topic that you need help with, jump around to different topics, or complete them all sequentially. If you continue through each topic and finish the course, it will be reflected in your Workday Learning History.

Head directly to the course by following these links: 

To Enroll in NetLearning:

Simply search for “Manager Essentials in NetLearning.

Topics Covered:

These courses are highly recommended for any newly hired staff or manager, a recently promoted manager, or anyone who feels like a refresher on basics within Workday would be helpful. Topics include:

Workday Essentials:

  • Accessing and Navigating Workday
  • Time Entry
  • Absence
  • Pay
  • Benefits
  • Personal Information
  • Performance Management
  • Learning

Workday Manager Essentials

  • Managing Within Workday
  • Managing Time
  • Managing Absence
  • Compensation
  • Delegation
  • Team Performance
  • Learning

See the complete schedule of Manager Essentials course offerings for Academic Division and Medical Center Managers on Workday Central. 

Workday Central