See what PD we have planned for 2023!

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Are you ready for a fantastic year of professional development with a variety of virtual and in-person options? We are excited to share with you that in 2023 we will maintain some of the regular monthly professional development sessions you have seen and enjoyed this past year while also adding in some new and exciting opportunities.

Members can look forward to the continuation of our noon-hour webinars and HR Roundtables while also having the opportunity to attend some new professional development offerings and more certificate programs.

Event registration is available in the CPHR Alberta portal and to access the full session descriptions please go to our  Professional Development  page and check out what’s to come in 2023:

 

January PD Sessions:

January 4 – 9:00am -12:00pm MST – Respectful Workplace Slide Deck – Train the Trainer  
Using the Respectful Workplace slide deck included in the Harassment in the Workplace Toolkit available to CPHR members in your portal, join Sheri Brake as she walks us through how to customize the slide deck for your organization, facilitation tips and discuss the importance of the content.

January 10 – 9:00am – 10:00am MST HR Roundtable

January 12 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm MST A Year in Review with Carbert Wait LLP  
Carbert Waite LLP will be reviewing some of the significances in employment and case law of 2022 and what to expect in 2023. They will also be reviewing some of the significances in employment and case law of 2022 and what to expect in 2023.

January 17 – 8:30am – 10:30am MST Intro to Decolonizing and Indigenizing your Workplace and Beyond  
In this session you will be introduced to the concept of decolonizing, and understand why decolonization and Indigenization is an important facet of Anti-Racism and Indigenous equity. You will go through reflective practices in how you can reexamine your workplace and even your life through a lens of decolonization and Indigenization.

January 24 – 26 – 8:30am – 4:30pm MST Strengthening Workplace Culture – 3 Day Certificate Program  
This 3-day course will provide a clear path to creating change in your workplace and take the mystery away from deconstructing and championing actions that create a workplace culture that inspires psychological safety and job satisfaction.

January 31 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm MST 2023 Megatrends: What they mean for your people, your business and your leaders with UKG  
Every year, an international team of UKG researchers, thought leaders and social scientists partner to reflect on the previous year’s developments, evaluate the implications for executives and their HR teams, and predict how these forces will shape organizations and the industry for years to come. 

 

February PD Sessions:

February 1 – 12:00pm – 1:00pm MST Doing Better, Being Better: Sharing our DEI Transformation
Join Farm Credit Canada (FCC) as they share their organizational journey of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion transformation.  This is the first of 3 sessions we will be sharing with FCC in 2023.

February 7 & 8 – 8:30am – 4:3 0pm MST Conflict Resolution & Negotiations 2 Day Certificate Program  
This 16-hour tailor-made training program combines advanced conflict resolution techniques with persuasion, influence, compliance, and negotiation strategies. 

February 16 – 8:30am – 3:30pm MST– CPHR Alberta HR Law Conference, Sponsored by Carbert Waite LLP  
Join us for a full day of virtual learning on a variety of topics and case law presented by some of Alberta's top law firms. 

 

March PD Sessions:

March 13 – 15 – 8:30am – 4:30pm Workplace Investigations 3-Day Certificate Program – With Bob Stenhouse, Veritas Solutions

 

More is coming for February and March so stay tuned and watch our  Professional Development  page for registration details.

 

SAVE THE DATE: April PD Sessions

April 20 – 9:00am – 4:00pm MST– Spring Day of Learning – Attend a half day session our join us for the full day, this virtual day of learning will address topics relevant to our HR professionals and their HR practices.

 


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