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Training & Development | October 6, 2020 |
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Upcoming Events ASSET MANAGEMENT BC COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE | ADVANCE YOUR ASSET MANAGEMENT PRACTICE WITH FREE TRAINING THIS FALL! | Take advantage of Asset Management BC’s FREE training* to advance asset management practices in your local government or First Nation. This unique training program was designed to address some of the softer sides of the asset management puzzle such enhancing organizational culture, working with levels of service and building awareness and support with your Council or Board. The program includes three options, and you may select more than one: Building Awareness for Elected Officials: Presentations to your Council or Board to increase awareness and support for your asset management practices, and how it’s key to sustainable service delivery. Working with Levels of Service: A series of custom webinars to help you identify your levels of service including processes, tools kits, and coaching to develop and implement a plan for your community. Operationalizing Asset Management: A unique cohort-based learning experience to help you identify and overcome the barriers to asset management in the areas of organizational culture, structure, and capacity. Seats limited! Send in your Expression of Interest by Oct. 9th, 2020. https://www.assetmanagementbc.ca/we-can-help-advance-your-asset-management-practice-with-free-training/ Learn more: Click here for the Program Guide Click here for the Expression of Interest form And be sure to stay in the loop – follow Asset Management BC on twitter @AssetMBC and LinkedIn Asset Management BC and follow our hashtag #OurAssetsMatter We can help! Contact Wally Wells at info@assetmanagementbc.ca *Thanks to the generous funding initiative from the Municipal Asset Management Program, delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and funded by the Government of Canada. LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF BC | APPROVING OFFICERS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES October 20, 23 and 27, 2020 Approving Officers and statutory decision makers, you are invited to join local government experts and practitioners for three webinars that have been specifically designed for the approving officer working in a BC local government. |
Take advantage of this opportunity for the chance to learn alongside your peers. Topics of webinars include: Latecomer and Frontender Agreements for Approving Officers, Tuesday, October 20, 10 - 11:00 a.m. Approving Officers Legal Updates, Friday, October 23, 10 - 11:00 a.m. Introduction to the Role of Approving Officer and as a Statutory Decision Maker, Tuesday, October 27, 10 - 11:30 a.m. Review the webinar brochure for all three learning opportunities and register separately for each webinar. BC BEHAVIOURAL INSIGHTS GROUP, DECISIONS FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIETY AT UBC SAUDER, & WORKSAFE BC | A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR BC 2020 CONFERENCE November 6, 2020 | BIG Difference BC is a highly anticipated regional conference celebrating behavioural science in all its forms.The event brings together behavioural insights experts from government, academia, non-profit organizations, and industry to share case studies, best practices, and lessons learned. This is the fourth conference and it’s shaping-up to be a great one! This year the event will be co-hosted by the BC Behavioural Insights Group, Decision Insights for Business and Society at UBC Sauder, and WorkSafeBC. Together we are excited to present a fully virtual and free program on Using Behavioural Insights to Encourage Positive Behaviour Change. Our keynote speaker will be Eldar Shafir. Dr. Shafir is a psychologist who studies decision-making, cognitive science, and behavioral economics in the areas of poverty and behavioural public policy. Join us for a full day of behavioural science on November 6, 2020. |
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Post Secondary Programs & Courses BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Community Energy Management Information Session BCIT Community Energy Management | Want a career that makes a difference in the environment and in your community? Learn more about the online Community Energy Management program. Community Energy Management education will provide the knowledge and resources you need to manage the art and science of saving energy, emissions, and money across the community. Review our website to know more and register online to join the info session. Contact: Kerly Hitchcock, 604-432-8697. Email: khitchcock@bcit.ca. Web: bcit.ca/cem. BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Energy Modelling for Building Professionals Information Session BCIT Centre for Energy Systems Applications | Are you interested in learning more about Energy Modelling? Here is a special part-time course designed for Building Professionals to introduce the principles and benefits of Energy Modelling. Review our website to know more about the course and register online to join the info session. Contact: Kerly Hitchcock, 604-432-8697. Email: khitchcock@bcit.ca . Web: https://commons.bcit.ca/energy/. BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | Fire Alarm Technician Information Session BCIT | BCIT is a recognized provider of the Canadian Fire Alarm Association (CFAA) accredited Fire Alarm Technician Training Program courses. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of fire alarm systems and the skills required for your success in this industry. Coupled with hands-on training in the BCIT Electrical Training Centre’s electrical and fire alarm labs, five courses will provide you with the vital knowledge that can be used to satisfy the requirements of both CFAA and Applied Science Technicians and Technologists of BC (ASTTBC) for certification both provincially and nationally as a Registered Fire Protection Technician. Review our website to learn more and register online to join the info session. Contact: Joe Robinsmith, 778-888-3465. Email: jrobinsmith1@bcit.ca. Web: bcit.ca/firealarm. CONTINUING STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA | Start learning with UVic’s Online Public Relations Diploma Program |
We are accepting program applications for the January 2021 term. Apply now and start earning an industry recognized credential. The first PR prerequisite course begins on January 25, 2021. This exclusively online Diploma Program in Public Relations offered through the University of Victoria will equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to create strategic methods to manage public relations and communications programs within your organization, develop key strategies to analyze the public relations practice including media relations, issues management, crisis communications, use of effective communication tools, and communication planning, and learn about the history, evolution and theory of the profession. This 10-course program will prepare you to think critically, develop teamwork skills, a strong work ethics, and manage time effectively while working under the pressure of deadlines and multiple projects. Check out our promotional video here: Public Relations Diploma Program CONTINUING STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA | Now accepting applications for UVic’s Online Certificate Program in Environmental & Occupational Health. |
Apply now and start your program on January 25, 2021. This specialized and exclusively online program is designed for individuals already working in environmental and occupational health as well as those looking for a career change into this dynamic and rapidly expanding field. You will acquire the knowledge, skills and practical information in an integrated approach. This 8-course program features topics such as human health risk assessment, risk management, occupational and environmental law, occupational health hazards, safety program management, ergonomics, occupational hygiene, hazardous waste management, and more. Program details, course descriptions and the online application are available on the EOH program website. Check out our promotional video here: Environmental and Occupational Health Certificate Program CIVICINFO BC | LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE AWARD FOR A POST-SECONDARY STUDENT Applications accepted until October 23, 2020. | The CivicInfo BC Leadership and Governance Award is given to an employee of a Canadian Local Government or First Nation who is pursuing post-secondary opportunities in governance and leadership. A single award of $1,000 is available in 2020. The award is funded by a generous benefactor who wishes to remain anonymous, but is well-known and respected in the local government sector. Visit https://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/education-awards for full details and an Application Guide. |
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