Join Lori East (HR) and David Hunt (EHS) at noon in 506 Tory Building, as they walk you through basic workspace ergonomics.

Sign up today!

And don’t forget to bring your lunch!

The seminar will run twice this spring, once for professional staff and once for faculty and executives.

Professional Staff, April 17 & 18, 2013: This seminar is open to members of the Retirement Plan from the following groups: Administrative Management, Administrative Technical Exempt, CUPE 2424, CUPE 3778, CUPE 910, and University Safety.

Faculty & Executives, May 16 & 17, 2013: This seminar is open to members of the retirement plan in the following groups: CUASA, Academic Management and Executives.

Seating is limited and priority will be given to employees nearing retirement.

Topics of the seminars will include:

• Working beyond your normal retirement date
• Carleton pension benefits
• Carleton post-retirement benefits
• Preparing emotionally for retirement
• Other sources of retirement income
• Deciding when to retire
• Estate planning
• A word from the Carleton University Retirees Association
• Financial management for retirees

Please note that Day 1 runs from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, while Day 2 runs from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

If your spouse will be attending with you, please notify rebecca_bowie@carleton.ca or x8985 immediately after you have registered through Carleton Central. This will help us manage the number of participants more effectively.

For more information on these and other upcoming workshops please visit the Learning & Development section of Carleton Central.

• 13-Feb-13 (9am-12:30pm) – Risk Management, Tony Lackey
• 20-Feb-13 (9am-12pm) – Health & Safety Training for Supervisors

Winter 2013 Calendar

February

• 5-Feb-2013 (9am-11am) – DIY Benchmarking, Scott Gonsalves
• 13-Feb-13 (9am-12:30pm) – Risk Management, Tony Lackey
• 14-Feb-2013 (8:30am-12pm) – Time Management & Priority Setting, Rod Lemmex
• 19-Feb-2013 (8:30am-4:30pm) – Microsoft Word Level 2, Thaddeus Thomas
• 19-Feb & 20-Feb-2013 (8:30am-4:30pm) – Client Relationship Management (2 days), Rod Lemmex
• 20-Feb-13 (9am-12pm) – Health & Safety Training for Supervisors
• 22-Feb-2013 (9am-11:30am) – Basics of Benchmarking, Scott Gonsalves

March

• 5-Mar-2013 (9am-12pm) – Managing Sick Leave and Workplace Injuries, Jacques Charron & Lori East
• 7-Mar-2013 (9am-12pm) – Leading Service Excellence for Faculty & Staff, Melanie Dow
• 12-Mar-2013 (9am-12pm) – Skills for Enacting Service Excellence & Preventing the Runaround, Melanie Dow

April

• 11-Apr-2013 (8:30am-12pm) – Navigating through Transitions – “Change,” Rod Lemmex
• 25-Apr-2013 – Ergonomics lunch ’n’ learn, Lori East
• 30-April-2013 – Managing in a Unionized Environment, Colleen Boucher

Note: Space is limited. Priority is given to continuing employees. If the workshop is full, sign up for the waitlist (employee’s circumstances change often).

If you have any questions or inquiries about the learning and development program or a specific training request please email learninganddevelopment@carleton.ca.