Learning Supporters

Many organizations across Canada celebrate the importance of learning in the workplace not only during Learn @ Work Week, but every day of the year. In support of professional development,  the following companies have supported Learn @ Work Week 2010.

Accenture

Accenture supports organizational learning and knowledge transfer. It recognizes these areas as key success factors for improving employee skills and fostering a flexible, agile and innovative organization. As part of its journey towards becoming a high-performance business, Accenture provides a learning culture where training and knowledge acquisition is innovative, leverages best practices and implements leading edge technology. Support for Learn@Work week further demonstrates Accenture’s ongoing commitment to organizational learning.

Agricorp

Agricorp partners with government and industry to deliver programs that help the Ontario agri-food sector manage risks. The organization has earned a reputation for proactive, reliable, customer-focused service in delivering programs that help producers remain financially secure, retain current markets and reach new ones. Agricorp’s Mission Statement includes: “Our people are the foundation of our success. Collaboration and continuous improvement harness our many strengths for a common focus.” Agricorp recognizes that having committed, enthusiastic, and high-performing staff is essential to its success.  To align with this mission, Agricorp’s Learning Services team will host many exciting activities during Learn@Work week.

All Weather Windows

All Weather Windows values the skills, strengths and perspectives inherent in the diversity of our employees. Our company recognizes the importance of learning and development. Both formal and informal opportunities, whether stemming from individual initiatives or corporate training programs, are fostered and encouraged. Developing our employees’ essential workplace skills, including communication, teamwork and problem solving, at all levels of our organization, is key to our continued future success. A vibrant culture of innovation and continuous improvement requires individuals who are not only able and willing to learn but who are enthusiastically involved in their own continuous learning process.

Bravograms

Bravograms is a revolutionary online tool that enables organizations to develop and administer easy to use employee feedback and recognition programs. Its intuitive interface promotes giving and receiving feedback, while tracking overall performance towards the achievement of goals. Bravograms also provides extensive reporting that will prove to be a valuable asset for performance management, career development and succession planning. It is an innovative solution that sets itself apart from the industry by combining the multiple facets of performance based feedback and employee recognition into one user-friendly tool. To learn more about this exciting program visit www.bravograms.com

Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

To accelerate the success of Canadian entrepreneurs, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) must count on a knowledgeable, engaged and diverse workforce that delivers value and that is supported by effective and trusted leaders. BDC puts people first as the only lasting advantage an organization can have is the quality of its people. We believe in investing in our employees at all levels as there is a clear relationship between learning environment, performance, and competitiveness. A rich learning environment is related to many dimensions that improve the bottom line in employee satisfaction and retention; the production and delivery of quality goods and services; customer satisfaction; and productivity and profitability.

Canadian Mental Health Association

In 2001, the Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Mental Health and Addiction approached the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) in Ontario. The Roundtable wanted to address the issue of workplace mental health.  Mental Health Works is now available across Canada. We improve working lives by helping people in the workplace to assist individual employees who are experiencing mental health issues. We also address organizational issues that affect overall workplace mental health. What began as a single workshop has expanded into a full program dedicated to improve understanding, develop skills and reduce stigma associated with mental health in the workplace. 

Canadian Institute for NDE (CINDE)

The Canadian Institute for NDE is a non-profit membership society for people working in the field of nondestructive testing, inspection and evaluation. Our members benefit from our NDT / NDE Training, Government Certification Testing and ongoing Member Services. Comprehensive services and information are provided for students, educators, technicians, managers, service companies, researchers and government agencies. The CINDE also represents Canada’s NDT community through participation in the International Standards Organization (ISO), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the International Council for NDT (ICNDT). Learn more about CINDE at http://www.cinde.ca or http://events.cinde.ca or contact us at 1-800-964-9488.

Canadian Management Centre (CMC)

CentralKnowledge Inc.

