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Staff Career Development
By Wendy Weberg, Committee Member

Your input over the course of the past year played a required and staff requested training leave. If you
key role in choosing the successful workshops offered would like to apply for training leave, contact the
at the 1995 Staff Career Development Conference in Personnel Department.

February. The five full-day sessions contained a full
range of topics pertaining to all staff in today’s
changing world of work.

Carol McQuarrie recently attended a two-day
workshop entitled, “Facilitating for Results: Helping
Groups to Succeed” at the Justice Institute of B.C.
Some of the comments in response to the evaluation The Justice Institute hosts a variety of interdiscipli-
questions regarding what the participants liked most: nary workshops and seminars which may be of
he : fig! se interest to staff. Call the Justice Institute at 222-7285
Informative, well presented, fascinating!! f
or a brochure.
“Overall, better understanding of how Internet will

affect out hex” Vancouver Community College has a new Leadership

Certificate Program. The program is designed to help
“This workshop was ‘leading edge’ information which participants develop knowledge, skills, and

we, as staff, will need for any future endeavours.” confidence to lead, supervise and manage others. The
program consists of a series of six-hour core and
elective courses, which can be taken individually
toward a Leadership Certificate. For a copy of the
“Excellent day. Congratulations to the Staff CD program outline, call Vancouver Community College
Committee for a very professional day, well organized at 871-7021.

with high quality offerings.”

“An understanding of the ‘information highway’ and
technology of the future.”

How important goals are and a process to work S&IS Workshop
towards them.
The Student & Instructional Services Division is
hosting a half-day workshop on Thursday, May 11,
entitled ““Who’s Pressing Your Buttons?”, a
communication and stress reduction workshop

designed and presented by Sally Abbott. It is

“Excellent way to share and grow - extremely
worthwhile. Thank you for initiating this!”

PE ee expected that all S&IS staff and faculty will have the
Article 19 of the OTEU Collective Agreement opportunity to attend this workshop. Watch for a
provides useful information regarding employer flyer in your mailbox.

Staff Career
Development Committee
Members (left to right):

Kathy Chute —_ local 2530

Jane Hamilton 2712
Elin Brnjac 2990
Wendy Weberg 2977
David DeMuynck

Committee Chair 2002
Val Lautenschlager 2058

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