Professional Development Opportunities for HR Practitioners
Are you looking for some professional development opportunities this spring? Here are a few opportunities currently available for staff and faculty at UBC:
Coaching
The Coaching at UBC program currently has 20 coaches available to work with UBC faculty and staff on a number of professional and personal development opportunities:
- Learn about Coaching at UBC
- See available coaches
- Sign up for a coach
Professional Development Workshops
Human Resources offers professional development workshops geared to enhance and improve your effectiveness at work, as well as to support your career and personal development. Here are some of our upcoming events:
- April 21: Appreciative Inquiry: A Way to Generate and Nurture Effective Work Environments
- May 24: Moving from Peer to Leader 1: Practical Tools for First Time Managers and Supervisors
- May 30: Selection Interviewing: Ensuring Equity
Continuing Studies Courses
UBC Continuing Studies has a number of courses and programs for your professional and personal development. You can see their full course list here.
Here are a few upcoming courses that can help with workplace communication and strategy:
- April 8-9: Advanced Strategies for Business Communication
- Begins April 19: Preparing Presentations
- Begins April 27: Copyediting and Proofreading
UBC Continuing Studies courses are eligible for tuition waivers. Learn about tuition waivers for your employment group.
Continuing Studies Coaching and Summer Programs
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UBC Continuing Studies is offering a number of courses this summer, that can aid in your professional and personal development. UBC staff and faculty can use their Tuition Waivers for Continuing Studies courses.
Maximize Your Coaching Potential
Help organizations build effective coaching cultures and practical skills that lead to higher levels of performance, career growth and engagement. All courses can be taken individually or applied toward the part-time UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching. Courses include:
| Courageous Conversations for Leaders (6 CCEs) Instructor: Larry Gregg, CHRP, CPCC Gain confidence and learn new tools to navigate difficult conversations to reach personal and corporate outcomes. June 12, 9am-4pm, UBC Robson Square. $275 |
| NEW Appreciative Inquiry and Appreciative Coaching: The Art of Transformation (6-18 elective hours) Instructors: Dr. Julie Stockton, Maura da Cruz and Tenny Poole Explore concepts, principles and practice of Appreciative Inquiry and hone appreciative coaching skills to better support personal well-being, high performance and leadership excellence. June 18-20, 9am-4pm, UBC Robson Square. $275-$850 |
| Relationship-Oriented Coaching Summer Institute (18 CCEs) Instructor: Graeme Coetzer, PhD Learn a progressive model of engagement that begins with the basic elements of authentic engagement and mutual inquiry, and extends into the more complex dynamics of pattern recognition, negotiation, conflict management and the systemic approach to managing relational change. July 8-10, 9am-4pm, UBC Point Grey. $750 |
Summer Courses
Check out the Summer Institutes that are being offered by UBC Continuing Studies. Courses take place at either the Point Grey campus or at Robson Square.
Professional Development Opportunity: Grammar Boot Camp (Begins May 30, 2015)
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The Writing Centre at UBC Continuing Studies is offering a four-week Grammar Boot Camp at Robson Square on Saturday mornings, starting May 30, 2015.
Tuition waivers can be used for this course.
To see all of Continuing Studies’ summer course offerings, visit https://cstudies.ubc.ca.
Free Coaching Session at Robson Square
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UBC Continuing Studies is offering free 30-minute workplace coaching sessions, an opportunity for you to be coached by one of the Organizational Coaching students as part of their final capstone (Certificate in Organizational Coaching program). Download the invitation PDF for more information.
The intent of the coaching panel is for students to demonstrate the International Coach Federation (ICF) core competencies learned during the eight-month UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching program.