CentralKnowledge is at the forefront of workplace performance and learning solutions. Challenging the status quo and relentless in discovering performance-oriented people solutions for your organization, we ensure you achieve key business and strategic objectives through enhanced employee performance. Our innovative people-performance methodology assures you receive applicable solutions to specific needs. Through our consultative learning-performance process we map out the organizational performance need with the identified learning requirements then develop appropriate training solutions. Our process then implements leading performance management and e-learning tools such as LearningSource.ams our assessment system and e-LearningSource our “On-Demand Training”. Learn what CentralKnowledge’s People Performance will do for you.    

Ceridian

Ceridian is a learning organization that encourages employees to follow a path of continuous learning.  We offer tuition assistance to our employees to help them achieve diplomas, certifications and university education.  In addition, we pay for and encourage external training to further them within their current and future careers.In September, 2010, Ceridian Canada will celebrate their 3rd annual Learn@ Work Week. To ensure all employees have the opportunity to access and attend Learn @Work Week, it is held over a two week period. Sessions are offered in both French and English, face-to-face or at a distance to accommodate our employee base. As well, we have targeted sessions for our employees while others are for our people managers.

Certified General Accountants of Canada

A hallmark of the Certified General Accountant (CGA) designation is the commitment to lifelong learning through continuing professional development (CPD). PD Net is the professional development website for CGAs and the business community. Lifelong learning is our reason for being. We deliver CPD opportunities in accounting, management, leadership, communication, and technology delivered through online courses, webcasts, articles, and business resources contributed by a national panel of experts. PD Net CPD products are accessible globally, 24/7 — ensuring that lifelong learning is universally available and sustainable, saving businesses time and money, and reducing the impact on our environment.
Register today for FREE: http://www.cga-pdnet.org

City of Calgary – Water Resources/Water Services

It takes a lot to deliver clear, fresh water to Calgarians and then return clean, safe water back to the Bow River. Tech­nologies change. Regulations change. Finances change. The environment is changing. What doesn’t change is the key role that employees play in this complex technical system. The skills and education of employees help us “get the job done”, react to technical emergencies and promote positive change over time.

The City of Calgary-Water Resources/Water Services is committed to growing the careers of employees through a variety of learning events and developing the competencies of our workforce. We are proud to support Learn@Work Week.
 

Complete Corporate Training

Complete Corporate Training is a dynamic training and development consultancy, passionate about and committed to delivering innovative, flexible and diverse training and development solutions that enable individual and organizational growth. Our solutions range from Microsoft applications, information technology, business skills, healthcare, graphics and web-design, Workplace English, AutoCAD as well as high performance organization and personal development programs.  All programs can be customized to the organization and a range of delivery methods including e-learning and virtual classrooms can be utilized.

• One- stop solution for all your training requirements
• Cost effective
  
• Variety of learning systems including instructor led, virtual, online, blended
  
• Free customization according to your requirements
  
  

Creating People Power Inc.

Creating People Power provides workplace training and coaching services towards leadership skill development.  Our approach is based upon a core belief that learning opportunities arise every day and in every place.  We encourage our clients to build their own learning culture by establishing practices that encourage reflective dialogue and inquiry for themselves and throughout their organizations.  Each of us has an opportunity to learn each day – once we see our responsibility to take advantage of this, rewards are exponential.

Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is Canada’s largest union with over 600,000 members from coast to coast. We have a long history of direct involvement in workplace literacy, including our national literacy program established in 2000. This year, we celebrate 10 years of literacy activism in CUPE. Literacy has been a union issue for a long time, as part of the struggle for workers’ rights, and it continues to be an issue for workers today. CUPE’s literacy program’s goals are to create learning opportunities for workers, and to make unions and workplaces more accessible through clear language.

Don Sayers & Associates

Don Sayers & Associates Ltd is a leader in the design, publishing and support of online professional development programs in Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Leadership. Among our successes is the award-winning online Certificate in Health, Safety and Environmental Processes program offered through the University of Fredericton. This program offers asynchronous instructional delivery, making it ideal for adult learners balancing life/work/family/study demands. The site is http://www.universityfredericton.ca/chsep.html

DSA has also launched a new online Professional Diploma in OSHE, using a blended online delivery with frequent virtual classroom sessions with students and instructors. http://www.universityfredericton.ca/dishem.html
Future plans include degree completion and graduate programs.

e-Learning Voices

We're e-LearningVoices.com
A select group of the best, most experienced, e-learning voice talent on the planet.
E-LearningVoices.com is the industry's first and only 'one stop shop' for e-learning voice talent. We proudly support learning and development in the workplace by initiating affordable, experienced communicators to facilitate e-learning projects. We invite you to take advantage of the first and only Price Per Produced Minute plan, the rate structure the industry has been asking for. Price Per Produced Minute casting calls eliminate the need to negotiate rates with each talent you cast for your productions and it simplifies budgeting multi-voice projects.

