Community Government Learning and Development Courses

In this conference you will learn to:

-Manage financial transactions and maintain accurate financial records

-Use some quick and easy cheat sheets designed specifically for finance staff

-increase your productivity and streamline your workflow using Microsft Excel

-Calculate and document payroll transactions using any payroll accounting software

-identify and use best practices for cyber security and identification of fraud

-get the most out of your community's accounting system

Conference Start Date: October 22, 2024

Conference End Date: October 24, 2024

Registration Deadline: October 8, 2024

Course Type: Conference

Course Location: Yellowknife, MACA Training Room

This course will provide you with informative tools and practical strategies that can be used to help empower the team to work towards achieving the benefits of accountability. Accountable employees will fuel performance and productivity, and generate an enhanced workplace.

Start Date: Start any time

Duration: 2 hours, but take as long as you need

Course type: self-directed, self-paced online

Location: online

In this course, you will learn the core skills that will help you use your resources efficiently, manage your time wisely, communicate effectively, and collaborate with others skillfully. The practices presented in this module will take time to root into your daily work routine.

Topics covered include: Getting Organised, Managing Your Time, Getting it All Done on Time, Special Tasks, Verbal Communications, Non-Verbal Communication Skills, Working with Your Manager, and Self-Care.

Course Start Date: Any time

Course Type: Self-Directed Online

Course Location: Online

This two-hour long online course will help participants:

-Understand what conflict and conflict resolution mean

-Understand all six phases of the conflict resolution process

-Understand the five main styles of conflict resolution

-adapt the process for all types of conflicts

-break out parts of the process and use those tools to prevent conflict

-use basic communication tools, such as the agreement frame and open questions

-use basic anger and stress management techniques

Course Start Date: Any time

Course Duration: 2 hours but take as long as you need

Course Type: self-directed online

Location: online

By the end of this 2-hour self-directed course, participants will be able to:

-Describe the implications of different aspects of Human Resource Management on their daily responsibilities

-Define human resources terms and subject matter

-Recruit, interview, and retain employees more effectively

-Follow up with new employees in a structured manner

-Be an advocate for your employees’ health and safety

-Provide accurate, actionable feedback to employees

-Act appropriately in situations requiring discipline and termination

-Evaluate some of the strengths and opportunities for Human Resources in your own workplace

-Identify three areas for further development within the Human Resources field as part of a personal action plan

Course Start Date: Start any time

Course Duration: 2 hours, but take as long as you need

Course Type: self-directed online

Course Location: online

This 4-hour training course is designed to give you the basic tools you will need to initiate and manage your meetings. You will learn planning and leadership techniques that will give you the confidence to run an engaging meeting that will leave a positive and lasting impression.

Start Date: Take the course anytime

Duration: 4 hours, but take as long as you like

Course type: online self-directed, self-paced

Location: online

Communities in the NWT are required under their Act to have a procedural by-law. The procedural by-law often outlines how the minutes are to be taken, by whom, and what happens to them after they are created and approved.

This course gives you everything you need know to start taking minutes for your community's council meetings and others, such as committee meetings. The five self-directed modules in this course will take you about an hour and a half to complete, but you may complete it at your own pace.

Start Date: Anytime

Completion Date: Take as long as you need

Course type: online self-directed

Location Online

This 45-minute course is part of the Municipal and Community Affairs, School of Community Government Workplace Learning Series. It is a self-directed, online course. The course consists of five modules:

Team Development

Roles and Behaviours

Team Building Exercises

Team Meetings

Problem Solving

Start Date: Any time

Duration: 45 minutes, but you can take as long as you like

Course type: self-directed online

Location: online

This two-hour self-direct, self-paced course will provide you with appropriate strategies to increase both personal and professional productivity, as well as learn to work smarter. Topics include: discovering your productivity rhythm, managing time with goals, prioritizing your time, tackling procrastination, Organising your workspace, Setting a ritual, meeting management, and dealing with time barriers.

Course Start Date: anytime

Course duration: take as long as you need

Course Type: online self-directed

Course Location: online