Time commitment: Approximately one hour:
- 10-minute introduction with your coach
- 30-minute coaching session
- 15-minute debrief with our panel
When:
- Thursday, April 30 appointment: 10:15am | 11:35am | 2:00pm | 3:20pm
- Friday, May 1, 2015 appointments: 8:30am | 9:50am | 11:10am | 1:45pm
Where: UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson St, Rm 1.800. Vancouver (Robson between Howe & Hornby)
Confidentiality: You will be coached in front of three panel members and five (or more) student observers. To comply with the International Coach Federation Code of Ethics, the coaching sessions will adhere to the strictest levels of confidentiality. While the coaching session will be audio recorded for the purpose of ongoing program accreditation and feedback to the Learner Coach, all coaching remains private and confidential.
Space is limited. Registration closes April 22, 2015. To schedule a coaching session contact, or if you have questions, please contact Leslie Savage 604-827-5450.
Continuing Studies Fall 2014/Winter 2015 Calendar
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Learn a language, improve your computer skills, or explore life and career development. These learning opportunities and many more are available to you this fall from UBC Continuing Studies.
View the current course calendar online at http://www.cstudies.ubc.ca/calendar/.
Tuition Waivers
Most UBC employee groups are eligible for tuition fee waivers that reimburse or offset the cost of most UBC Continuing Studies courses. See http://hr.ubc.ca/benefits/professional-development/ for tuition waiver information relating to your employee group.
PD Opportunity: EQ for Smart Leadership; Info Sessions for Coaching, Peer Counselling
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Fri, June 6, 2014
UBC Robson Square
Using Emotional Intelligence as a basis, this course focuses on your success as a leader based on corporate fit, values and awareness. Gain tools to know yourself better in the areas of integrity, decision making, collaboration, empathy and self-control. Find out how you can be more enlightened in your role as leader so that you can make better decisions for yourself and identify corporate cultural issues before they become unmanageable.
Leaders at all levels benefit from this practical course, particularly those facing new challenges in their careers and those who are seeking fresh approaches to stay on top of their game.
Instructor: Larry Gregg, CHRP, is an executive coach who works closely with numerous corporate executives, leaders and managers seeking to unlock their potential and make the jump from good to great.
This course can be taken as an elective in the UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching. Tuition Waivers can be used for this course.
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Free Information Session – UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching
Mon, Jun 17, 2014
UBC Robson Square
The UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching is a part-time, blended program designed to provide in-depth coaching training tailored for those working within organizations. A unique partnership with Coaching@UBC, the goal of this program is to prepare managers to become leaders, develop individuals to become effective contributors and to support organizations to realize their visions.
Learn more about the UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching, and meet some of the faculty, staff and mentor coaches involved with the program. Hear further details about the curriculum and format, ask questions and schedule an intake interview. Currently accepting applications for September intake.
Register today for the free information session!
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Free Information Session – UBC Certificate in Peer Counselling
Tues, June 24, 2014
6:00pm-7:00pm
UBC Robson Square
The UBC Certificate in Peer Counselling is a part-time program that offers a unique learning experience and practical introduction to counselling issues, theory, and practice. Build skills that can be applied in various settings where people skills matter.
Learn more about the UBC Certificate in Peer Counselling and meet some of the faculty, staff and former students. Hear further details about the curriculum and format, ask questions and schedule an intake interview. Currently accepting applications for October intake.
Professional Development: Coaching with Continuing Studies
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UBC Continuing Studies is presenting two coaching professional development sessions in the coming months. Tuition Waivers can be used for these courses.
Coaching for Organizational Performance
Fri, May 23, 9am-4pm
UBC Robson Square
Darelene Dean, MBA, BCom, CHRP
As a leader or human resources professional wanting to better support your business partners, learn to apply a coaching approach that will increase success in conducting performance review and development meetings with employees.
Receive a practical checklist to help you prepare for meetings. Group discussion, case study, and role play provides opportunity to practice the coaching conversation and gain insight to incorporate a coaching model into your job or organization. Through informative examples and discussion points, this course inspires leadership through coaching and puts practical management tools in your hands.
