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here are those who believe a leader is born and not made, as the old saying goes. But don’t count British Columbia’s business community among such traditional thinkers.

With the first wave of baby boomer retirements already upon us – a trend that is expected to continue until 2031, when the last of the boomers turn 65 – companies big and small are eager to stem the loss of talent and experience at the top, and they are investing like never before in innovative ways to nurture the next generation of leaders within their ranks.

There is, as yet, no set playbook for success, but human resources experts say those with the best shot at weathering the “boomer” storm must be prepared to shed old stereotypes that dictate what an effective leader looks like and embrace new, “bottom-up” styles of management that encourage all members of a team to take an active role in the company’s survival.

“Models like this help to develop leadership talent in everyone, as well as focus on the constant development of leadership skills, which will help as this leadership crisis gets worse,” says Michael Daniels, assistant professor of organizational behaviour at the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Sauder School of Business.

At Stantec, the need for effective succession planning is particularly acute. The multinational engineering and design firm, which employs about 8,600 people across

Canada, including B.C., is experiencing an exaggerated baby boom crisis thanks largely to the deep recession of the 1980s.

“The consequence is that there is a missing generation of leaders,” says Steve Fleck, executive vice-president of Stantec’s project delivery office in Vancouver.

To fill the gap, the company has acknowledged it will look to recruit external candidates for some key management roles.

But its main leadership efforts are undoubtedly focused inward.

Among the most effective international strategies to date, according to Fleck, is a formal training initiative known as the Emerging Leaders program. Piloted in 2011, the program has seen approximately 500 employees, drawn from across the company in Canada and the U.S., put through a demanding curriculum that mixes personal development, relationship building and conflict resolution skills with hands-on project management with or under the guidance of senior Stantec leaders.

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agent” mentality that can come with external hires.

“The best way to maintain the Stantec culture, and mitigate our longer-term business risk, is to have engaged employees who have grown within the Stantec community, who have a sense of responsibility to the organization and see that Stantec provides opportunity and reciprocates by putting people first,” he says.

At Telus, the conversation around leadership is similarly active – a reality shaped by the pending departure of more than 13,000 boomers (approximately 30 per cent of the telecom giant’s 44,000 employees countrywide) from the workforce over the next 15 years.

The Telus MBA program, which rewards long-serving and promising employees with an opportunity to obtain an advanced degree through the University of Victoria (see story on page 14), and formal mentoring programs such as Connections, a program that connects women with leadership ambitions throughout the company, are among the more tangible efforts that have been put in place to date.

But the company has also opted to view the current succession-planning challenge as an opportunity to redefine what it means to be a leader, and strengthen engagement levels while it’s at it.

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Steve Fleck, executive vicepresident of Stantec’s project delivery office in Vancouver, with Lisa Vaagen (left), senior associate, buildings, and Emily Dunlop, discipline leader, community development.

Vaagen and Dunlop are graduates of Stantec’s Emerging Leaders program, a company-wide initiative to develop the next generation of leaders | CHUNG CHOW

Critically, framing all its leadership programs, both formal and informal, is a philosophy that seeks to foster collaboration across departments and pay scales by encouraging the notion that “leadership is for everyone.”

“I’ve always said behaviour before tools and form before function,” says Dan Pontefract, Telus chief envisioner and the man largely responsible for ushering in the current corporate doctrine.

Pontefract says Telus has taken its lead from recognized business innovators, notably General Electric, which, rather than going into succession-planning mode only when it needs to fill a position, instead engages in continuous succession management at all levels of the organization.

“It behooves an organization, in our opinion, that if they truly want to win, and truly achieve their business strategy, then they ought to think through what it means to be in an open ecosystem – an organization of leaders where leadership is strong throughout,” says Pontefract.

Coast Capital Savings is among the rare exceptions to the baby boomer talent vacuum. The average age of workers at the Metro Vancouver credit union is 38 years – well below the national average of 44 years, according to Statistics Canada. Just 360 staff members out of

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1,630 are of the boomer generation. Among the organization’s top executives, five of 25 are over the age of 50 years.

“We have a corporate identity that appeals to the younger generation,” says Lewisa Anciano, Coast Capital’s vice-president of people.

That doesn’t mean the credit union is complacent on the issue of leadership development. On the contrary, Coast Capital has, over the past 18 months, moved steadily to up its investments in building leadership capacity within its ranks. It has even gone so far as to declare leadership development a key priority as the organization looks to stay on course in a dramatically

changing banking industry, where “a new genre of leader” has become a necessity, says Anciano.

Leaders Who Inspire is one of the programs the organization has brought in. The program exposes select internal candidates to six months of intensive training, and hands-on leadership and mentoring.

The organization also has set an ambitious target of 100 per cent completion of company-wide individual development plans by the end of the year. The plans are designed to help all employees set professional goals and break down the steps they need to achieve them.

“We use that as an opportunity to have a discussion of where they want to go – maybe not now, but when they are ready. It’s an opportunity to have that discussion: ‘What does it take to get you ready for this position?’

Because career development is a joint responsibility,” she says.

Broadly speaking, UBC’s Daniels says employers need to start investing in their leadership development pipelines earlier in the developmental stage of the candidate and focus on internal succession planning.

“It turns out that injecting meaning, purpose and recognition in the workplace can lead to better talent retention outcomes than simply throwing money at them,” he says. “Smart companies will focus more on these factors to keep the talent they already have.” É

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s the world’s most recognized business degree, a master of business administration continues to carry considerable credibility, making it of interest to women of all ages working to advance their careers.

Many B.C. universities offer a wide range of options for those pursuing an MBA, including part-time, fulltime, executive, technology management and other specializations, with courses in leadership, finance, accounting, human resources, marketing, economics and information systems management, to name a few.

Carolyn de Voest is halfway through her MBA program at Royal Roads University (RRU), specializing in management consulting, and plans to graduate later this year. Earning an MBA will help her expand her network and her professional tool kit, she says.

“I want to do more strategy work with businesses,” says de Voest, who runs her own business, Better Your Best Coaching, where she works with entrepreneurs to reach their full potential as leaders.

“The No. 1 challenge is time,” says the 39-year-old North Vancouver resident, who often spends up to 30 hours a week on her studies.

As a mother, de Voest says balancing school with work and family life can be challenging, but the professional and personal benefits are worth it.

“There’s something really rewarding about challenging yourself at this level,” she says.

Melony Burton, a student in RRU’s MBA executive management program, is supervisor of infrastructure management for the City of Coquitlam’s engineering department. Burton says while her engineering background has provided her with a solid foundation, an MBA is equipping her with tools and knowledge to serve in a larger capacity.

“As an executive MBA program, the students in this program are mature adults who bring a considerable amount of working experience,” says Burton.

Lois Fearon is director of the RRU School of Business, where women make up about 41 per cent of total enrolment in MBA programs. While most courses are offered online, students attend two residency periods on campus. Fearon says residencies allow learners to connect and build strong relationships with each other, their professors and program staff.

“This can be particularly important for women who, even more so than men, tend to be relationship builders with strong collaboration skills,” she explains. “We tend to attract many students through word of mouth.

We have a lot of great role models in terms of women in leadership positions who are RRU MBA alumni, and their visibility and support really helps to draw more women.”

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according to Fearon.

“It will enable them to talk boardroom language, to be strategic in their thinking, to see the big picture, understand relationships between organizational pieces and to do a host of other things,” she says. “It also introduces women to a network of other professionals who can help them throughout their lives in many ways.”

Simon Fraser University (SFU) has about 37 per cent total female enrolment in a variety of different MBA programs. Anca Cvaci, pharmacy project manager at Providence Health Care, graduated with her MBA from SFU in 2014. Cvaci, a pharmacist, focused her studies on consulting and project management leadership.

“I loved it because it really opened up the world for me,” says Cvaci, 30, who won the 2013-14 University Women’s Club of Vancouver annual graduate award in business and used the $5,000 to help initiate a sustainability-focused case competition where MBA students from SFU and other universities compete to find the best solution for business case studies.

While an MBA may not be a ticket to career success, the degree can provide women with the necessary tools to thrive in a business environment, according to Cvaci.

“Women shouldn’t feel that business is not a woman’s place,” she says.

Catherine Salinas, Oracle Managed Cloud Services’ service delivery manager, is on the consulting and strategic management track in the University of British Columbia’s part-time MBA program and plans to graduate next year. Salinas says an MBA will complement her information technology background.

“IT is becoming more integrated into business,” she says. “There are lots of opportunities for people who understand how IT and business work together.”

Salinas recommends that women attend MBA information sessions and fairs at various schools and ask questions of students, faculty and program staff to find the right fit.

As an MBA graduate from the University of Victoria with a specialization in entrepreneurship, Krystal Gabriel says the degree does not necessarily guarantee landing a great job, and much depends on the focus of the individual student.

