Professional Development Group Packages

The UPEI Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development offers week-long, intensive professional development group packages for businesses, not-for-profits, governmental organizations, Indigenous organizations, and others.

There is a growing demand for professional development and upskilling in a very fluid and demanding job market, as organizations and groups look for professional development for their employees in a group, team-building setting.

These packages are pre-crafted, but the OCEPD is happy to customize these packages to ensure your organization’s professional development needs are met and exceeded. These packages allow a group of employees to spend five days immersed in an environment designed for optimal professional development and ensure any other needs for those organizations are met.

Requirements for International Groups Wanting Group Professional Development

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Packages

There are three options for packages:

  • Charlottetown package
    • Week-long (five-day) professional development, with facilitators provided, and a Certificate presented to each participant upon completion.
    • Manuals and printed materials are provided to each participant.
    • Each day is 9:00 am–4:00 pm, with catered morning and afternoon breaks, and catered lunches upon request.
    • Organization books their own accommodations.
      • The OCEPD can supply a list of recommended hotels upon request
  • On-campus package (only from May 1–August 20)
    • Week-long (five-day) professional development, with facilitators provided, and a Certificate presented to each participant upon completion.
    • Manuals and printed materials are provided to each participant.
    • Each day is 9:00 am–4:00 pm, with breakfast on campus, catered morning and afternoon breaks plus lunch provided, and catered dinners upon request.
      • Menus provided to groups prior to professional development.
    • Accommodations at the new UPEI residence in Charlottetown, booked and provided by the OCEPD.
    • The OCEPD can supply a list of local happenings, attractions, and restaurants within the capital area.
  • St. Peter’s Bay campus retreat
    • Weeklong (five-day) professional development, with facilitators provided, and a Certificate presented to each participant upon completion.
    • Manuals and printed materials are provided to each participant.
    • Each day is 9:00 am–4:00 pm, with catered breakfasts, lunches, and snacks provided, and catered dinners upon request.
      • Menus provided to groups prior to professional development.
    • Accommodations are provided at the beautiful new Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, overlooking the beautiful St. Peter’s Bay.
      • An approximate 45-minute drive east of Charlottetown.
      • This choice supplies more privacy and an experience surrounded by rare ecosystems found in the St. Peter’s area.
    • The OCEPD can supply a list of local happenings, attractions, and restaurants within the St. Peter’s and Kings County, PEI area.

Recommended Week-long Certificate Programs

The OCEPD has designed specific, intensive five-day long Certificate programs that are perfect for any one of the three professional development packages listed. These options include:

  • Certificate in Case Management (intensive, condensed)
  • Certificate in Care Coordination (intensive, condensed)
  • New Managers Certificate (intensive, condensed)
  • Certificate in Collaborative Leadership
    • This is recommended for groups who have previous management experience and/or have completed the New Managers Certificate
  • Certificate in Project Management (intensive, condensed)
  • Certificate in Mental Health Case Work
  • The Adult Learner: Course Design and Facilitation Certificate (intensive, condensed)

Read more about our recommended, week-long certificate programs

Also, if your organization has professional development needs not listed above, the OCEPD would be happy to work with your organization to create customized professional development that suits your needs.

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Why are these packages a good idea for your organization?

By having your group take part in the OCEPD’s intensive weeklong professional development packages, not only do your employees experience the finest professional development available on Prince Edward Island and Atlantic Canada, but they are able to do so in an environment conducive to maximized retention of knowledge, theories and skills conveyed. Also, by being together for five days, there is an obvious team-building quality to the professional development, which is invaluable to internal growth within an organization. This professional development can take your group to the next tier of knowledge and service. 

"My colleagues and I had a wonderful training opportunity with the University of Prince Edward Island. We expressed our unique training needs for our positions such as Social Workers, Peer Support Workers, Client Service Officers and Managers. UPEI provided us with a holistic training opportunity whereby all training needs were met as well as offered a fantastic cultural experience with an elder, and a visit to a First Nation Reserve (Lennox Island) where we learned how to make traditional drums. The training was very interactive and fun! I highly recommend UPEI for any continuing professional development needs."

Bernice Webber Penashue
Integrated Case Manager, Sheshatshiu, NL
Innu Round Table Secretariat

Contact the Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development

If you are interested in registering for a package for your organization, please complete our
 

Group Packages Request Form


If there is other information you need, feel free to contact pdp@upei.ca. 

Requirements for International Groups Wanting Group Professional Development

The UPEI Office of Continuing Education and Professional Development welcomes groups and organizations from countries outside of Canada seeking group professional development.

However, due to the nature of logistics surrounding professional development with international groups, the following requirements are in place for any international groups undergoing professional development from the OCEPD:

  • A non-refundable payment of 30% of the quoted price, fully paid by two (2) months prior to the first professional development session.
  • All fees and dues fully paid twenty-one (21) days prior to the first professional development session.
  • Confirmation of obtainment of necessary visas and entry permits for all participants twenty-one (21) days prior to the first professional development session.
  • All other necessary information is given to the OCEPD in a timely fashion (determined by the OCEPD).

Failure to meet one or more requirements may result in the cancellation of the group professional development (and the non-refundable 30% of the quoted price will not be returned).

Please note that official letters of invitation, with the names and passport numbers of participants, will not be issued by the OCEPD until the contractual agreement between the organization requesting professional development and the OCEPD is signed.

 

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