Element K

With nearly 30 years in training and development, Element K provides learning solutions that enable organizations to develop employees, support partners, and educate customers. Our clients build learning programs using a broad collection of e-Learning, e-Reference, classroom materials, and blended solutions to drive business results. Content ranges from management skills, to information technology and workplace compliance.  For proprietary learning needs, Element K partners with clients to design and develop custom learning programs. Element K enables delivery through custom branded learning portals with our KnowledgeHub LMS, hosts e-Learning via our ContentHub Integration Server, offers worldwide classroom materials fulfillment, and support services.

Ellicom

At Ellicom, we design and develop customized e-learning solutions. Our team is composed of professionals who are overflowing with talent, drive and creativity. Ellicom has the tools and expertise required to advise on, design and produce efficient learning solutions that are tailored to your training and skills development needs. Our mission is to design, develop and distribute innovative solutions for effective, interactive, and learner-centered training activities. We want to help you improve performance and productivity while reducing costs so that you get a better return on your investment.

Flint Energy Services Ltd.

Employee training and development continues to be a crucial part of Flint’s commitment to its employees as it helps drive our value of People.  Whether it is for technical skills training or part of our Values Based Leadership curriculum, we strongly believe that the more educated our workforce is, the safer and more engaged they will be.  Life long learning is not just a catch phrase at Flint, but rather a way of life.  We’re happy to be able to support Learn@Work Week throughout our organization and in the community.

Focus Corporation

In 2008 Focus Corporation invested in a Learning & Development department and strongly endorsed continued employee education and the creation of a succession program for our business. Our Focus executive and management teams stay committed to this investment by being visible in classroom sessions and by participating in program advisor groups and feedback sessions. We currently offer approximately 50 hours of training to our Leadership group. In a market place that has seen tremendous economic challenges Focus has remained faithful to their “People First” commitment by continuing to stay involved and support the on going education of our employees.

Gailforce Human Resources Solutions

Did you know organizational learning can double your sales growth and quadruple your profits?
According to noted author and speaker Dr. Harold Stolovitch, when organizations strongly support their people, share earnings and profit margins increase a minimum of 100 percent. We at Gailforce Resources value lifelong learning, both for individual achievement and organizational profitability. We work closely with you to identify performance issues and build custom programs that can include e-learning, onsite training, webinars, coaching, or a blended approach. Our ultimate goal is to transform training into enhanced overall performance. Gailforce Resources: Empowering People – Powering Organizations. For more information contact us at e: info@gailforceresources.com t: 250-365-6906 w: www.gailforceresources.com

Global Leadership Associates Inc.

Global Leadership Associates Inc. supports workplace learning through intercultural competency and leadership development. We work directly with business, industry, human services and educational institutions to address their key leadership concerns and develop on-the-job learning programs tailored to meeting their goals and site constraints. Our multiple formats ensure a workforce learning context that has measurable results in improved retention, employee engagement, talent building and performance. Address your workplace transitions with wisdom and confidence.  Contact Global Leadership Associates to set up a consultation for your workplace learning needs today!mgervais@global-leadership.ca / www.global-leadership.ca

Kinect

Targeted learning is at the core of our learning and development practice.  We ensure that each learner finds their unique strengths and develops the exact skills and behaviours they require to perform at their peek by identifying and meeting each individual’s specific needs through the appropriate blend of assessments, workshops, coaching, e-learning, and webinars.  For a consultation on how we can help your people achieve their full potential please contact us at (416) 519-5199, info@2kinect.com or visit us at www.2kinect.com (be sure to sign up for to receive complimentary team and leadership tools while visiting the website).