“It’s totally what you make it,” advises Gabriel, 30, head of business development at Vancouver-based leadership development and strategy consulting firm Virtus. “The clearer you can go in with what you want to do with it, the better.” É

B.C. schools offering MBA programs Royal Roads University, School of Business (Victoria) Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business (Vancouver) Thompson Rivers University, School of Business and Economics (Kamloops) Trinity Western University, School of Business (Langley) University Canada West (Vancouver) University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business (Vancouver) University of Northern British Columbia, School of Business (Prince George) University of Victoria, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business (Victoria) Vancouver Island University, Faculty of Management (Nanaimo)

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inding time to take courses toward a degree, diploma or certificate can be challenging for professionals working full time.

However, most post-secondary institutions provide a wide selection of e-learning options.

Avi van Haren, director of product management at Ayogo Health Inc., a Vancouver-based patient engagement software developer, recently graduated with a master of business administration from Royal Roads University (RRU). The university, located just outside Victoria, offers a blended learning model consisting of online courses and two residencies where students attend classes on campus.

Van Haren, who calls herself a “huge advocate” of online learning, enjoyed the flexibility of e-learning while continuing to work full time. She says online learning suits mid-career professionals who travel often, and it allows more time for contemplation of course material.

RRU uses an open-source digital learning platform called Moodle where students and professors access course information and connect with each other. Students also reach out on social media and on Blackboard Collaborate, an online learning management system.

“Completing my degrees through online learning has given me a new language to more effectively engage in business,” says van Haren, 45, who also completed a bachelor of arts in professional communication at RRU. Self-discipline and time management skills are

important for professionals pursuing studies online, according to van Haren, especially when working in cohorts made up of students from across the country or around the globe.

“You really need to be committed to your program and to your team,” she says. “Time zones can make it tricky, and communication is important.”

Having self-motivation and the support of family and friends is also vital to an online student’s success.

“My family was incredibly supportive of me doing this,” explains van Haren, a Governor General’s Gold Medal nominee and recipient of two major academic awards at RRU. “Have the goal in mind and tell people your goal.

They will support you in making it happen.”

Students have different styles of learning, and, according to Pedro Márquez, RRU’s vice-president of global marketing and business development, the blended learning model is superior to programs offered fully online or in a bricks-and-mortar classroom setting due to its flexibility. While distance learning may be considered a “second-class way of learning” by some, Márquez says that perception is changing worldwide.

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repositioned in an international context and will grow in demand,” he says.

Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Beedie School of Business offers an online graduate diploma in business administration (GDBA), which is equivalent to half of an MBA. Tom Brown, SFU’s director of part-time MBA and GDBA programs, says the diploma program takes about two years to complete and enrols about 100 new students every year who work through modules while using the Canvas online learning management system.

“They have a great deal of freedom about when they want to work on the courses,” says Brown.

Students who are more introverted by nature may find learning online to be a better fit than a traditional classroom setting, according to Brown.

“The quality of the discussions tends to be more thoughtful and more thorough,” he explains.

As with any educational program, online learning can involve a learning curve, but students are taken through an orientation to get them accustomed to e-learning.

Besides individual study, online learning also entails teamwork and a focus on collaboration and provides

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Avi van Haren, director of product management at Vancouver-based patient engagement software developer Ayogo Health, calls herself a “huge advocate” of online learning | ROB KRUYT

an opportunity for students to discuss their ideas with each other.

“People get very close relations with people they work with in an online environment,” says Brown. “It’s a dynamic, interactive, shared environment.”

For professionals who have completed degrees and are looking to acquire additional skills and training without a huge time or financial commitment, online certificate learning is a viable option.

Vancouver resident Catherine Aung is working toward an environmental monitoring certificate through Prince George’s University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), a program offered fully online. Aung, who has a master’s degree in environmental engineering from the National University of Singapore and runs Green Canada/Asia Consulting Services, says she enjoys the flexible schedule and not having to commute to classes.

Originally from Myanmar, Aung says she enrolled in the UNBC program to learn about Canadian environmental laws and regulations.

“As professionals, we need to learn continually,” says the 46-year-old. “Lifelong learning motivates me to learn online.” É

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university education was a springboard to success for Kim Logan. As director of government relations for Telus, Logan has a dynamic and rewarding career that’s a direct outcome of her degree in political science. However, it was always in the back of her mind to return to school.

So when Telus and the University of Victoria (UVic) in summer 2015 announced an innovative partnership creating a master of business administration customized for the telecommunications industry, Logan was keen to be considered for the initial cohort.

The degree program, with specializations in leadership and strategy, is offered at the Sardul S. Gill Graduate School within UVic’s Gustavson School of Business. All 20 students in the first-ever cohort are top-performing Telus management-level employees who met the university’s graduate admissions requirements.

“I had always wanted to do an MBA program. I’m definitely looking to enhance my business acumen,” says Logan. “The ability or the process of doing an MBA within the Telus context was really appealing to me. I think it’s the ultimate in experiential learning because we really are drawing on the Telus experience as we learn these concepts and principles in business.”

Many organizations contract with universities to deliver their MBA programs to groups of executives. A few, such as McDonald’s Restaurants and Apple, have internal management training programs and facilities.

Others, like Colliers International, deploy their own

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managers to deliver specialized short courses enhancing employee skill sets.

The Telus program breaks new ground by putting executives into a postgraduate program where the student’s learning is immediately and directly transferable to the company.

Courses are presented by regular members of the Gustavson faculty – augmented by Telus executives in residence who lecture and provide contextual material for the program. Telus CEO Darren Entwistle gave his first lecture to the students soon after the program commenced in October 2015.

Although UVic and Telus have previously collaborated on specific course offerings, it’s the first time the Vancouver Island university has struck a partnership with a corporation on a custom-designed degree program.

UVic was one of nine universities invited to bid after Telus issued a request for proposals in spring 2015.

“We felt there was an opportunity to take the partnership we’d developed to the next step,” says Saul Klein, dean of Gustavson. “There are other business schools and other MBA programs that have developed programs they are delivering in-company. But they tend to be the

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Prof. Daniel Skarlicki of UBC’s Sauder School of Business teaches doctors leadership and management skills in Sauder’s Physician Leadership Program, developed in partnership with B.C. health authorities | CHUNG CHOW The Telus MBA digital classroom, complete with avatars used by the students and professors throughout their studies | UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA

same program in all cases.

“In this program all of the participants’ projects are being customized for the Telus environment. That direct linkage between what the students are learning in the classroom and the issues the company is grappling with is, I think, one of the revolutionary pieces of what we’re doing.”

Dan Pontefract, chief envisioner of Telus’ Transformation Office, says the program meets the company’s objective of avoiding the traditional model for delivering an MBA. Students work part time and attend school part time – rather than spending weekends in a classroom.

“We wanted this to be a combination of face-to-face, Internet and asynchronous digital learning, which is really the Telus way. It’s what we’ve inculcated inside of Telus over the last seven or eight years.

“One of the central tendencies inside of Telus is learning by doing. We found that 70 or 75 per cent of all learnings are informal and social exchange. Whether it’s leader to team member, team member to team member, team member to customer or partner to team member, it’s an ecosystem of exchange.”

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University of Victoria ■Master of business administration degree customized for Telus

■First customized graduate program developed by Gustavson School of Business at University of Victoria

■Gustavson’s first offering of a degree-level program to a corporate client

■The two-year MBA program began in October 2015 with an initial cohort of 20 Telus executives

■Courses are taught by Gustavson faculty and

Over at the University of British Columbia (UBC), another uniquely qualified group of students is wrestling with its own set of specialized challenges. UBC’s Sauder School of Business works with Vancouver Coastal Health and other B.C. health regions to train physicians to make executive decisions about the operations and budgets of the province’s hospitals.

Hospitals are voracious consumers of B.C. health-care dollars, and without specific business training it can be challenging for a physician turned hospital administrator to make decisions about how to allocate scarce resources.

According to Daniel Skarlicki, Edgar F. Kaiser professor of organizational behaviour at Sauder, there’s no room for leadership and management courses at medical school, which means that “great physicians with no training in leadership” are being asked to manage and even trim hospital budgets.

Sauder’s Physician Leadership Program targets senior physicians who are taking on leadership roles in their health authority and wish to augment medical background with applied, forward-thinking management skills. The program includes three modules on topics such as leadership development, operations management and change management – and making a credible pitch to government for funding in an era of cost-cutting and redirecting hospital funds to core programs and services.

