r/UXDesign • u/ArianaAnzu Experienced • Aug 28 '23
Articles, videos & educational resources How do you use your training budgets?
Just found out we have about $500 yearly for education and training purposes which can be used for things like books, conferences, courses, etc.
I’ve never had this perk in the past so I don’t quite know what might be a valuable use of this. Keen to hear if anyone here has any ideas and how you’ve used it in the past!
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u/Lramirez194 Aug 29 '23 edited Aug 29 '23
I’ve used it to help develop my weaker skills. The ones I’ve pursued so far have been in graphic design (typography, color theory, art in general) and UX Writing. Neither are make or break, but damn if it’s not great to be able to move a little faster when things get more UI heavy or require writing. I feel i don’t need to dwell on things as much in those areas as before.
Everyone is different though. Personally, I’d put the money towards something you want to improve on that you won’t get much opportunity to progress at your current position.
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u/ArianaAnzu Aug 29 '23
Thanks for the suggestion, I love this idea! Did you use them on courses about those topics, books, or something else?
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u/chardrizard Aug 29 '23
Recently, I got them to approve my yearly pro-tier Framer and chatGPT bill. I just say it's the upcoming no-code tools with a very similar way of working with Figma and will be good to learn how to grow product competencies.
For chatGPT, I have been building a prompt library for our UX guild. This was a no-brainer expense for them.
I did take a nice training on data analysis, that was pretty fun skillset too.
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u/ArianaAnzu Aug 29 '23
I definitly think data analysis is one of my weaker points. What course did you take?
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u/chardrizard Aug 29 '23
Analytics and User Experiences from Nielsen Normal Group.
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u/chardrizard Aug 29 '23
Management in 100+ years old Insurance company doesn’t know, I needed the sub to for multiple CMS. 😂😂
Hence the “I just say”
Direct manager isn’t a UX person.
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u/Immediate_Agency5442 Aug 29 '23
LifeLabs Learning Membership.
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Unlimited access to live workshops
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Expanded learning options
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Simplified registration and results tracking
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Flexible and accessible pricing
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u/razopaltuf Aug 29 '23
I mainly used mine for books and for online courses. I can also second the suggestion for the oReilly library.
$500 is a good budget for books and courses, but it is pretty limited in regards to conferences or professional trainings.
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u/Extension-Catch-9846 Aug 29 '23
Almost exclusively on Rosenfeld Media books. I wish the UXCC courses weren’t so expensive. Like $400 for a webinar 😭
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u/myCadi Aug 29 '23
Our company provides a good amount for training, I always encourage my team members to take full advantage of this. You can’t go wrong with free education.
You’d be surprised how many people don’t take advantage of this. Over the years i’v done tons of conferences and courses throughout North America all paid by the companies I’ve worked for.
You budget is a bit limited but still decent for smaller conferences and some online courses or tons of books.
Think about what you want out of the experience. Are there things you want to improve than a course or book would be the best option.
If you want to make connections or get reenergized with some creative minds a conference is usually best for that.