Continuing Education Credits: this course has been pre-approved for International Coaching Federation CCEs.
Discounts: 15% discount when three or more individuals from the same organization register at the same time. Call for details and to register with the discount – 604.822.8585. (Group discount does not apply to registrations via UBC tuition waiver.)
Relationship-Oriented Coaching: a UBC Summer Institute
Thu-Sat, July 3-5, 2014
UBC Robson Square
(Earlybird deadline fast approaching! Save $70 through May 15, 2014)
Discover how to provide coaching support for a relationship by using a process that helps the parties involved connect to themselves and each other in an authentic, skillful and productive manner.
Coaches assist individuals, teams and groups in successfully completing the key stages of organizational tasks while at the same time helping to address team, relationship and inter-team challenges.
In this interactive workshop, learn a progressive model of engagement that covers the basic elements of authentic communication, mutual inquiry, relationship balancing, negotiation, conflict management and a systems approach to relational development.
This course is an eligible elective in the UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching. Visit the website for upcoming information sessions.
PD Opportunity: Symposium: The Changing Face of Inclusion in Canadian Workplaces, May 16
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UBC Continuing Studies is hosting a symposium on The Changing Face of Inclusion in Canadian Workplaces.
- Dates: May 16, 2014
- Location: UBC Robson Square
- Register online.
You are invited to attend a one-day symposium that focuses on creative pathways to move communities, campuses and organizations into inclusion. Expert panelists lead presentations and discussions on exceptional practices in Aboriginal recruitment and inclusion, transgender and gender variant inclusion and mental health inclusion in the work place.
Discussions focus on practical strategies for supporting ongoing inclusive intercultural engagement, acknowledging an awareness of barriers, and finding ways to empower participants, employees and teams to embrace differences to create a just and equitable society. Everyone is invited to attend and participate.
Tuition Waivers can be used for this course.
PD Opportunity: Career Flow Summer Institute (May 30-31, 2014)
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UBC Continuing Studies is hosting a summer institute: Career Flow: A Career Navigation Tool for Professionals
- Dates: Friday, May 30 (8:30am-5pm) & Saturday, May 31 (8:30am-3pm)
- Location: UBC Robson Square
(Earlybird deadline fast approaching! Save $70 through April 15, 2014)
Join internationally renowned career experts Dr. Norm Amundson and Dr. Spencer Niles for this two-day workshop. Learn about a hope-centered career navigation model from the authors who created it. As an added bonus, participants will also be able to apply the accompanying assessment tool, for a limited time, with clients or staff.
This program is designed for those who coach or counsel others to actively navigate the challenges and opportunities of their individual career paths.
Dr. Amundson and Dr. Niles have developed a five-stage model that supports a proactive attitude to self-guided career exploration. Hope is the critical factor that enhances focus and meaningful action. The accompanying assessment tool, the Hope-Centered Career Inventory (HCCI), provides a measure to identify particular issues within each stage. This allows you to focus attention and offer interventions that effectively move people forward.
This course is an eligible elective in the UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching. Visit the website or join our free information session for more details – Mon, Mar 31, 6-7pm.
Tuition Waivers can be used for this course.
Managing@UBC: Intercultural Stream with Continuing Studies
For HR Administrators
UBC Human Resources is opening a Managing@UBC Intercultural Stream for experienced managers through a partnership with UBC Continuing Studies Centre for Intercultural Communication. The University’s goals to fulfill the UBC Place and Promise plan led to the envisioning of this program that combines elements of successful management practices with diversity and inclusion toolkits designed specifically around the needs and functions of UBC managers.
This blended program provides key insights into how managers can engage and foster intercultural understanding on campus and participate meaningfully in UBC’s goal to becoming a more inclusive community for all. As a participant in the program, you will tap into a network around the world to develop intercultural intelligence, as well as have an on-campus advisor who will work with you to support you to apply what you are learning in your day-to-day job
Upon completion of the Managing@UBC Intercultural Stream, you will receive the UBC Certificate in Intercultural Studies with a specialization in Managing@UBC.
