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Learn & Connect

HRMAM invites you and your team to participate in our 2015 Annual Golf Classic. Whether you're just beginning or well-established in the sport, take this opportunity to network with other HR professionals. 

Date: June 18, 2015
Time: 11:00AM - 8:00PM
Location: Breezy Bend Country Club
Cost: Individuals - $145 + GST
Group of Four - $580 + GST

Registration Deadline: June 12, 2015

To register or learn more, click here


 
Does your wellness program need some reviving? Are you looking to set one up, but don't know where to get started? Does the program you currently have in place not seem to be engaging your employees? Take this half day workshop and go back to your workplace with renewed enthusiasm for the health and wellness of your employees!

Date: May 28, 2015
Time: 8:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Courtyard Marriott, Winnipeg Airport
Cost: Members - $95 + GST
Non-members - $125 + GST

Registration Deadline: May 25, 2015.

To register or learn more, click here


 

Topics will include: 

  • Changes to rules for temporary workers, skilled immigrants and Manitoba provincial nominees over the past year  
  • Defining and identifying Culture, the Newcomer experience, cultural differences, adaptation and integration
  • Cross-cultural communications and workplace relationships 

Date: May 28, 2015
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Victoria Inn, 3550 Victoria Ave, Brandon
Cost: Members - $120
Non-members - $135

Registration Deadline: May 22, 2015
 
For more information or to register, click here


 

In this interactive and engaging presentation, you will use innovation Engineering tools to explore companies with award-winning cultures, understand the common habits of highly effective cultures and leave the workshop with innovative ideas that you can implement in your own organization. 

Date: May 29, 2015
Time: 12:15 - 2:00pm
Location: Winkler Library Conference Room, 160 Main St., Winkler
Cost: $30 if you register before May 25
          $35 if you register the week of the event
          Lunch is included

For more information or to register, click here

 
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CPHR

The CHRP Validation of Professional Experience Assessment is a formal step in earning the CHRP designation that requires candidates to demonstrate three or more years of professional experience in Human Resources within the last ten years. 

To gain your CHRP designation through the assessment experience, CHRP candidates will be required to submit a completed application.  This application will need to be validated by your current employer.  In order to be eligible to submit an application you need to be a Candidate (someone who has passed the NKE) and have had your proof of degree verified.  

The next submission deadline is May 15. 

For more information on the Validation of Professional Experience Assessment, please click here


 

Online

HRMAM has partnered with Captus Press Inc. to offer an online prep course for the NKE.  

Course includes:

  • 29 hours of multimedia instruction 
  • A diagnostic test to help you set up a study plan 
  • 4 complete practice exams 
  • A content expert available to answer all your questions and a discussion board 
Cost: $295 + GST

For more information or to register, click here

 
Member Matters

All HRMAM memberships expire on May 31, 2015. Renew early in order to prevent any interruptions to your membership. 

Renew and pay for your membership by May 31 to be entered in to win your 2015 HR & Leadership Conference registration for FREE! 

Congratulations to Tiffany Tollefson for winning our membership draw on April 30. She is the proud winner of a FREE Registration to the 2015 HR & Leadership Conference!

Already renewed your membership?
Complete the 2014-2015 membership survey to tell us about your experience as a member last year and be entered in to a separate draw to win your 2015 HR & Leadership Conference registration for FREE! Click here to begin survey 

Click here to renew 


 

The HRMAM Golf Classic is coming up on June 18, 2015. We are looking for student members to volunteer at the event to sell Contest Cards. 

Date: June 18, 2015 
Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm

If interested, please email Lindsey Kruschel at lkruschel@hrmam.org


 

The 2015 HRMAM HR & Leadership Conference will be held on October 27 & 28, 2015 at the RBC Convention Centre. 

Becoming a sponsor and/or exhibitor at this event is your opportunity to showcase your commitment to the Human Resources profession, to significantly increase your visibility to this key group of professionals and business leaders and to network and engage those who make a difference every day.

For more information on sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, click here  


 

From May 24 - 26, 2015 Manitoba will be playing host to the CICan National Conference, Leading Change, which brings 800+ delegates to our province. CICan is the National and international voice of Canada's publicly supported colleges, institutes and polytechnics. 

Business and Industry Breakfast - Keynote by David Chilton
Keynote will be followed by a panel discussion, Career Ready Grads, moderated by Joelle Foster
See full description of panel here

Date: May 26, 2015
Time: 7:30 - 10:30am
Location: RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg
Cost: $60 

For more information or to register, click here


 

You are invited to a learning event about The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA) and its implications for public sector organizations. The Disabilities Issue Office (DIO) is organizing a free full day Disability Awareness Training Event. Click here for more information on the AMA.

Date: June 3, 2015
Time:8:30am - 4:00pm
Location: Viscount Gort Hotel, 1670 Portage Ave., Winnipeg
Cost: FREE

To register, please fill out the registration form and contact the DIO Office Manager by email at Tracy.MacMillan@gov.mb.ca or by fax at (204) 948-2896. 

 
In the news...

It is coming up on the summer months and hopefully you have some time set aside for time away from the office. Planning ahead can make your vacation as relaxing as possible for both yourself and your employees. Read More Here

 

The archaic employment laws in Ontario are in the spotlight, as the Employment Standards Act is now under review. Keeping temporary workers from gaining permanent status and failure to give advance notice of schedules to employees are among the employment practices up for review. Read More Here

 
Young workers and people new to the job are more likely to be injured in the workplace. Find out how to correctly orient your employees to prevent injuries on the job. Read more here
 

Developing a better understanding of the millennial generation entering the workforce will help you attract and engage employees from this generation in your company. Many business leaders still have a lot to learn. Read More Here

 

 
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Human Resources Business Partner David Aplin Group
HR Leader and Privacy Officer Winnipeg Civic Employees Benefit Program (WCEBP)
Human Resources Officer (12 Month Term) Metis Child and Family Services Authority

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