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Join the Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of
Victoria for the following distance education learning opportunity:
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS
"The successful 21st century organization will not take the loyalty of
talented people for granted. It will constantly try to recruit and
retain them...the mutual commitment of an employer and an employee will
one of the most important factors for a 21st century organization."
- Subhir Chowdhury, Management 21C, 2000
Strategic human resource management is vital in the creation of positive
and supportive working environments in which the dedicated, creative
professionals who animate the cultural sector can thrive. This course
examines best practices in HR planning and management with an emphasis
on the interconnected needs of the individual and the institution, and
strengthens your capacity to interact with and supervise museum,
heritage, and other cultural workers as you develop your understanding
of:
* the changing cultural workforce
* organizational structure and dynamics
* approaches to leadership and decision-making
* governance and HR policy development
* competency development through recruitment, selection and
management
* performance planning, evaluation and supervision
* continuing professional education and training
* communications and conflict resolution
* integrating and managing volunteers in the workforce
* succession planning
* legal considerations
* ethical and professional expectations and accountability
Dates: May 7 - August 3, 2007
Please register by: April 7 at
https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/forms/crm/online_reg.aspx
<https://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/forms/crm/online_reg.aspx>
Fee: CDN$650*, including a CDN$60 materials fee and a CDN$40 textbook
fee (Canadian funds, credit and non-credit participation options).
CDN$200 (includes $100 registration deposit, your $60 materials and $40
textbook fees) is required with registration. Please note fees are
subject to change.
Instructor: Thea Vakil has special expertise in human resource
management, organizational change, public policy and finance. She has
taught widely in the areas of management, strategic human resource
management and public policy in the School of Public Administration and
in the Faculty of Business. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Centre
for Public Sector Studies at the University of Victoria.
At a corporate government level Thea provided human resources and
financial policy advice the provincial Treasury Board, developed and
implemented changes to provincial health care policy programs and
integrated a number of social services programs. In 2003/04 Thea was the
Faculty Coordinator and Instructor for the Museum Leadership Development
Program.
For more information on this and other upcoming courses please contact:
Lisa Mort-Putland
Program Coordinator, Cultural Management Programs
Continuing Studies, University of Victoria
PO Box 3030 Stn CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 3N6
Tel: 250 721 6119
E:mail: [log in to unmask]
Cultural Resource Management Program http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp
<http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp>
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