PD Opportunity: InPowering: Making Sense of your Talents and Strengths (Oct. 26)
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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 with tools to understand your aptitudes, a positive language to describe yourself and others, and a framework in which to use your talents to create success and build stronger teams.
Maura Da Cruz, MA, and Julie Stockton, EdD, are consulting partners with the Corporation for Positive Change and licensed facilitators of Core Clarity In-Powering People and Teams™. Both bring extensive experience in organizational and leadership development and incorporate an innovative and strengths-based approach to their work with individuals and teams.
Tuition Waivers can be used for this course.
Sat, Oct 26, 9am-4pm
UBC Robson Square, Downtown Vancouver
LC525F13A
Note: Please note the registration deadline of Oct 12 for preparation of personalized materials in advance of the workshop. Find out more.
Info Session for UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching
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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 a powerful impact on the quality of conversations you are having in your role as a leader, consultant, manager, or coach. Benefit from the lived experience of UBC’s own internal coaching program, Coaching@UBC, and from the variety of approaches that our team of certified coaches brings to a discipline and communication style being widely adopted by organizations.
Most coaching programs focus on coaching individuals. This new UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching provides concepts, models and practice you can apply directly to your own organization or coaching practice with teams.
The UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching offers many benefits to build your capacity as a manager, consultant or coach, including:
- Opportunities to integrate learning and skills and contribute to a coaching culture of supportive transformation within your own organization
- Interaction with highly qualified instructors who share on-the-ground experience and expertise in coaching, humanistic psychology, leadership, human resources practice, business, organizational development, mindfulness and neuroscience.
- A flexible, blended model that includes substantial online and practice components and workshop based centrally in downtown Vancouver
- The introduction of select assessment tools applicable to individual leadership and team development
- Involvement in a community of practice to grow as a coach and the opportunity to be a mentor coach within Coaching@UBC after program completion
- ICF credits and an expanded professional network.
Free Information Session:
Learn more about the UBC Certificate in Organizational Coaching and meet some of the faculty, staff and mentor coaches involved with the program.
Date: Monday, Aug. 12, 2013
Time: 6:00 to 7:00 pm
Location: UBC Robson Square, downtown Vancouver
For more information and to register click here.
For information on tuition waiver eligibility as it relates to this program, please contact the UBC Waiver office.
PD Opportunity: EQ for Smart Leadership
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UBC Continuing Studies Life & Career Programs is hosting a spring workshop on EQ for Smart Leadership, May 31, 2013.
Using Emotional Intelligence as a basis, this course focuses on your success as a leader based on corporate fit, values and awareness. Gain tools to know yourself better in the areas of integrity, decision making, collaboration, empathy and self-control. Find out how you can be more enlightened in your role as leader so that you can make better decisions for yourself and identify corporate cultural issues before they become unmanageable.
Leaders at all levels benefit from this practical course, particularly those facing new challenges in their careers and those who are seeking fresh approaches to stay on top of their game.
Discount: 15% discount when 2 or more register from the same organization at the same time. Call for details: 604.822.8585.
Bonus! Participants in EQ for Smart Leadership receive a $20 discount on the Emotional Intelligence Assessment.
Tuition Waivers can be used for this course.
Friday, May 31, 2013, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
UBC Robson Square
LC507S13A
PD Opportunity: Communicating on the Edge: Managing Emotion, Conflict and Change (May 2-4)
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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 more proactive about managing emotions, reactions and defensive behaviours. Cultivate listening skills as a means to defuse strong emotions and learn a communication approach shown to support change. Experienced instructors in the fields of emotional intelligence, conflict resolution and motivational interviewing engage you to think differently about disputes, differences of opinion and your reactions to them.