“If you really want to start moving a B.C. health strategy forward, you’ve got to have people who can take on change management kinds of issues in leadership positions,” Skarlicki says. “Almost 200 physicians have been through this program. And we probably have another 300 to 400 in the wings.” É

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Telus’ MBA program at the University of Victoria began in October 2015 with an initial cohort of 20 Telus executives | SUBMITTED

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augmented by input and participation from Telus senior executives ■In 2016 the program will be expanded and offered to Telus business customers ■“Universities need to continually explore innovative ways of delivering content and to ensure that their programs meet market needs. Our collaboration with Telus also gives the business school a wonderful opportunity to work with a leading-edge company,” says Saul Klein, dean of Gustavson School of Business

University of British Columbia ■Physician Leadership Program designed through collaboration among health regions including Vancouver Coastal Health, UBC’s Sauder School of Business, BC Patient Safety & Quality Council and UBC faculty of medicine ■Program targets senior physicians who are taking on leadership roles in their health authority and wish to augment medical background with applied, forwardthinking management skills ■The 10-day program is spread through four modules over six months ■“We didn’t just want to train physicians to take on leadership roles. The mandate was much more than that. It was actually to build capacity for leading change in health care in B.C.,” says Daniel Skarlicki, academic lead, Physician Leadership Program, UBC Sauder School of Business

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Professional designations Credentials that boost your qualifications – and what it takes to earn them ACCOUNTING CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant)

EDITING CPE (Certified Professional Editor)

Administering organization: International Coach Federation (www. coachfederation.org).

Description: The Certified General Accountants of British Columbia, Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and Certified Management Accountants of British Columbia have partnered to offer the nationally developed, regionally delivered Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) program. The CPA program has been offered in British Columbia since July 2013.

Prerequisites: Four-year, 120-credit-hour university degree or equivalent. In addition to an undergraduate degree, there will be specific subject area coverage which all candidates will be required to complete. The specific subject area coverage requirements can be met through approved programs in post-secondary institutions.

Students who did not acquire the prerequisite subject area coverage as part of their undergraduate degree will be able to meet this requirement through the CPA prerequisite education program, offered by the profession and delivered on a part-time basis. The CPA prerequisite education program is a modularized program consisting of 12 modules; students complete only those modules they require.

Requirements: The CPA professional education program has six modules: two common core modules, common to all candidates, which focus on the development of competencies in management and financial accounting, and the integration of the six core technical competency areas: audit and assurance, finance, taxation, financial reporting, management accounting, and strategy and governance; two elective modules, which allow CPA candidates to develop deeper skills in their areas of career interest (four electives will be offered: assurance, performance management, tax and finance – all candidates must choose two; candidates pursuing careers in public accounting must choose assurance and tax); and the final two courses include a capstone integrative module that focuses on the development of the enabling competencies such as leadership and professional skills and the integration of core competencies, and a capstone examination preparation module that prepares candidates for the common final examination, which students write at the conclusion of the six modules. All CPA candidates must also complete relevant, progressive practical experience that is approved by the CPA profession. Experience can be gained in two ways: pre-approved path, in which CPA candidates will be employed in training positions offered by offices and organizations in training paths approved by the CPA profession; or experience verification model, in which CPA candidates will be appropriately supervised and/or mentored, and submit detailed experience reports for approval by the CPA profession.

Costs: Vary.

Administering organization: Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada – CPA Canada (www.cpacanada.ca).

Description: Candidates can become CPEs or earn separate certifications in proofreading, copy editing, structural editing or stylistic editing.

Requirements: Passing of required tests (four tests for CPE designation). No formal requirements, but EAC recommends at least five years of extensive editing work experience.

Costs: For one test, $450 (member), $550 (non-member); for two tests, $850 (member), $1,050 (non-member).

Administering organization: Editors’ Association of Canada (www. editors.ca).

FAMILY ENTERPRISE ADVISING FEA (Family Enterprise Advisor)

CAREER COUNSELLING CCDP (Certified Career Development Practitioner) Description: A CCDP knows career development, has skills and expertise in assessment and referral, and has interpersonal competence in career development. A CCDP has skills and expertise in at least three of the following: assessment, facilitated individual and group learning, career counselling, information and resource management, work development and community capacity-building.

Requirements: Master’s degree in related field and at least one year’s related work experience; bachelor’s degree in related field and at least two years’ related work experience; diploma in career-development practice or related field and at least three years’ related work experience; certificate in career-development practice or related field, or equivalent post-secondary education and at least four years’ related work experience; evidence of all core competencies and three areas of specialization; evidence of completing course in ethics related to career development, counselling or adult education that includes at least 10 hours’ instructional time, as well as course in career-development theory that includes at least 20 hours’ instructional time.

Costs: $250 application fee, $150 renewal fee after three years.

Administering organization: BC Career Development Association (www.bccda.org).

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EVENT PLANNING CMP (Certified Meeting Professional) Description: Helps persons employed in meeting management pursue continuing education, increase involvement with industry and gain industry-wide recognition.

Requirements: Three years’ work experience in the industry, having been employed within the last 12 months; a degree in meeting, event, exhibition or hospitality/tourism management and two years’ work experience; three years’ full-time instruction experience in a meeting/hospitality university program. Completion of 25 hours’ continuing education or completion of approved internship/ apprenticeship in the industry with a minimum of 200 hours of work experience. Written exam.

Costs: US$250 CMP application submission fee, US$450 exam registration fee.

Administering organization: Convention Industry Council (www. conventionindustry.org).

CSEP (Certified Special Events Professional) Description: CSEP recognizes event professionals who have successfully demonstrated the knowledge, skills and ability essential to perform all components of a special event.

Requirements: To qualify for CSEP exam, a candidate must have minimum three years’ full-time professional employment in the special events industry. Documentation of work experience required.

Exam is a 4.5-hour computer-based examination scored either pass or fail and consisting of 100 multiple-choice questions and a written portion, both based on the CSEP content outline at www.ises.com.

Costs: US$600 CSEP exam registration fee, US$200 re-certification (after five years with 25 industry points, no exam required), CAD$399 (plus $55 one-time application fee) annual membership fee (administered by Canadian head office, www.isescanada.com).

Administering organization: International Special Events Society (www.ises.com).

DMCP (Destination Management Certified Professional) Requirements: To qualify as a candidate for the written exam,

applicant must have minimum three years’ destination management or bachelor’s degree in hospitality-related major from accredited university; current employment in hospitality; responsibility and accountability for successful completion of destination management programs and minimum 90 points on the application.

Costs: US$200 application fee (US$300 non-members), US$400 test registration fee (US$500 non-members), US$200 re-certification application fee (after five years with 50 continuing experience/ education points).

Administering organization: Association of Destination Management Executives (www.adme.org).

EXECUTIVE COACHING ACC (Associate Certified Coach), PCC (Professional Certified Coach), MCC (Master Certified Coach) Description: The International Coach Federation establishes and administers minimum standards for credentialing professional coaches and coach-training agencies. A coach credentialed by the ICF has coach-specific training, has achieved a designated number of hours of experience and has been coached by a mentor coach.

Requirements: Vary by designation; for details, see www. coachfederation.org/credential.

Costs: Vary.

Description: The Family Enterprise Advisor designation demonstrates an advisor’s commitment to excellence in family enterprise advising. Granted to experienced lawyers, wealth managers, accountants, facilitators and family therapists, the designation represents a substantial opportunity in a marketplace where more than 80 per cent of businesses are family-owned.

Appointed by the Institute of Family Enterprise Advisors (IFEA), this designation is unique in the world.

Requirements: Completion of Family Enterprise Advisor program at UBC’s Sauder School of Business, possession of a professional designation or equivalent, passing of written and oral components of designation exam offered by IFEA. The multidisciplinary approach teaches advisors to integrate their own disciplines with others to provide collaborative and complementary advice to business family clients, all of whom must navigate the unique challenges of family dynamics, governance, communication and succession planning. Only offered once each year, the program is the education requirement for a designation with IFEA. Costs: Completion of program $13,965, includes first year’s membership to IFEA, designation; fees $500, annual membership fees thereafter $395.

Administering organization: Institute of Family Enterprise Advisors (www.ifea.ca).

FINANCE AND INSURANCE CAIB (Canadian Accredited Insurance Broker), CPIB (Canadian Professional Insurance Broker), CCIB (Canadian Certified Insurance Broker) Description of CAIB: Insurance Brokers Association of BC offers the CAIB program through provincial member associations.

Designed for property and casualty insurance brokers, CAIB provides insurance knowledge to develop competence and enhance career opportunities. Four course modules constitute the program and cover personal and commercial lines of insurance plus brokerage management skills. Each course culminates in a national exam.

Courses prepare students to meet B.C. licensing requirements.

Description of CPIB: The new senior designation program developed by Insurance Brokers Association of Canada (IBAC) and its provincial member associations is specifically designed for property and casualty insurance brokers. The program has three distinct streams: personal lines, commercial lines and broker management. To earn the CPIB designation students must complete the three mandatory courses and any three of the elective courses in the stream of their choice.

Description of CCIB: CCIB is a senior designation designed for commercial insurance brokers who have already completed their CAIB. The CCIB program is a self-study program involving three exams, which are all practical and experience-based.

Requirements for CAIB: Completion of four course volumes and exams. Employment by insurance brokerage that is a member of a provincial brokers’ association that is, in turn, a member of Insurance Brokers Association of Canada.

