Organizational Development, Equity, and Health

At OLE, we are proud to be recognized among the leaders and developers of learning and development on campus at the UofA. Check out an excerpt on learning and development opportunities from the April issue of the NASA newsletter entitled @WORK  (Sent 23 April 2013):   Learning & Development Opportunities—Everywhere You Look There are a number of venues from which you can access learning. There are also a variety of funding sources that you might be able to use in pursuit of your development goals. Within the Collective Agreement, you will find tuition remission for University (of Alberta) Credit Courses as well as the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF). They provide support in very different ways. After one year of service, Regular and Auxiliary employees are entitled to a subsidy for credit courses. Tuition remission applies only to the instructional fee attached to the credit course; as a student, you are still responsible for all the non-instructional fees (e.

The Following sessions are currently open for registration:   Pathways Learning Series   The following sessions are targeted for Support Staff as part of the Pathways Learning Series. Creative and Critical Thinking - REGISTER  Date(s): 6 May, 2013 Time: 1:00 to 4:30 Location: 1-38, University Terrace Fee: Free Audience: Open to all Support Staff as part of the Pathways Learning Series Facilitator: Organizational Learning and Effectiveness Dare to Discover 101 - REGISTER  Date(s): 15 May, 2013 Time: 8:30 to 4:00 Location: Glacier Room, Lister Conference Centre Fee: Free Audience: Open to all Support Staff as part of the Pathways Learning Series Facilitator: Organizational Learning and Effectiveness Maximizing Performance - REGISTER  Date(s): 22 May, 2013 Time: 8:30 to 12:00 Location: 1-38, University Terrace Fee: Free Audience: Open to all Support Staff as part of the Pathways Learning Series Facilitator: Organizational Learning and Effectiveness T

The Following sessions are currently open for registration:   Pathways Learning Series   The following sessions are targeted for Support Staff as part of the Pathways Learning Series. Teams from Good to Great - REGISTER  Date(s): 8 April, 2013 Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm Location: 1 - 38, University Terrace Fee: Free Facilitator: Organizational Learning and Effectiveness Communicating Through Conflict - REGISTER  Date(s): 10 April, 2013 Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm Location: 1 - 38, University Terrace Fee: Free Facilitator: Organizational Learning and Effectiveness Respect 101 - REGISTER  Date(s): 22 April, 2013 Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm Location: 1-38, University Terrace Fee: Free Facilitator: Organizational Learning and Effectiveness Emotional Intelligence - REGISTER  Date(s): 25 April, 2013 Time: 8:30am - 12:00pm Location: 1-38, University Terrace Fee: Free – Refreshments Provided Facilitator: Organizational Learning and Effectiveness MBTI - REGISTER  Date(s)

GIVE to Habitat for Humanity By now you have heard about the upcoming exciting support staff learning event GIVE, GROW, PLAY, scheduled for June 25th and June 26th, 2013. One of the objectives of GIVE, GROW, PLAY is to give U of A support staff the opportunity to increase awareness of, and interaction with, the community in which they live. For more information on this great event, visit: www.hrs.ualberta.ca/GiveGrowPlay  As part of the event, there will be several opportunities for staff within the U of A to give back to our community. A Blood Drive for Canadian Blood Services is already underway and we are now excited to tell you about another great opportunity to give back. Have you ever considered volunteering your time in order to learn new skills, make a difference, meet new people, or see a different reality? Then join the GIVE, GROW, PLAY Habitat for Humanity Build! Habitat for Humanity Canada is an organization that believes that every Canadian family des

Each year Skillsoft honors clients for their work in corporate learning and development. The purpose of the awards program is to recognize innovative ideas, powerful programs and inspiring leaders who are helping to transform the corporate learning landscape by leveraging Skillsoft's products and services. The University of Alberta has been nominated this year for the Program of the Year for our Pathways Learning Series. The Pathways Learning Series was launched in January 2012, and is designed to empower support staff to develop and practice skills around seven core competencies: Demonstrating Organizational Citizenship  Communicating  Providing Service  Thriving as a Team Member  Being Adaptable and Flexible  Using Technology and Equipment  Demonstrating Professionalism  The program offers 19 face-to-face workshops and/or a series of online courses through Skillsoft. Our approach to designing and marketing the program caught the attention of our partners at Ski

Your first opportunity to GIVE! One of the objectives of the GIVE, GROW, PLAY learning event is to give U of A support staff the opportunity to increase our awareness of, and interaction with, the community in which we live. As part of the event, there will be several opportunities for staff within the U of A to give back to our community. One of those opportunities is available to you right now! The University has joined forces with Canadian Blood Services as a Partner for Life . The Partners for Life Program is a nationwide program that is designed for corporate and community organizations to join forces with Canadian Blood Services and and save lives. One unit of blood can save the lives of up to three people. To have your donation counted as part of the Partners for Life Program anywhere and any time you donate, register as a Partners for Life member at www.blood.ca/partnersforlife Click ‘Join Partners for Life’ and you will then be able to enter the U of A's partner