Language Advantage

Since 1999 Language Advantage Inc. has been offering French, English, Spanish and Mandarin language programs to corporations and business leaders across Canada on-site at their locations. Language Advantage Inc. learning programs have been designed to build the confidence and communication skills of top executives, managers and sales representatives allowing companies to be more competitive and responsive to the needs of their national and international clients. At Language Advantage Inc., every time we work with you, we are committed to learning how to better reach your linguistic goals. Contact us at info@language-advantage.com or visit www.language-advantage.com.

Learn.com

Learn.com puts knowledge to work for organizations of all sizes around the globe with its cloud-based learning and talent management platform. Learn.com dramatically improves the way businesses capture and share knowledge, communicate and align their goals and objectives, and evaluate and develop their most precious asset – their people. Using Learn.com, organizations can manage and leverage their human capital to achieve excellence in execution throughout their internal and external knowledge driven ecosystem.

Live to Learn

Live to Learn partners with organizations to develop the “people” side of your business.   We help maximize workplace performance and productivity through a variety of learning and development initiatives including Leadership, Building Trust, Time Mastery, Team Building, and Customer Service. We also provide consultation services to help companies create bench strength in your Leadership and Succession Planning efforts. Should you prefer to facilitate personally, we offer an extensive catalogue of facilitator kits, assessment tools, books and other valuable training resources. Our primary objective is to provide learning solutions, resulting in the achievement of personal and organizational excellence. www.livetolearninc.com
1-888-30“LEARN”

Maximum People Performance

Maximum People Performance provides a broad range of Human Resources consulting solutions to enhance the ‘people-side’ of your organization. We offer innovative consulting and training solutions in a variety of formats (classroom, webinars, conference calls, etc.) incorporating a variety of assessment tools and business models. We support our clients’ corporate learning strategies by cultivating deep partner relationships, focusing on their business goals, delivering on our promises, and preparing them to effectively manage through challenging workplace issues in a pro-active manner. We look forward to partnering with you.  Please contact us at 1-888-709-1236 or info@maxpeopleperform.com to discuss your needs.

McMaster University Centre for Continuing Education (CCE)

The McMaster University Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) is Canada’s largest university continuing education provider of corporate training services. The Centre provides high-quality, professional education for individuals and corporate clients, offering over 300 courses and professional development and computer training workshops, and a rich menu of options for customized corporate training. Programs are offered in instructor-led, on-line and hybrid formats. Corporate training solutions are developed collaboratively with client organizations to find the best solution to achieve their unique goals.  Contact us today to find out more at 905-525-9140 ext 24321 or Solutions@mcmaster.ca. www.mcmastercce.com/solutions

MTS Allstream

Learning & Development is a key component of MTS Allstream’s journey to becoming a higher performance culture. We support lifelong learning through our commitment to continuously improving the company’s Learning & Development Index, key to employee engagement.  Tools available to employees include e-learning courses linked to their development plans, a Learning & Development website and a customized Leadership Curriculum just to name a few.  We are active participants of Learn@Work Week.  In 2009, we held events and activities across MTS Allstream locations in Canada including seminars, networking events and guest speakers to raise awareness and focus on the importance of learning.

Nova Scotia Community College

The Nova Scotia Community College is a public post-secondary educational institution with a national reputation as a world leader in portfolio education and innovation.  At NSCC, we believe education has power: the power to transform lives, grow the economy, build communities and foster employer success and prosperity. We are integral to our clients’ success.  The NSCC Business Development team meets the needs of employers through a broad spectrum of workplace learning solutions tailored to the client’s needs and business objectives.  We are renown among business and industry for our customized solutions and for getting results!

Odyssey Learning Systems Inc.

Odyssey Learning Systems Inc. provides instructors and learners powerful individual online products, content and services as well as an integrated dynamic open source platform.   Our OLearn full-service distributed learning solutions include courseware ranging from health and safety courses, and instructor training, to highly-specialized custom content. Customers can choose from Student Management (SMS), Social Learning, CMS, LCMS, Virtual Classroom & Webinar, LOR and Assessment components as well as custom integration of their own tools and content, to create integrated platforms with single sign-on access.  Odyssey has been meeting the eLearning needs of public and private organizations for over 10 years.

