Please excuse cross-postings. 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: lmort-putland at uvcs.uvic.ca Cultural Resource Management Program http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp <http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp>
