CSTD announces award winners; HRPAO, SHRM team up
National
CSTD announces award winners
The Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) has announced the winners of its 2006 Canadian Awards for Training Excellence. The annual awards recognize exemplary Canadian workplace learning and performance programs in a number of different categories. The four winners are: The Industrial Accident Prevention Association and the Municipal Health and Safety Association for its program “Confined Space Entry”; L(earn)2 Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. for “Wireless Fast Track”; Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board for “Worker Sensitivity Workshop”; and Scotiabank for “CareerStart”. Ten other organizations were given honourable mention awards. For more information, click here.
Ontario
HRPAO, SHRM team up
For the first time, the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) are coming together to host a one-day professional development event. The workshop, Creating an HR Strategy for Organizational Success, will be presented by Christopher Collins, an assistant professor of HR management at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations in Ithaca, N.Y. The event will be held in Toronto on Oct. 11 and is aimed at senior-level HR professionals. For more information about the event, check out the online Calendar.
CSTD announces award winners
The Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) has announced the winners of its 2006 Canadian Awards for Training Excellence. The annual awards recognize exemplary Canadian workplace learning and performance programs in a number of different categories. The four winners are: The Industrial Accident Prevention Association and the Municipal Health and Safety Association for its program “Confined Space Entry”; L(earn)2 Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. for “Wireless Fast Track”; Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board for “Worker Sensitivity Workshop”; and Scotiabank for “CareerStart”. Ten other organizations were given honourable mention awards. For more information, click here.
Ontario
HRPAO, SHRM team up
For the first time, the Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario (HRPAO) and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) are coming together to host a one-day professional development event. The workshop, Creating an HR Strategy for Organizational Success, will be presented by Christopher Collins, an assistant professor of HR management at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations in Ithaca, N.Y. The event will be held in Toronto on Oct. 11 and is aimed at senior-level HR professionals. For more information about the event, check out the online Calendar.
