Lynda.com online learning resources available to all UBC staff and faculty
Please share this with your staff and faculty UBC Human Resources and the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) are hosting a five-month pilot of lynda.com resources at UBC. This service is available to all UBC employees with a staff or faculty appointment, between Nov. 1, 2013, and March 31, 2014, at no additional charge [...]
Coach Internship Applications; Join UBC’s Coaching Community
Please share this with your faculty and staff Coaching@UBC is accepting applications for the 2014 intake for Coaching Internship. Successful candidates will receive funding towards the completion of an Accredited Coach Training Program at an institution of their choice. Please visit http://www.hr.ubc.ca/coaching/become-a-coach/coaching-internship/ for full details and application documents. Application deadline is January 31, 2014. Full information is available on [...]
Reminder: October HR Studio, Oct. 22
For HR Administrators We have added five more spaces to the October HR Studio – if you would like to learn about Mindfulness as a Human Resource, please RSVP for this session! October HR Studio The October HR Studio will be on Mindfulness as Human Resource Date: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 Time: 9:00 a.m. – [...]
Short-Term Coaching Opportunities at UBC
Please share this with your staff and faculty For ten years, Coaching@UBC has provided one-on-one Coaching Services to UBC staff and faculty, and demand for this service continues to grow. As the program grows, Coaching@UBC is committed to continue growing the Coaching profession by providing the practical coaching experience to those who are training to [...]
PD Opportunity: InPowering: Making Sense of your Talents and Strengths (Oct. 26)
Please share this with your staff and faculty UBC Continuing Studies Life & Career Program is hosting a fall workshop: InPowering: Making Sense of your Talents and Strengths Using the Clifton StrengthsFinder® assessment tool, discover how to work from your strengths to feel stronger, more energized, more fulfilled and more productive. Leave this workshop [...]
UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching: A Few Spaces Left
Please share this with your staff and faculty The UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching program has begun, but there are still a few more spaces available for registration. Information on the UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching Learn a coaching approach at UBC that can have a powerful impact on the quality of conversations you are [...]
Staff Professional Development Funds: Open and Accepting Applications
Please share this with your staff , especially those in the CUPE 2950, Executive Administrative, and BCGEU Okanagan employment groups UBC is committed to supporting staff development, in part through providing professional development funding for employees. In addition to tuition waivers (which can be used for UBC academic courses or UBC Continuing Studies courses), centrally [...]
MOST Workshops in Fall 2013
Please share this with your faculty and staff Interested in learning opportunities at UBC? Register online at the MOST Catalog. Sept. 10, 2013: Email Etiquette We all receive many e-mails that are too abrupt, too vague, too long, or just plain unprofessional. It is vital that employees today understand and observe the current standard of [...]
Info Session for UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching
Please share this with your staff and faculty The UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching program begins in the Fall of 2013 – interested individuals can learn more about the program at an information session on Aug. 12, 2013. Information on the UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching Learn a coaching approach at UBC that can have [...]
2013 Coach Internship Award Recipients
Please share this with your staff and faculty Thanks to everyone who applied for the UBC Coach Internship Award. The Selection Committee has chosen the following individuals as this year’s Coach Internship Award Recipients: Kristi Latell – UBC Human Resources Colleen Mooney – Student Recruitment and Advising Cary Thomson – Earth Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences [...]
PD Opportunity: Two Continuing Studies Courses
For HR Administrators, and your staff and faculty Group Leadership and Team Dynamics – Summer Institute, July 4-6, 2013 Join award-winning teacher and team performance specialist Graeme Coetzer, PhD, to discover how the basic foundations of group dynamics can enhance team design, management, and communication. Develop the knowledge and skills to build team stability, agility, [...]
PD Opportunity: Lynda.com for CUPE 2950, EA staff
Please share this with anyone who manages CUPE 2950 and Executive Administrative staff. All support staff in the CUPE 2950 & Executive Administrative employment groups now have free access to access to Lynda.com, an industry leading on-demand software training & tutorial video library. The Lynda.com online e-learning resource has been sponsored by the Job Skills [...]
PD Opportunity: MOST Workshops this Summer
Please share this with your staff and faculty May 29, 2013 Writing Professional Minutes 9:00am – 12pm This half-day workshop is designed for individuals who have little experience with recording and transcribing minutes during meetings on boards and working committees. It will also be of interest to individuals who are called upon to fill the [...]
PD Opportunity: Communicating on the Edge: Managing Emotion, Conflict and Change (May 2-4)
Please share with your faculty and staff UBC Continuing Studies Life & Career Programs is hosting a spring workshop on Communicating on the Edge: Managing Emotion, Conflict and Change, May 2-4, 2013. Responding and communicating calmly in highly charged situations requires skills and attitudes that can be learned. Through this interactive workshop, learn to become [...]
HR Studio: How to Hold Difficult Conversations (April 16, 2013)
For HR Administrators In 2013, we are bringing you a revamped version of our HR Roundtables: the HR Network Studios, a half-day session focusing on topic of interest to the HR community of practice at UBC. Everyone who works on Human Resource issues at the University is invited to take part in the HR Network [...]
Reminder: 2013 Coaching Internship Applications Due March 31
Please share this with your faculty and staff Coaching@UBC is accepting applications for the 2013 intake for Coaching Internship. Successful candidates will receive funding towards the completion of an Accredited Coach Training Program at an institution of their choice. Please visit http://www.hr.ubc.ca/coaching/become-a-coach/coaching-internship/ for full details and application documents. Application deadline is March 31, 2013. Funding is [...]
2013 Coaching Internship Applications
Please share this with your faculty and staff Coaching@UBC has grown by 15 interns in the last two years and we are continuing to grow in 2013/14. Coaching@UBC is accepting applications for the 2013 intake for Coaching Internship. Successful candidates will receive funding towards the completion of an Accredited Coach Training Program at an institution of [...]
Panel Discussion Around Workplace Bullying, Bill 14
Please share this with your staff and faculty Continuing Studies Life & Career Programs fall course: Bill 14: Strategies for Implementation Date: Wed, March 27 Time: 6pm-9pm; Location: UBC Robson Square Bill 14 means that BC employers can no longer afford to ignore the dangers of workplace bullying and its impact on the bottom line. [...]
MOST Workshops in Spring 2013
Please share this with your faculty and staff Interested in learning opportunities at UBC? Register online at our MOST Catalog. February 27-28, 2013: Practical Project Management This two-day workshop provides practical, effective tools, and proven processes that ensure your projects stay on track and your objectives are achieved on time and on budget. March 6, [...]
PD Opportunity: Assertiveness Training 2 – Emotional Intelligence from the Inside Out: March 3, 2013
Please share this with your staff and faculty Assertiveness Training 2 – Emotional Intelligence from the Inside Out: March 3, 2013 Develop strategies and skills to manage your emotions so that you can choose how to respond rather than react impulsively with regret. Learn to work with emotions rather than denying them so that you [...]