Bonus! Participants in Communicating on Edge: Managing Emotion, Conflict and Change receive a $20 discount on the Emotional Intelligence Assessment.
UBC Tuition Waivers can be used for this course. Call for details 604.822.8585
Thursday, May 2, 6-9pm & Fri-Sat, May 3-4, 9am-4pm
UBC Robson Square
LC207S13A
Panel Discussion Around Workplace Bullying, Bill 14
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Continuing Studies Life & Career Programs fall course: Bill 14: Strategies for Implementation
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- 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.
UBC Continuing Studies Life and Career Programs is presenting an evening panel discussion of frontline experts to discuss case studies, share best practices, learn about mental health claims, and discover policy approaches. Be proactive about creating a respectful workplace and learn from others who are addressing workplace bullying as Bill 14 unfolds.
This is an opportunity to network and dialogue with colleagues including HR Leaders, Supervisors or anyone managing interpersonal issues in the workplace. Explore and exchange strategies to work within the new Bill 14 guidelines during this collaborative evening event.
Tuition Waivers can be used for this course.
Panelists:
- Kathy Pereira, Coast Mountain Bus Company Corporate Services
- Greg Feehan, Clinical Psychologist
- Tracey Hawthorn, Work Re-Integration & Accommodation Program Coordinator, UBC Okanagan Campus
- Joe Pinto, WorkSafeBC
- Sandra Reder, HR Consultant & President of Vertical Corporate Consulting Inc.
Facilitator:
- Sally Halliday, Managing Director, UBC Continuing Studies Life & Career Programs
To find out more visit cstudies.ubc.ca/changing-workplace
PD Opportunity: Assertiveness Training 2 – Emotional Intelligence from the Inside Out: March 3, 2013
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Assertiveness Training 2 – Emotional Intelligence from the Inside Out: March 3, 2013
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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 can clarify what is important, communicate with confidence and assert yourself effectively from the inside out. If you feel comfortable with basic assertiveness techniques, build on your skills and benefit from new information on how to:
- understand emotional hijacking and its impact on you
- explain the positive impact of emotional self-awareness on your assertive choices
- define and practice assertive empathy and listening
- describe styles and approaches to conflict in order to increase personal choice
- use emotional awareness to affirm values and strengths.
Course Instuctors: Ann Rice (CEC, BJ, BA) and Sally Halliday (MA, RCC, CCC)
Sun, Mar 3, 9:30am-4:30pm; UBC Robson Square
$225 + tax
Assertiveness Training – Level 1 (LC102) or equivalent experience in assertiveness training is required.
Tuition Waivers can be used for this course.
To find out more, visit cstudies.ubc.ca/changing-workplace.
Tuition Waivers can be used for this course. Call for details 604.822.8585
PD Opportunity: Coaching Matters: Skills for the Coaching Conversation: March 1 & 8, 2013
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Coaching Matters: Skills for the Coaching Conversation: March 1 & 8, 2013
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Research shows that the coachee-client relationship is a fundamental cornerstone to successful coaching. When clients or employees experience that they are valued and that their experiences matter, they are more likely to open up to new perspectives that result in positive changes. Through structured exercises, demonstrations, theory and role plays, you will develop strategies and practice to leverage the coaching relationship, whether the outcome is performance, potential or both.
Learn how to:
- use techniques such as metaphors, validation and mattering to help clients explore their goals
- use contextual interviewing to support clients within their unique personal, business or cultural context
- build trust and respect in the coachee-client relationships
- support others to develop focus, forward movement and personal accountability to achieve their goals
Who Will Benefit:
Certified Coaches, Managers, Supervisors, Independent Professionals and consultants, Counsellors, Social Workers and anyone wanting to bring greater skill and presence to their one-on-one conversations with clients or employees.
Join Dr. Norm Amundson and other professional coaches for this two-day workshop to explore how to create a positive working relationship with clients.