Costs: For CAIB, per course, $615 to $725 (including text materials and exam fees) self-study options; $695 to $845 (including web access, text materials and exam fees) online options; $845 to $995 (including instruction, text materials and exam fees) classroom options. For CPIB, $495 to $595 per course, including text materials and exam fees.

Administering organization: Insurance Brokers Association of British Columbia (www.ibabc.org).

CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional), CCBA (Certification of Competency in Business Analysis) Description of CBAP: Holding CBAP proves demonstrated

knowledge of skills necessary for being an effective business analyst and competence in the principles and practices of business analysis. It brings recognition of professional competence by professional peers and management along with advanced career

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Professional designations potential from recognition as a professional business analysis practitioner.

Description of CCBA: This stepping stone to obtaining the CBAP designation provides recognition for persons who have experience in business analysis but do not yet meet the requirements for the CBAP designation.

Requirements for CBAP: 7,500 hours’ experience in business analysis in last 10 years in tasks specifically related to knowledge areas in the BABOK (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge) Guide, 900 hours in four of the six knowledge areas, minimum 21 hours’ professional development in last four years, two references from career manager, client or CBAP recipients, passing of final exam, signed code of conduct. Re-certification every three years with 60 continuing development units.

Requirements for CCBA: 3,750 hours’ work in business analysis aligned with the BABOK Guide in last seven years, 900 hours in two of the six knowledge areas or 500 hours in four of the six knowledge areas, 21 hours’ professional development in the past four years, minimum high school education or equivalent, two references from career manager, client or CBAP recipient, passing of final exam, signed code of conduct.

Costs of CBAP: US$125 exam application fee, US$325 exam fee for IIBA members or US$450 for non-members.

Administering organization: International Institute of Business Analysis (www.theiiba.org).

CCP (Certified Credit Professional) Description: CCP designation is recognized as a symbol of excellence in credit management. Program is delivered online.

The credit basics program (also offered online) can be used as a stepping stone to this certification.

Requirements: Completion of required courses in financial accounting fundamentals, credit management, micro/ macroeconomics, corporate finance fundamentals, business communications, managing credit with information technology, Canadian credit law and advanced credit management. Transfer credits applicable.

Ongoing requirements: Continued membership and participation in a continuing professional development program.

Costs: $150 annual student membership fee, $745 to $845 per course. Fees include textbooks, lesson materials, educational software and sessional exam fees.

Administering organization: Credit Institute of Canada (www. creditinstitute.org).

CFP (Certified Financial Planner) Requirements: Completion of core curriculum program approved

by Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC), agreement to abide

by FPSC code of ethics and maintain registration in registered candidate program, passing of financial planning examination (FPE) Level 1, at least one year full-time (or equivalent) financial planning work experience, completion of an FPSC-approved capstone course, passing of FPE Level 2 and at least two additional years’ full-time (or equivalent) financial planning work experience. Total financial planning work experience must be at least three years. Candidates who qualify under approved prior credential policy (those who hold CA, CGA, CMA, CFA, CLU or FCIA designations, have PhDs in finance, economics or business or are members of provincial law society) must still complete both exams and successfully complete the capstone course. For all candidates, there is a maximum of four attempts on FPEs. Candidates must meet other administrative requirements and abide by maintenance requirements.

Ongoing requirements: Annual renewal of licence by 30 hours’ continuing education, continued agreement to abide by FPSC code of ethics and adhere to the Marks Use Guide for Canadian CFP Professionals.

Costs: Vary with educational institutions and programs. $450 to $700 for exams (there are early, regular and late-registration fees) (subject to change); $345 annual licensee fee (subject to change).

Continuing education fees vary.

Administrating organization: Financial Planning Standards Council (www.fpsc.ca).

CIP (Chartered Insurance Professional) and FCIP (Fellow Chartered Insurance Professional) Description of CIP: Comprehensive designation program for

property and casualty insurance that integrates practical and theoretical knowledge and features concentrations for underwriters, brokers/agents and adjusters.

Description of FCIP: Designed to promote leadership skills, the FCIP program provides a comprehensive business education with a specific property and casualty insurance focus.

Requirements for CIP: Ten courses taken in class, online or by distance learning, five being mandatory, three applied-professional and two elective (chosen from more than 30 available courses).

Requirements for FCIP: Prior completion of CIP course and work experience requirements; current Insurance Institute membership, current CIP membership (for CIP graduates) and an undergraduate

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degree from a Canadian university or equivalent. (An alternate route is available for those with a college diploma.) Completion of FCIP program consists of six courses (delivered online): Strategy in the P&C Insurance Sector, Leading in the Insurance World, Financial Management for Insurance Leaders, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in the Insurance Sector, Emerging Issues: Implications for the P&C Insurance Leader, and Integrative Learning for the P&C Insurance Sector (a work-based capstone project). Five years’ relevant work experience by completion of the program.

Costs for CIP: Approximately $6,500 for 10 courses (including tuition, exam fees and text materials). Individual course fees are approximately $600 to $700.

Costs for FCIP: $6,825 total for six courses, $245 per course for course material.

Administering organizations: Insurance Institute of British Columbia, Insurance Institute of Canada (www.insuranceinstitute.ca).

GRAPHIC DESIGN CGD (Certified Graphic Designer) Description: Awarded to practising designers who have completed at least seven years of combined graphic design education and professional practice and whose work and professional integrity are of acceptable standards.

Requirements: Applicants submit membership form and resumé, sign licensing agreement and undergo confidential case study/ portfolio review. Practising web and new media designers are eligible to apply for CGD status. Also included in this category are professional design educators and design administrators. Three- or four-year course of studies in graphic design is recommended but not required.

Costs: $330 annual dues B.C. mainland, $300 annual dues Vancouver Island.

Administering organization: Society of Graphic Designers of Canada (www.gdc.net).

HOME INSPECTION Licensed Home Inspector Description: Home inspectors must be licensed in British Columbia.

Licensing and regulation are conducted by Consumer Protection BC. Requirements: Candidate must hold appropriate designation from and be a member in good standing of Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia, Canadian National Association of Certified Home Inspectors, the National Home Inspector Certification Council or the Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors BC; disclosure of any criminal history; insurance coverage. For a complete list of licensing requirements, visit www. homeinspectionrightsbc.ca.

Costs: Vary by association designation; $505 for new licence and renewal.

Administering organization: Consumer Protection BC (www. consumerprotectionbc.ca or www.homeinspectionrightsbc.ca).

HUMAN RESOURCES CHRP (Certified Human Resources Professional) Requirements: Bachelor’s degree and successful completion of

National Knowledge Exam (NKE). Plus you must submit a completed experience assessment validated by your current employer. This assessment must prove: a minimum of three years working in an HR role within the last 10 years (at least one year must be within Canada), experience gained using technical HR knowledge and a level of autonomy in the application of your HR knowledge. It is not necessary to be a manager or supervisor. Experience covers at least two of the seven required professional capabilities.

Membership in Human Resources Management Association required. Re-certification required every three years by reassessment or with 100 points for professional development activities and experience from various categories.

Costs: Annual member dues $325; annual CHRP dues $155; NKE $350; experience requirement $500.

Administering organization: Human Resources Management Association (www.hrma.ca).

PHR (Professional in Human Resources), SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources), GPHR (Global Professional in Human Resources), HRMP (Human Resource Management Professional), HRBC (Human Resource Business Professional) PHR exam eligibility: One year’s demonstrated professional HR

experience with master’s degree or higher; two years’ demonstrated professional HR experience with bachelor’s degree; or four years’ demonstrated professional HR experience with less than a bachelor’s degree.

Requirements for PHR: Three-hour, 175-question multiple-choice exam.

SPHR exam eligibility: Four years’ demonstrated professional HR

experience with master’s degree or higher; five years’ experience with bachelor’s; seven years’ experience with less than a bachelor’s.

Requirements for SPHR: Three-hour, 175-question multiple-choice

exam.

GPHR exam eligibility: Two years’ demonstrated global professional HR experience with a master’s degree or higher; three years’ demonstrated professional HR experience (with two of the three being global HR experience) with bachelor’s; or four years’ demonstrated professional HR experience (with two of the four being global HR experience) with less than a bachelor’s.

Requirements for GPHR: Three-hour, 165-question multiple-choice exam. Certification exams occur twice a year (see website for dates and deadlines). Re-certification required after three years by accumulation of 60 credit hours of HR-related continuing education activities prior to end of the three years or by retaking of exam.

Costs: US$400 PHR exam, US$525 SPHR and GPHR exams. Society for Human Resource Management national members receive US$50 discount when applying for exam.

Administering organization: Human Resource Certification Institute (www.hrci.org).

