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UofA nominated for Skillsoft Innovation award!

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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