Mark your calendars for York University’s second annual Learn at Work Week

Join Learning & Organizational Development (L&OD) Oct. 25 to Nov. 1 for Learn at Work Week, an annual celebration created to recognize and promote the value of workplace learning and development.

The week will kick off with a Listen, Learn & Speak Speaker Series presentation on social media at York University.

Throughout Learn at Work Week, York employees will have an opportunity to enjoy articles, videos and presentations from various campus learning providers. Some of the many topics covered this year include:

  • Managing Your Career;
  • Development at Your Desk: eLearning for Employees;
  • Creating & Demonstrating Accessible Electronic Documents;
  • Emergency Preparedness; and
  • Student Information System (SIS) Learning.

Additional details and event locations will be coming soon.

Celebration of Learning event

The culmination of Learn at Work Week is the Celebration of Learning event on Nov. 1. “If you have completed a degree, diploma or certificate program from a registered postsecondary institution over the past year, between spring 2012 and fall 2013, the staff in Learning & Organizational Development want to know about your accomplishment,” says Glenda Charlton, coordinator, Learning & Organizational Development. “Recognition of your success is an important part of York University’s Better Workplace.”

To submit your information for this event, go here, log in through your Passport York account and complete the application form by Friday, Oct. 18. Once it is received and your submission is confirmed, details will be sent to you about when and where the Celebration of Learning event will take place.

For additional information, contact Alya Naqvi at ext. 44635 or e-mail alyanaqv@yorku.ca or hrlearn@yorku.ca.