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CITP (Certified International Trade Professional) Requirements: Minimum one year’s professional international

trade experience. Completion of Forum for International Trade Training (FITTskills) program or equivalent thereof. There are eight FITTskills courses, each requiring approximately 45 hours’ classroom instruction. Completion of all eight earns candidate the Forum for International Trade Training diploma in international trade. FITTskills courses available at partner learning institutions from seasoned international trade professionals or online. Exemptions from course requirements available through prior learning assessment and recognition process, which provides credit for previous work experience and/or education. Adherence to standards of ethical conduct. Designees must maintain membership in good standing.

Members must engage in ongoing professional development.

Costs: Vary.

Administering organization: Forum for International Trade Training (www.fitt.ca).

LAW B.C. practising lawyer Description: Membership in the Law Society of British Columbia required for eligibility to practise law. Eligible lawyers from other jurisdictions may practise in B.C. temporarily.

Requirements: To become a lawyer for the first time, a person must complete a law degree from a Canadian common-law university or obtain a Certificate of Qualification from the National Committee on Accreditation if the law degree is not a Canadian common-law degree. Candidates must then complete the 12-month Law Society Admission Program, which includes nine months of articles and the Law Society’s 10-week Professional Legal Training Course. Lawyers from other jurisdictions can apply to transfer to B.C.; examinations may be required.

Costs: $2,500 for Law Society Admission Program; $1,125 transfer application fee; $1,893.06 annual membership fee plus $1,750 insurance fee.

Administering organization: Law Society of British Columbia (www.lawsociety.bc.ca).

MANAGEMENT CIM (Certified in Management), P.Mgr. (Professional Manager), C.Mgr. (Chartered Manager) Requirements for CIM: Two years’ proven and recognized Canadian management/administration experience. Completion of certificate in management and administration or graduation from accredited program. The certificate in management and administration program involves completion (minimum grade of 60 per cent) of eight-subject study: six mandatory and two option courses.

Requirements for P.Mgr.: Candidate must be business graduate with MBA, MPA or equivalent degree and have three years’ experience in management position of individual responsibility; university graduate with baccalaureate degree including business degree, supplemented by accepted program in management and five years’ experience in management position of individual responsibility; a certified general accountant in good standing, registered with one of the provincial CGA associations, with five years’ management experience of individual responsibility in an established Canadian organization; graduate of institute’s four-year program holding CIM designation or other recognized certificate and seven years’ experience in management position of individual responsibility; or person with 10 years’ experience in management position of individual responsibility.

Requirements for C.Mgr.: There are three paths to C.Mgr. 1) Graduate degree: master’s degree or doctorate in management,

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Professionals in the industry engage with you as mentors, consultants and guest speakers. Students spend 2 semesters working on real-world industry-supported projects.

Startup business support The MDM program has strong roots in Vancouver’s startup culture. You have the option to do a Venture Internship which mimics the first year of starting a business.

Competitive scholarship opportunities In the September 2014 intake, +60% of students received scholarships or other funding assistance.

Housed at the Centre for Digital Media in Vancouver, BC, this 1-year plus internship program engages students in real-world projects and industry connections. Students graduate with the skills to work in the top jobs in the digital media industry as creators, producers, designers, managers, art directors and entrepreneurs.

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Professional designations commerce or business administration from an Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) institution or CIM-approved non-AUCC institution (see website for lists); two years’ experience in senior managerial, academic or research position. 2) Undergraduate degree: bachelor’s degree in management, commerce or business administration from an AUCC institution or CIM-approved non-AUCC institution (see website for lists); submission of 25,000-word graduate-level research paper on a managerial or business administration topic reflecting the applicant’s research or industry interests or submission of substantial portfolio of work demonstrating application of managerial principles; four years’ managerial, academic or research experience. 3) Non-degree: eight-course CIM certificate in management and administration studies or equivalent; 12 additional pre-approved non-introductory courses reflecting a continuation of the concepts covered by the CIM certificate in management and administration studies (or equivalent); submission of 25,000-word graduate-level research paper on a managerial or business administration topic reflecting the applicant’s research or industry interests or submission of substantial portfolio of work demonstrating application of managerial principles; six years’ senior managerial, academic or research experience; comprehensive examination (at discretion of C.Mgr. committee). Additional requirements for all paths: Completed C.Mgr. application accompanied by letter of recommendation from a manager or colleague familiar with applicant’s managerial, academic and/or research experience, two professional/academic reference letters, detailed CV outlining all academic and managerial experience, official transcripts (direct from institution[s] to CIM national office) and 500-word statement of interest, adherence to CIM code of ethics for professional members.

Costs: Vary.

Administering organization: Canadian Institute of Management (www.cim.ca).

CMC (Certified Management Consultant) Requirements: Minimum undergraduate degree or a CA, CGA,

CMA, CPA or P.Eng. designation. Membership in the Canadian Association of Management Consultants. Completion and signature of declaration serving as bond to abide by the association’s Uniform Code of Professional Conduct. For entry stream, at least three years’ experience in management consulting. Candidates must each find two current CMCs in Canada to sponsor them and attest to their experience in management consulting. Completion of required courses of study, written descriptions of three consulting assignments and a structured interview, and references from three clients.

Note: Qualifications are also available in experienced stream, executive stream and approved MBA and continuing education stream (see website for details).

Costs: $495 annual membership fee, $850 oral assessment (interview), $625 upon becoming a CMC. Additional fees assessed for courses of study and examinations.

Administering organization: Canadian Association of Management Consultants (www.cmc-canada.ca) through affiliate institutes.

PAYROLL PCP (Payroll Compliance Practitioner) Description: The PCP certification is the foundation for a career in payroll. It provides candidates with the legislative content required to keep an organization compliant throughout the annual payroll cycle, effectively communicate payroll information to all stakeholders and understand the accounting function as it relates to payroll.

Requirements: Four courses including Payroll Compliance Legislation, Payroll Fundamentals 1, Introduction to Accounting and Payroll Fundamentals 2.

Ongoing requirements: 14 hours of continuing professional education credits earned annually.

Costs: $210 annual membership; online courses available through Canadian Payroll Association (CPA); classroom courses vary with institution.

Administering organization: Canadian Payroll Association (www. payroll.ca).

CPM (Certified Payroll Manager) Description: The CPM certification builds on the PCP knowledge and at least two years of payroll compliance experience to develop payroll management skills. It provides the core management subjects and competencies required to manage a payroll department, such as decision-making, managing people, project management, organizational policy and strategy development. PCP certification is a prerequisite for this program.

Requirements: Each student must submit an application form and receive approval from the CPA prior to enrolling in the Introduction to Payroll Management course. Students must have at least two

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years of experience being responsible for an organization’s payroll, which includes being accountable to management for the accuracy of employees’ pay and all government statutory remittances, or equivalent experience, obtained in the past five years. CPM program includes five courses: Introduction to Payroll Management, Organizational Behaviour Management, Managerial Accounting, Compensation and Benefits Management, and Applied Payroll Management.

Ongoing requirements: Membership in Canadian Payroll Association, adherence to CPA’s code of professional conduct, 21 hours’ continuing professional education credits earned.

Costs: $210 annual membership, online courses available through CPA and classroom courses vary with institution.

Administering organization: Canadian Payroll Association (www. payroll.ca).

PROJECT MANAGEMENT PMP (Project Management Professional), CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management), PMI-SP (Project Management Institute Scheduling Professional), PMIRMP (Project Management Institute Risk Management Professional), PgMP (Program Management Professional), PMI-ACP (PMI Agile Certified Practitioner), PfMP (Portfolio Management Professional), PMI-PBA (PMI Professional in Business Analysis) Description of PMP: Recognizes demonstrated knowledge and skill

in leading and directing project teams and delivering results within schedule, budget and resources.

Description of CAPM: Recognizes understanding of fundamental knowledge, processes and terminology, as defined in A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge.

Description of PMI-SP: Recognizes demonstrated knowledge and advanced expertise in specialized area of developing and maintaining project schedules.

Description of PMI-RMP: Recognizes demonstrated knowledge and expertise in specialized area of assessing and identifying project risks while mitigating threats and capitalizing on opportunities.

Description of PgMP: Recognizes demonstrated experience, skill and performance in oversight of multiple, related projects aligned with an organizational strategy.

Description of PMI-ACP: Recognizes professionalism in agile practices of project management.

Description of PfMP: For portfolio managers looking to demonstrate a proven ability to manage and align a portfolio of projects and programs to realize organizational strategy and objectives; increase your visibility and value with your organization; and separate yourself in the eyes of employers.

Description of PMI-PBA: Highlights and validates expertise in business analysis.

Requirements for PMP: For candidate with high school diploma or global equivalent, five years’ project management experience and 35 hours’ project management education. For candidate with bachelor’s degree or global equivalent, three years’ project management experience and 35 hours’ project management education. For all candidates: four-hour, 200-question multiplechoice exam.

Requirements for CAPM: For candidate with high school diploma or global equivalent, 1,500 hours’ project management experience or 23 hours’ project management education. Three-hour, 150-question multiple-choice exam.

