MOST Development Workshops
Supporting Your Career & Personal Development
The MOST Program offers professional development workshops geared to enhance and improve your effectiveness at work, as well as to support your career and personal development.
Workshops are open to to the community, with discounts available for UBC faculty and staff.
Funding
Professional development funding is available for members of some UBC employee groups.
Upcoming MOST Workshops
May 23: Selection Interviewing: Ensuring Equity
This workshop focuses on strategies for hiring the best candidate, and legislation involving employment equity. It is of interest to managers and all those who have hiring responsibilities.
May 30-31: Practical Project Management
This 2-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.
June 13: Writing Professional Minutes
This half-day workshop is designed for individuals who have little experience with recording and transcribing minutes during meetings on boards and working committees.
June 26: University-wide Orientation for New Staff
This half-day event is designed to help new staff effectively navigate through UBC’s resources and services, connect with peers and colleagues, and experience UBC’s unique culture, diversity, architecture, and physical setting.
TBD: Introduction to Coaching
This new workshop is being developed to provide participants with an overview of coaching.
(Express your interest here!)
TBD: Appreciative Inquiry
This workshop will introduce you to the key principles of Appreciative Inquiry and simple ways to shift from problem solving to possibility creating. You will also learn how to phrase appreciative questions and how you can apply the Appreciative Inquiry approach in your workplace.
(Express your interest here!)
Design Your Learning Opportunities
Since 1993, an average of 1,000 UBC employees per year participate in MOST workshops. As we continue offering effective and meaningful workshops, we welcome your questions and recommendations for improvement. Is there a MOST workshop you would like to see offered more often, or less? Is there a topic you would like to see as a MOST workshop? Contact Emily Klemic at the MOST registration desk at 604.822.9644 or mostreg@hr.ubc.ca to let us know your feedback.