Ontario Power Generation

At OPG, opportunities for growth and development are part of everything we do. We are committed to continuous learning, and want everyone that works here to broaden their horizons, expand their interests and increase their capabilities. We encourage employees to take advantage of the opportunities to explore different career paths. We provide support to assist them in achieving their career goals through: job assignments or projects, mentoring relationships, various training courses, continuing education programs and volunteer activities.

Personal Strengths Canada Inc.

Personal Strengths is a global leader in helping organizations maximize their people resources by developing its leaders and increasing employee engagement, through the applications of the SDI®, a unique learning and dialogue tool that is based on the theory of Relationship Awareness®. Research shows that relationships, while often considered a “soft” skill, play a more direct role in organizational learning and performance.  While many assessment tools tell us WHAT we do, the SDI leads to the understanding of WHY people behave as they do.  Understanding the WHY of behaviour increases awareness of one’s impact on others, and leads to improved communication, enhanced learning and productive work relationships.

PowerCaptions

Next Generation Closed Captioned Media for Better Learning. www.powercaptions.com
While Canadian companies have made fantastic strides with their training programs, the vast majority are losing out by overlooking the need for closed captioning their media assets: one of the most proven and most powerful solutions for better learning and knowledge retention.PowerCaptions has taken the proven result of closed captioning and pioneered cutting edge technology to deliver perfectly captioned video content.  Today’s companies cannot afford to lose out on the tremendous benefits of closed captioned media content in their training programs. Captioning is one of the best ways to maximize the ROI of your training programs.

ScholarLab

Powerful, Engaging, Proven Learning Technology. www.scholarlab.com
Is your company harnessing the power of multimedia training content?
ScholarLab uses the most powerful multimedia systems and the latest educational innovations to create customized, rich eLearning experiences for your learners. Designed to integrate into existing systems, ScholarLab's next generation technologies allow you to decrease the cost of training, focus on your learners, improve their learning outcomes and significantly increase productivity. At ScholarLab, we support Learn@Work Week because we understand that life long learning is central to the success of your organization. And, we have the cost effective solutions your employees need to help enhance their skills with engaging and interactive learning experiences.

Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST)

The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology (SIAST) applauds employers and industry who choose to become “learning organizations” focused on employee engagement through the provision of ongoing work-related educational opportunities. SIAST supports the company and its employees through customized training, apprenticeship programs, management and leadership skills, technology upskilling and individual personal and professional development. We maintain close ties with employers and industry to ensure that programs and curriculum match labour market needs.
 

Sales Factor Enterprises

Sales Factor Enterprises helps companies increase their sales by improving the sales skills of their people in three ways:

• Rep buy-in: During our Examination phase we use self-awareness tools, to help your reps become aware of their skill gaps.
• Relevant Training – During our Execution phase we provide “net new” classroom training based on the skill gaps we uncovered, followed by one- on-one reinforcement sessions every 21 days.
  
• ROI Impact - During our Evaluation phase we then measure improvements in their skills and changes in revenue to determine the ROI impact.
  

Delivering Results, Not Events. (888) 511-2817 [e] training@salesfactor.ca
  

Scotiabank

The Scotiabank Group provides leading-edge learning opportunities that are directly aligned with the organization’s business strategy and priorities. Our programs focus on fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. We offer employees a unique blend of targeted learning across a wide range of skills as well as development programs aimed at preparing future leaders. Scotiabank has been a Top 125 training company for the past seven years which reflects our ongoing investment in our employees and our commitment to being a global employer of choice.

SNC-Lavalin Inc.

SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and construction groups in the world. With offices in over 35 countries and projects underway in some 100 countries, training its employees is a global and complex challenge. In 2007, SNC-Lavalin's Corporate Project Management University (SLI-PMU) was established to promote the “SNC-Lavalin Way” of carrying out projects across the Company. Following the success of its first Learn @ Work Week event in 2009, SNC-Lavalin, under the leadership of the SLI-PMU, is proud to sponsor CSTD’s Learn @ Work Week 2010 and show its commitment to the training and development of its employees.