Requirements for PMI-SP: For candidate with high school diploma or global equivalent, 5,000 hours’ project scheduling experience and 40 hours’ project scheduling education. For candidate with bachelor’s degree or global equivalent, 3,500 hours’ project scheduling experience and 30 hours’ project scheduling education.

For all candidates: 170-question multiple-choice exam.

Requirements for PMI-RMP: For candidate with high school diploma or global equivalent, 4,500 hours’ project risk management experience and 40 hours’ project risk management education. For candidate with bachelor’s degree or global equivalent, 3,000 hours’ project risk management experience and 30 hours’ project risk management education. For all candidates: 170-question multiplechoice exam.

Requirements for PgMP: For candidate with high school diploma or global equivalent, four years’ project management experience, seven years’ program management experience. For candidate with bachelor’s degree or global equivalent, four years’ project management experience, four years’ program management experience. For all candidates: passing of panel review on application, multiple-choice exam, multi-rater assessment.

Requirements for PMI-ACP: For general project experience, 2,000 hours’ general project management earned within the last five years. For agile project experience 1,500 hours’ agile project management experience earned within the last three years, in

addition to the 2,000 general project experience hours. Twenty-one hours’ education accrued in agile project management topics. A 120-question exam. Holders of PMP and/or PgMP credentials are already verified to have exceeded the experience requirements.

Requirements for PfMP: To apply for the PfMP, you need to have either: a secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree or global equivalent), with at least seven years (10,500 hours) of portfolio management experience within the past 15 consecutive years; or a four-year degree (bachelor’s degree or global equivalent), with at least four years (6,000 hours) of portfolio management experience within the past 15 consecutive years. And, since portfolio management focuses on strategic investment matters and high-level organizational decisions, it is pertinent to have a foundation of professional business experience. All applicants must possess a minimum of eight years (96 months) of professional business experience.

Requirements for PMI-PBA: Secondary degree (high school diploma or global equivalent), up to five years (7,500 hours) of business analysis experience (earned in the last eight years), 2,000 hours of experience working on project teams and 35 contact hours earned in business analysis practice.

Costs: Vary. See website for local chapter information and membership fees.

Administering organization: Project Management Institute (www. pmi.org).

REAL ESTATE AACI (Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute), CRA (Canadian Residential Appraiser) Description: The Appraisal Institute of Canada (AIC) grants two designations. AACI designates fully accredited membership and may be used by the holder in connection with appraisal of a wide range of properties. CRA designates a member qualified in appraisal and valuation of individual undeveloped residential dwelling sites and dwellings containing not more than four self-contained family housing units. The designations identify highly qualified persons who have completed AIC’s rigorous education, experience and examination requirements.

Requirements: Designation comprises a university-level program administered by UBC as the partner of AIC BC, experience under mentorship of a member of the institute, a written exam, an oral exam, AIC’s mandatory professional practice seminar and the introductory “We Value Canada” online workshop. See the “path to designation” section of www.appraisal.bc.ca.

Administering organization: Appraisal Institute of Canada – British Columbia (www.appraisal.bc.ca).

RI (Real Estate Institute) Description: An RI designation recognizes the achievement of rigorous standards of education and experience that guarantee a high standard of real estate knowledge.

Requirements: An urban land economics diploma from UBC, postgraduate certificate in real property valuation from UBC, the British Columbia Institute of Technology marketing program with the real estate option, bachelor of commerce with a major in urban land economics from UBC, bachelor of business in real estate from UBC, or an MBA, or be a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors with general practice or planning option. The Real Estate Institute of British Columbia also recognizes other designations such as MAIBC, MCIP, BCLA, MRICS, FRICS and AACI. Applicants must be employed full-time in the real estate profession for a minimum of three of the four years prior to application date.

Costs: Vary; $105 application fee, $490 annual membership fee.

Administering organization: Real Estate Institute of British Columbia (www.reibc.org).

SALES AND MARKETING CSP (Certified Sales Professional) Requirements: Minimum two years’ verified sales experience,

completion of education requirement demonstrating competence in a consultative setting (attending the Canadian Professional Sales Association/CPSA’s Professional Selling or Strategic Account Management applies), completion of written and oral exams and agreement to abide by CPSA Sales Institute code of ethics.

Ongoing requirements: 20 hours of professional development annually, maintain a membership with CPSA. Costs: $300 to $2,000 for sales courses at community colleges, $1,595 for professional sales training offered by CPSA, $545 CSP registration fee, $1,795 if registering for training and designation at the same time.

Administering organization: CPSA Sales Institute (www.cpsa. com/csp).

CRSA (Certified Retail Sales Associate), CFLM (Certified Retail First Level Manager) Description of CRSA: Helps sales associates become expert in all

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Professional designations and gain industry-specific credential that major retailers recognize nationwide.

Description of CFLM: Allows first-level managers to build business skills of professionalism, communication, leadership, human resources, operations, marketing, sales, customer service, administration and planning.

Requirements for CRSA: Retail sales associate course, multiplechoice exam, in-store evaluation conducted by the corporate research group, 600 hours as retail sales associate.

Requirements for CFLM: First-level manager course, multiplechoice exam, telephone interview by the corporate research group, 1,500 hours or one year on-job experience in retail.

Costs: $300 for CRSA, $400 for CFLM. Administering organization: Retail Council of Canada (www. retailcouncil.org).

SCPS (SMEI Certified Professional Salesperson), CSE (Certified Sales Executive), CME (Certified Marketing Executive), SCPM (SMEI Certified Professional Marketer) Description: SMEI Inc., with support of its local chapter, SMEI Vancouver, offers these four designations.

Requirements: Appropriate education and experience. Preparation for certification exams available through self-study and other options, including professional courses offered through Sauder School of Business at UBC. Costs: Visit www.smei.org/certification or call 604-266-0090.

Administering organization: Sales and Marketing Executives International Inc. – SMEI Vancouver (www.smeivancouver.org).

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT APICS CSCP (APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional) Description: The program provides professionals with the knowledge necessary for understanding and managing integration and co-ordination of end-to-end supply chain activities. System is self-directed but can combine with instructor-led courses for students preferring classrooms.

Exam eligibility: A candidate must meet one of the following criteria: hold a conferred bachelor’s degree or equivalent, hold an APICS CPIM, APICS CFPIM, APICS CIRM, APICS SCOR-P, APICS CTL, CPM, CPSM or CSM designation or possess at least three years of

related business experience.

Requirements: Four-hour exam of 175 multiple-choice questions.

Ongoing requirements: Designee must earn a total of 75 professional development points within five years of receiving designation.

Costs: US$695 exam fee (member), US$915 exam fee (nonmember), US$200 annual membership. Corporate membership dues vary with size of organization.

Administering organization: APICS – the Association for Operations Management (www.apics.org).

APICS CPIM (APICS Certified in Production and Inventory Management) Description: Looks in depth at production and inventory activities within internal operations of companies. Focuses primarily on manufacturing. Provides in-depth view of materials management, master scheduling, production planning, forecasting and quality improvement.

Requirements: Passing of five exams on basics of supply chain management, master planning of resources, detailed scheduling and planning, execution and control of operations, and strategic management of resources. APICS certification review courses and study aids help prepare candidates for exams and are available through BCIT part-time studies or online.

Ongoing requirements: Designee must earn a total of 75 professional development points within five years of receiving designation.

Costs: Course costs vary with delivery method. Exams (administered

by APICS) are US$190 for members, US$290 for non-members.

Administering organization: APICS – the Association for Operations Management (www.apics.org).

CCLP (CITT-Certified Logistics Professional) Requirements: If you already have a university or college degree or

diploma in a business discipline, you can simply apply for advanced standing toward the CCLP designation to meet this requirement.

In order to hold the CCLP designation, you need to have at least five years of experience working in a supply chain or logistics function and successfully complete the Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation’s five-course suite of expert-level, specialized

logistics courses, including three core courses plus two electives (online options available).

Administering organization: Canadian Institute of Traffic and Transportation (www.citt.ca).

SCMP (Supply Chain Management Professional) Description: The SCMP designation is the mark of strategic leadership in supply chain management (SCM). An SCMP’s adherence to code of ethics ensures the highest level of integrity.

With procurement, operations, logistics and all areas of SCM playing increasingly important roles in organizations, employers benefit from the SCMP’s unique and distinctive competence. Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA) is the largest association in Canada for SCM professionals. The program leading to the SCMP accreditation is offered through SCMA and taught by distinguished academics and senior practitioners. It’s designed to be taken over 36 months, concurrent with full-time employment. In-class and on-line formats available.

Requirements: Business degree or diploma from a public Canadian university, college or technical institution. Other candidates must complete specific business management courses at postsecondary institutions. Successful completion of eight modules covering foundations of SCM and six interactive workshops addressing high-level business skills, including supply chain management; leadership and professionalism; procurement and supply management; negotiation skills; logistics and transportation; communications and relational skills; operations and process management; knowledge management; competitive bidding; contract preparation and contract management; global sourcing; risk management; SCM in the public sector; SCM for services, capital goods and major projects; ethical behaviour and social responsibility. Weeklong session in residence integrates knowledge from the modules and workshops. Program includes a final written examination and a minimum of three years’ progressive SCM experience concurrent with the program.