Norm Amundson, PhD, is a UBC counselling psychology professor and international consultant whose research, writing and practice emphasize the importance of creativity, imagination, cultural awareness and action as positive catalysts for change.
2 Fri, March 1 & 8, 9am-4pm; UBC Robson Square.
$295+tax
This course has been pre-approved by the CCPA for 12 CEU hours and by the ICF for 11 core competency CCE credits.
Tuition Waivers can be used for this course. Call for details 604.822.8585
Learn More about the course on the Continuing Studies website.
Upcoming Workshop with Continuing Studies Life & Career Programs
For HR professionals
Generations at Work: Creating Collaboration Not Conflict in Your Workplace: Feb. 8 & 22, 2013
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According to a 2011 poll, almost 25 percent of HR professionals reported some generational conflict in the workplace*. This disconnect is affecting morale, turnover and productivity in both small and large organizations.
Learn how to foster a culture of inclusion by dispelling the destructive myths and stereotypes that obstruct communication and collaboration across the generations. Improve morale, increase productivity and enhance loyalty.
- See what’s working for different organizations
- Find out how to use realistic techniques and practices to test out new strategies in your workplace
- Leave knowing how to debrief results and fine-tune policies and procedures
- Learn how to attract and retain a multi-generational workforce
- Explore succession planning
Sandra Reder, CPC, has been a driving force within the human resource community for over 20 years. She is President of Vertical Bridge Corporate Consulting Inc.
2 Fri, Feb 8 & 22, 9am-4pm; UBC Robson Square.
$395+tax, includes lunch.
Tuition Waivers can be used for this course. Call for details 604.822.8585
Learn More about the course on the Continuing Studies website.
* Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) poll, 2011.
Continuing Studies Life & Career Programs fall courses
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This fall, learn how to build stronger teams and better manage conflict in the workplace with UBC’s Continuing Studies Life & Career Programs.
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Diana Cawood, MSC
Develop confidence as a team member, learn skills to create trust, sustain connection in hard times, and play a role in influencing valued outcomes.
2 Wed, Oct 10 & 17, 6-9pm; UBC Robson Square.
Communicating on the Edge: Managing Emotion, Conflict and Change
Ann Rice, CEC, BJ, BA, Gary Harper, Cristine Urquhart, MSW, RSW
Through this interactive workshop, learn to become more proactive about managing emotions, reactions and defensive behaviours, and cultivate listening skills as a means to defuse strong emotions.
Thu, Nov 15, 6-9pm & Fri-Sat, Nov 16-17, 9am-4pm; UBC Robson Square.
UBC staff and faculty can use their Tuition Waivers for these courses. Call for details 604.822.8585
Visit us at lifeandcareer.ubc.ca/counselling-human-resources-professions
Continuing Studies Summer Workshops and Summer Institutes
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Continuing Studies is offering a number of workshops and summer institutes this year. Check out their website for their full offerings. Tuition Waivers can be used for most Continuing Studies courses.
Upcoming Highlights
Summer Institute on Workplace Wellness
Invest in the well-being of your employees to enhance productivity, strengthen job satisfaction and generate creativity.
Dates: Thursday-Friday, July 19-20, 9am-4pm, C.K. Choi Building, $495+HST
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Strategies for Effective Intercultural Communication
As our workplaces and communities become increasingly diverse, intercultural competence is in growing demand. Strategies for Effective Intercultural Communication is designed to help individuals build strong cultural awareness and communication skills to work more effectively in diverse cultural settings.
Dates: Sept. 6 – Oct. 19, Register by Aug 16 to save $50; 100% online. Register and more information.
Culture, Communication and Development
What do we need to understand about culture and communication in order to work ethically in the field of international development? Learn to recognize the effect of different cultural approaches on international development work and develop strategies for increasing understanding and respectful collaboration.
Dates: Sept. 6 – Oct. 19, Register by Aug 16 to save $50; 100% online
Register and more information.