UPEI launching new programs for small-, medium-sized businesses this fall

The Centre for Life-Long Learning at the University of Prince Edward Island is launching two new programs for the small- and medium-sized business community this September - Human Resource Essentials and Supervisory Essentials. The programs include courses such as Strategic Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection, Employee Relations, Performance Management, Team Building and Communication Techniques, among others.

'Because the success of today's organizations resides in the abilities of its employees and the innovative capacity and ingenuity which they produce, how companies manage their greatest resource, their people, has become paramount,' says Jeanette MacAulay, director of the Centre for Life-Long Learning.

The programs have been developed specifically for the small- and medium-sized business community through consultations with industry sector councils, associations, and various Island businesses.

'The Information Technology Sector Council is pleased to partner in these programs with the Centre for Life-Long Learning. Businesses in our sector have expressed a need for training in these areas and we are looking forward to the sector reaping the rewards of a more highly skilled and managed workforce,' says Peter Lawlor, president of the IT Sector Council.

The human resource and supervisory programs will be delivered in Summerside, while the human resource program will have an additional offering in Charlottetown. Both are made possible through the support of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Innovation PEI.

For more information, please visit www.upei.ca/lifelonglearning or call (902)566-0336.