Ongoing requirements: Minimum 30 maintenance credits on a three-year block period.

Costs: $17,000 to $18,000 approximately over three years.

Administering organization: Supply Chain Management Association of British Columbia (www.scmabc.ca).

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Professional designations P.Log. (Professional Logistician), LS (Logistics Specialist) Description of P.Log.: This internationally recognized certification

for professionals in logistics certifies competence as global supply chain leaders. Depending on where you are in your career and what the company needs to succeed, there are two different options to earn the P.Log. designation: a leadership program or a process management program.

Description of LS: For logisticians working in tactical and supervisory careers who are looking for certification to create the foundation for a successful career in logistics. The Logistics Foundation program consists of core modules in the Essential Series, Frontline Logistics and Integrated Logistics Networks.

The program is completely online with the use of a learning management system. Estimated time: one to three months.

Costs: Vary.

Administering organization: The Logistics Institute (www. loginstitute.ca).

TECHNOLOGY AScT (Applied Science Technologist), CTech (Certified Technician) Description: The Applied Science Technologists and Technicians

of BC (ASTTBC) registers technologists, technicians and technical specialists in applied science and engineering technologies. AScT and CTech are two of numerous credentials available to technology professionals registered with ASTTBC. Requirements for AScT: Diploma of technology in an applied science and engineering technology program that meets academic requirements for registration in one of 16 applied science technology disciplines in which ASTTBC currently certifies practitioners. Completion of two years’ experience in field of practice in which certification is sought. Experience must be reasonably current, progressive, accumulated and relevant to an approved discipline and supported by references.

Requirements for CTech: Certificate of technology in an applied science and engineering technology program that meets academic requirements for registration in one of 16 applied science technology disciplines in which ASTTBC currently certifies practitioners. Applicant may also demonstrate equivalent outcome

competencies to national technology standards. Completion of two years’ experience in field of practice in which certification is sought.

Experience must be reasonably current, progressive, accumulated and relevant to an approved discipline and supported by references.

Costs: $250 application, $335 annual dues for certified members.

Administering organization: Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia (www.asttbc.org).

ISP (Information Systems Professional), ITCP (Information Technology Certified Professional) Description of ISP: Demonstrates knowledge and technical background in IT. Visit www.cips.ca/isp.

Description of ITCP: Directed specifically to senior IT practitioners and academics who want to demonstrate that, in addition to possessing IT knowledge, they understand how to use and apply organizational experience effectively to achieve goals and expectations. The ITCP standard has been accredited by the International Professional Practice Partnership (IP3), and ITCP holders are internationally recognized under the IP3 umbrella. Visit www.cips.ca/itcp.

Requirements: Documented evidence of ability to meet or exceed established criteria for academic qualifications and relevant experience. Experience must be in a role requiring use of significant level of IT knowledge where a high level of independent judgment and responsibility is exercised.

Costs: For application and certified member fees, see www.cips.ca/ certificationfees.

Administering organization: CIPS – Canada’s Association of Information Technology Professionals (www.cips.ca).

TOURISM CTC (Certified Travel Counsellor), CTM (Certified Travel Manager) Description of CTC: A professional credential based on ability to

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Costs: For CTC, $400, including enrolment, study guide, knowledge exam prep guide, online knowledge exam and a performance evaluation. For CTM, $400, including a general membership.

Administering organization: Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (www.acta.ca).

WORKPLACE LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE; TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT CTP (Certified Training Practitioner), CTDP (Certified Training and Development Professional) Description: CTP and CTDP are national standards for excellence in workplace learning and performance, stressing the roles of learning and training in today’s organizations.

Prerequisites: For CTP, two years’ part-time experience in instruction/facilitation; for CTDP, four years’ full-time work experience in field. For CTP, work assessment category is instruction/facilitation only.

Requirements for CTP: Knowledge exam on theories and principles of adult learning and facilitation and instruction. Submission of facilitation video or participation in live skill demonstration. Two references validating skill in facilitation.

Requirements for CTDP: Knowledge exam on theory and principles of assessing performance needs, designing training, facilitating training, supporting transfer of learning and evaluating training.

Submission of work project or participation in live skill demonstration in one of three competencies. Two professional references.

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Impact Recruitment Inc 688 Hastings St W Suite 800, Vancouver, BC V6B 1P1 p: 604-689-8687 e: inquiry@impactrecruitment.ca w: www.impactrecruitment.ca Industries served: Financial, legal, public sector, construction, forestry and paper, mining, oil and gas, property management, technology, retail.

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Swim Recruiting Inc (legal name is Swim International Recruiting Inc) 601 Cordova St W Suite 330, Vancouver, BC V6B 1G1 p: 604-689-7946 f: 604-689-7950 e: info@swimrecruiting.com w: www.swimrecruiting.com Industries served: Accounting and finance, information technology, engineering, professional services, HR, marketing and sales.

PERMANENT STAFF RECRUITMENT FIRMS Accurate U-MAN Hiring Inc 2800 Douglas Rd Suite B, Burnaby, BC V5C 5B7 p: 604-568-7442 f: 604-568-7448 e: info@u-man.ca w: www.u-man.ca Industries served: Generally all those concerned with performance hiring, including manufacturing and industrial.

Goldbeck Recruiting Inc 475 Georgia St W Suite 510, Vancouver, BC V6B 4M9 p: 604-684-1428 x102 f: 604-684-1429 e: henry@goldbeck.com w: www.goldbeck.com Industries served: Sales, marketing, operations, engineering, construction management, medical and pharmaceuticals, accounting and IT. HMW Recruiters Inc 700 Pender St W Suite 750, Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8 p: 604-629-6771 e: jobs@hmwrecruiters.com w: www.hmwrecruiters.com Industries served: Accounting and finance, construction, consumer products, information technology, manufacturing, mining, packaging, professional services, pulp and paper, real estate development, management and investment, software, supply chain and logistics, telecommunications.

Summit Search Group BC Inc 1311 Howe St Suite 200, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2P3 p: 604-684-2784 f: 604-684-3784 e: chad.rutherford@summitsearchgroup. com w: www.summitsearchgroup.com Industries served: Sales and marketing specializing in medical, medical device and capital equipment, dental, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, health care, software, hardware, telecom, business-to-business, transportation, industrial, construction, energy, garment. Accounting and finance specializing in construction and real estate.

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Athabasca University 1 University Dr, Athabasca, AB T9S 3A3 Contact: Contact through website Phone: 800-788-9041 Areas of study: Accounting, administration, arts and sciences,

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British Columbia Institute of Technology

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continuing studies, and academic and career advancement Prerequisites: Vary Costs: Vary Web: www.kpu.ca/online-learning

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Contact: Monica Molag, nutrition and food service management; Janet Ready, recreation management; Serenia Tam, library and information technology; Brian Koehler, computer studies and information systems; Rob Clark, project management (continuing studies online and in class) Phone: 604-323-5511 Areas of study: Nutrition and food service management (twoweek residency), project management, recreation management (bachelor’s degree may require a residency), photography, computer studies and information systems, library and information technology Costs: Vary Web: www.langara.bc.ca

Online learning Halifax, NS B3H 3J5 Contact: de@dal.ca Phone: 902-494-1622 Areas of study: Social work (bachelor and master), business

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Prerequisites: Vary Costs: Vary Web: www.dal.ca/onlinelearning

eConcordia 1250 Guy St Suite 700, Montreal, QC H3H 2T4 Contact: Customer service, helpdesk@econcordia.ca Phone: 888-361-4949 or 514-848-8770 Areas of study: Arts and science, business, fine arts, international

trade, management Prerequisites: Vary Costs: Vary (credit-course costs are same as Concordia tuition fees) Web: www.econcordia.ca

Part-time studies 3700 Willingdon Ave, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Contact: Student information and enrolment services or email

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masters@ecuad.ca Phone: 604-844-3897 Areas of study: Design, media arts, visual arts (resident master of applied arts or the low-residency master of applied arts programs) Prerequisites: Four-year bachelor in design, media arts or visual arts from an accredited college or university with an overall grade-point average of 3.0 (B) or higher Costs: See website for details Web: www.ecuad.ca/programs/online

Phone: 604-434-1610 Areas of study: Financial management, business communications,

business law, business administration, management studies, human resources management, business systems, computing, media communications, geographic information systems, health management, specialty nursing, occupational health and safety, venture development Prerequisites: Vary Costs: $400 to $500 for three-credit course in academic studies, computing and business. Costs vary for trades, technology and health sciences.