St.Francis Xavier University

St. Francis Xavier University’s Diploma in Adult Education provides:

• A solid foundation in principles and practices of adult education and human resources development
• Practical training skills, techniques, and strategies that are directly applicable to the workplace
• An understanding of the importance of developing and tailoring training programs to respect specific learning needs and the various learning styles
  

Our 2010/11 schedule includes Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto, London, Winnipeg, Regina, and Calgary. www.stfx.ca/academic/adulted-diploma

St. Francis Xavier University - Enterprise Development Centre

The St. Francis Xavier University’s Enterprise Development Centre (XEDC) works to promote entrepreneurship and small business success in Northern Nova Scotia through counseling, consulting, and training.  For more information, we would be pleased to have you visit our website: www.xedc.ca.The Centre has just launched a new E-learning Centre available at: www.xedc.ca/elearning.
 

Suncor Energy Inc.

Supreme Office Products

As a 100% Canadian owned and operated company, Supreme Office Products Limited recognizes the importance of investing in the personal and professional development of our nation’s workforce.  We understand that partnering for the future with our employees through workplace learning is directly linked to our organization’s success.  As our employees continue to improve their skills our customers gain even greater confidence in our abilities as a company.  Celebrating ‘Learn @ Work’ week is just one of the many ways Supreme supports its corporate vision “To be the Company of Choice for our Customers and Employees.”

Udutu

Udutu believes the tools to create and deploy learning should be available to everyone. That is why we give away powerful online Course authoring and LMS tools for free, and are constantly pushing new boundaries to make learning more engaging and effective. Udutu earns revenue from custom course development, hosting and measuring,  and other value added services.

University of Alberta

You take pride in teaching adults...and so do we!
The Certificate in Adult & Continuing Education is for people who want to enhance their effectiveness as adult educators and trainers in:

• Leadership
• Management
• Facilitation
• Instructional design and technologies

CSTD recognizes that the CACE program addresses the competency categories for the training and development industry.  Students enrolled in this program are eligible for student membership with CSTD, and graduates are given a credit of one year towards the work experience requirement of the Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP) designation. For additional information, please visit www.cstd.ca and select, Certification.

WATMEC

Learn@ Work Week is a salute to the professionals in our industry.  Watmec is proud to acknowledge the commitment, energy and effectiveness our facilitators apply every time they work with our clients.  Further, we salute the drive and dedication of the staff in our client organizations who work tirelessly to identify the appropriate training needs then seamlessly integrate our skill building sessions into their companies and support the learning and transfer of these skills.  As a company WATMEC thanks these people for their efforts in furthering workplace learning. To work with some of these exceptional professionals contact us directly at: www.watmec.com 1.800.265.9726 

We Care Health Services

Workplace Education Manitoba

Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM) has been building Essential Skills awareness, application and enhanced functioning in response to workplace requests for Essential Skills solutions since 1991. Performing original research, WEM supports business, labour and practitioners by offering workplace Essential Skills assessments and developing and delivering Essential Skills training and human resource solutions. Visit us at www.wem.mb.ca.

World Vision Canada

World Vision Canada has been helping the world's children for over 50 years with the generosity of Canadians and the dedication of our employees. As we have grown, we continue to encourage our employees in their pursuit of life-long learning. We celebrate their desire to excel in skill, knowledge, education, and professional development building upon their many strengths. In the twenty-first century we embrace innovative ways to coordinate diverse learning programs within our training and development culture. World Vision Canada is happy to partner with other Canadian organizations to promote life-long learning during Learn @ Work Week 2010.

WPLAR

WPLAR Manitoba is a business, labour and government partnership overseeing workplace RPL activities in Manitoba.  Since 2001, WPLAR Manitoba has overseen the development of Recognizing Prior Learning in the workplace.  WPLAR has been pleased to work with diverse stakeholders - employers, unions, industry groups, self-regulating professions, trainers, educators and other labour market partners – to  apply the principles and practices of RPL to workforce solutions. Visit us at www.wplar.ca.