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Thursday, July 3, 2025 10:00to11:30

Course Description

Reviewing your website on a regular basis is an essential task for web managers who want to create high quality websites. With an annual content audit, you'll make sure that your content is robust, in good shape, adhering to our digital standards, and driving the right kind of traffic to your site.

Register for this course to learn about all the tools and processes to successfully audit your site.

This course covers:

Classified as: Web Services, Web Management System, WMS, IT Training, WMS
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 10:00to11:30

Course Description

ɬ﷬'s DigitalStandardspresent an overview of the criteria for creating and managing ɬ﷬ websites and online services including:

  • Best practices
  • Mandatory and legal obligations
  • Industrystandardsregarding web production and otherdigitalproperties

Attendees will learn about ɬ﷬'s Digital Standards and find out how to achieve the standards on ɬ﷬ websites.

This course is mandatory for:

Classified as: Web Services, Web Management System, WMS, IT Training, WMS
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 13:30to15:30

Course Description

An introduction to the principles of usability and aesthetic design. This course is ideal for anyone interested in improving the aesthetic and overall experience of their website. It will be especially useful to those without formal design training, or those with non-web design backgrounds.

This course covers:

Classified as: Web Services, Web Management System, WMS, IT Training, WMS
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 10:00to11:30

Course Description

Find out how to write better text based on lessons learned from market research. We'll also look at techniques for optimizing content for the web.

This course covers:

  • Constructing a clear portrait of your users
  • Structuring your text for the web
  • Optimizing of your content for search engines
  • Separating meaning and presentation
  • Writing URLs and other HTML tags

This course is mandatory for:

Classified as: Web Services, Web Management System, WMS, IT Training, WMS
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 12:00to13:30

Intended for Part B members (defined contribution - joined on or after January 1, 2009) of the ɬ﷬ Pension Plan and newly hired employees contemplating joining the Plan.

Topics will include:

Classified as: new hires, pension plan, joining, contributions, Part B, investment option
Monday, July 14, 2025 12:00to13:30

Intended for all members of the ɬ﷬ Pension Plan and ɬ﷬ Pension Plan for Members of the Service Employees' Union, and of particular interest to those members approaching retirement. Topics will include:

Classified as: retirement, planning, pension plan, QPP, OAS, post-retirement benefits
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 09:30to11:00

Online Session

Offered bythe Equity Team

Classified as: My Healthy Workplace, Equity and Diversity Team, EDI, staff
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Tuesday, July 15, 2025 10:00to11:30

Course Description

This hands-on workshop is for members of the ɬ﷬ community who own and manage ɬ﷬ websites, especially those planning to conduct user experience research for website projects.

Classified as: Web Services, Web Management System, WMS, IT Training
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 14:00to15:30

(In-person session)

CoachingOurselves is an innovative coaching approach developed by Henry Mintzberg and Phil LeNir which offers over one hundred 90-minute guided discussion topics. CoachingOurselves allows you to:

  • Engage with your peers or your team.
  • Stimulate reflection on your day-to-day work experiences while sharing and learning with others.

CoachingOurselves: Managing Time and Energy

Classified as: My Healthy Workplace, Organizational Development, CoachingOurselves, staff
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025 12:00to13:30

Intended for members of the ɬ﷬ Pension Plan who need additional information on the settlement options available to them at retirement or termination of employment.

Topics will include:

  • When can I settle my holdings?
  • What is the variable benefit of the MUPP?
  • What is a Life-Income Fund (LIF)?
  • What is an annuity?
  • Overview of the ɬ﷬ Group LIF and other preferential arrangements
  • How do I access my pension holdings online?
  • What does locked-in mean?

Registration:

Classified as: settlement, variable benefit, life income fund, MUPP
Wednesday, July 16, 2025 09:00to17:00

(in-person session)

This is an ideal course as a Lean refresher or for those with limited time. In the Lean "Service+" simulation, participants learn to identify 8 types of common work wastes and discover the appropriate lean tools and techniques for reducing or eliminating those wastes. The centerpiece of the course is a simulation showing the same process before and after the application of LEAN.

To register:

Classified as: My Healthy Workplace, Organizational Development, Staff workshops
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Thursday, July 17, 2025 10:30to12:00

Online Session

Working in a hybrid environment required us to learn a lot of technology, but if we want to have the best, healthiest, most productive hybrid workplace, then we need the habits and skills to use the technology effectively.

In this interactive workshop, you will learn how to get the most of out of your technology. We will cover:

Classified as: My Healthy Workplace, Organizational Development., Staff workshops, Healthy Hybrid Attestation
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Thursday, July 17, 2025 12:00to13:30

Intended for members of the ɬ﷬ Pension Plan who are approaching retirement and the payout phase of their careers. It is highly recommended that you attend a Retirement Information Session and/or Settlement Options Information Session prior to registering for this session. Topics will include:

Classified as: decumulation, payout phase
Monday, July 21, 2025 14:00to14:45

(online session)

LinkedIn Learning is available for all Administrative and Support staff at ɬ﷬. In this short session, you will learn:

  • How to access LinkedIn Learning with your ɬ﷬ credentials
  • How to search and find relevant content in LinkedIn Learning’s massive content library (more than 23,000 courses)
  • The functionalities of the platform and different ways to leverage LinkedIn Learning for your own learning and development goals as well of those of your team

To register:

Classified as: My Healthy Workplace, staff, Organizational Development, LinkedIn Learning
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025 09:00to12:30

Online Session

Participants must attendboth session dates on July 22 and July 24, 2025, to get certified.

The Working Mind (TWM),in partnership with theMental Health Commission of Canada, is designed to promote mental health and reduce the stigma around mental illness in the workplace. By reducing stigma and discrimination,TWMhelps organizations create a culture that fosters greater awareness and support for mental health. On completing the session, employees will be able to better:

Classified as: My Healthy Workplace, Organizational Development, Staff workshops
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