Web: www.bcit.ca/distance

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McGill School of Continuing Studies 688 Sherbrooke St W Suite 1100, Montreal, QC H3A 3R1 Contact: Distance education co-ordinator, info.conted@mcgill.ca Phone: 514-398-6200 Areas of study: Business management and entrepreneurship for

indigenous people, aviation management, health care and social services management, languages, psychology Prerequisites: Vary Web: www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/programs-and-courses/ online

Memorial University of Newfoundland Distance education, learning and teacher support (DELTS) G.A. Hickman Building (Education), Room ED-1032 St. John’s, NL A1B 3X8 Phone: 709-864-8700 or 1-866-435-1396 Areas of study: Arts (bachelor, various), business administration

(bachelor, certificate, diploma), education (master, various), maritime studies (bachelor), nursing (post-RN bachelor, master), technology (bachelor), various academic credit courses Prerequisites: Vary Costs: Vary Web: www.delts.mun.ca

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Distance education 1000 KLO Rd, Kelowna, BC V1Y 4X8 Contact: distanceed@okanagan.bc.ca Phone: 888-638-0058 Areas of study: Accounting, business, finance, management Prerequisites: Vary Costs: Vary Web: www.okanagan.bc.ca/distance

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2700 College Way, Cranbrook, BC V1C 5L7 Contact: Apply online at www.cotr.bc.ca/registration or email

715 McBride Blvd, New Westminster, BC V3L 5T4 Phone: 888-865-7764 Areas of study: Certificates, diplomas and degrees in intelligence

Willett House, 38 Crowell Dr, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS Contact: Shawna Singleton, program manager, undergraduate

Business Expert Webinars Description: Business and development live and on-demand webinars from across North America Costs: US$99 per webinar Web: www.businessexpertwebinars.com

ask@cotr.bc.ca Phone: 877-489-2687, ext. 3243 Areas of study: Accounting, marketing, general management,

aboriginal financial management, bachelor of business administration in sustainable business practices Prerequisites: Grade 12 graduation with C or better in Math 11 and English 12 Costs: Vary Web: www.cotr.bc.ca/businessadmin

Credit Institute of Canada Description: Continual professional development and work-life

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analysis, emergency management, public safety, workplace bullying and online human resources and liberal studies courses Prerequisites: Vary Costs: Vary Web: www.jibc.ca/courses

Kwantlen Polytechnic University 12666 72 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 2M8 Phone: 604-599-2100 Areas of study: Business, arts, social sciences, humanities,

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programs, shawna.singleton@acadiau.ca Phone: 902-585-1434 Areas of study: Accounting, education, economics, management, marketing, various arts and science Prerequisites: Vary Costs: $914 to $1,828 (three to six credit hours) for undergraduates, $979 to $2,014 (three to six credit hours) for graduate students Web: www.openacadia.ca

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delivered nationally through on-campus sessions and interactive video conference sessions. These are broadcast to boardroom learning centres in seven Canadian cities (including Vancouver) and to virtual learning teams in other communities connected via their own computers. This team-based program also offers team, personal, career and lifestyle coaching services.

Prerequisites: Criteria considered are management experience, letters of reference, previous academic experience, responses to essay questions and personal interview.

Costs: $98,000 (all-inclusive) Web: www.execmba.com

Queen’s University 68 University Ave, F100, Mackintosh-Corry Hall, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 Contact: Bev King, cds@queensu.ca Phone: 613-533-2470 Areas of study: Undergraduate degree-credit courses in social

sciences, humanities, sciences and commerce; certificate in global development studies for professionals, media and pop culture, digital media, effective writing and global political economy of development Prerequisites: Application required ($55); no documentation required to take distance degree-credit courses as an interest student. Course prerequisites vary.

Costs: $630.43 for one-term, three-unit course, $1,260.86 for two-term, six-unit course Web: www.queensu.ca/artsci_online

Royal Roads University

statistics, sustainable community development Prerequisites: Admission to SFU Costs: Vary Web: www.code.sfu.ca

Prerequisites: Vary – contact each program Costs: Vary – contact admissions Web: www.ufred.ca

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Centre for Open Learning and Educational Support 160 Johnston Hall, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1 Contact: Learner services, info@opened.uoguelph.ca Phone: 519-767-5000 Areas of study: Arts, business, environment, equine, food

Graduate diploma in business administration Segal Graduate Programs, Beedie School of Business 500 Granville St, Vancouver, BC V6C 1W6 Contact: Carol Tang, gdba@sfu.ca Phone: 778-782-3552 Areas of study: Accounting, economics, quantitative business

methods, management systems, marketing, finance, human resources/organizational behaviour Prerequisites: Non-business undergraduate degree with minimum CGPA of 2.5 (3.0 preferred) Costs: $16,000 (GDBA) Web: www.beedie.sfu.ca/gdba

Thompson Rivers University Open learning BC Centre for Open Learning, 4th floor, Box 3100, 900 McGill Rd, Kamloops, BC V2C 5N3 Contact: Student services, student@tru.ca Phone: 800-663-9711 Areas of study: Arts, business and management studies,

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administration (MBA), commerce, general studies (BA) Prerequisites: High-school diploma (college-transfer credits accepted, prior learning considered, scholarships available) Costs: $25,440 to $34,560 Web: www.ucanwest.ca/study-online

Ryerson University G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education 350 Victoria St, Toronto, ON M5B 2K3 Contact: ce@ryerson.ca Phone: 416-979-5035 Areas of study: business management and economics,

communication and media, community health and well-being, computer and information technology, design, gateway for international professionals, languages, law and government, programs for 50+, science and engineering. Approximately 400 courses delivered online and 15 fully online career-related certificate programs (see website for details).

Prerequisites: Vary Costs: Vary Web: www.ryerson.ca/ce

Simon Fraser University Centre for Online and Distance Education 1300 West Mall Complex, 8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6 Phone: 778-782-3524 Areas of study: Archeology, biological sciences, communication,

computing science, criminology, education, English, First Nations studies, fine and performing arts, gender and women’s studies, geography, German, gerontology, Greek, history, humanities, Japanese, kinesiology, mathematics, political science, psychology, publishing, sociology and anthropology, Spanish,

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626 Pender St W Suite 100, Vancouver, BC V6B 1V9 Phone: 604-915-9607 or 1-800-360-7213 Areas of study: Arts, media and communications (BA), business

University of British Columbia Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology 1961 East Mall Suite 214, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Phone: 604-822-9836 (enrolment services) or 604-827-4494 Areas of study: 125 courses in 30 subjects including civil

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University of Calgary Continuing Education Main campus: Education Tower 202, 2500 University Drive NW,

Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Downtown campus: Room 229, 906 8 Ave SW,

Calgary, AB T2P 1H9 Phone: 403-220-2866 Contact: conted@ucalgary.ca Areas of study: Adult learning, business management, computer applications and technology, digital media design, health, safety and environment, human resources management, security management, teaching second languages, writing (business/ technical, marketing/public relations) Prerequisites: None Costs: $549 (average fee for non-degree credit course) Web: www.conted.ucalgary.ca/elearn

University of Fredericton 371 Queen St Suite 101, Fredericton, NB E3B 1B1 Phone: 506-454-6232 Contact: admissions@ufred.ca Areas of study: Degree, certificate and diploma programs in

business administration

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University of Manitoba Distance and online education 185 Extended Education Complex, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2 Contact: de_info@umanitoba.ca Phone: 204-474-8012 Areas of study: Arts, social work (bachelor), education (post-

baccalaureate diploma) and 140 other courses Web: www.umanitoba.ca/distance

University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies 158 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 2V8 Contact: learn@utoronto.ca Phone: 416-978-2400 Areas of study: Accounting and finance; advertising; career

development; e-business and web marketing; human resources; innovation management; international professionals; leadership; marketing; merchandising; project management; publicity and public relations; quality and productivity management; risk management; sales; strategic leadership; website development, strategy and execution; various business courses in analysis, communication and writing; intelligence, law and insurance; management and strategy Prerequisites: None Costs: Vary Web: www.learn.utoronto.ca

University of Victoria Division of Continuing Studies PO Box 3030 Stn CSC, Victoria, BC V8W 3N6 Phone: 250-472-4747 Areas of study: Business administration; computing and

technology; heritage, culture and museums; education, teaching and training; health and safety; public relations; sustainability and environment Prerequisites: Contact field of study Costs: Contact field of study Web: www.uvcs.uvic.ca/learnonline

University of Waterloo Centre for Extended Learning 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 Contact: extendedlearning@uwaterloo.ca Phone: 519-888-4002 Areas of study: Accounting, business analysis, communication,

human resources, leadership and management, productivity, project management, sales and marketing, writing Prerequisites: Vary Costs: Vary Web: www.cel.uwaterloo.ca

Yorkville University 1149 Smythe St, Fredericton, NB E3B 3H4 Contact: info@yorkvilleu.ca Phone: 866-838-6542 Areas of study: Art in counselling psychology (master), adult

education, business administration (BBA) Prerequisites: Vary Costs: Vary Web: www.yorkvilleu.ca

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New-skills training directory HR TRAINING Capilano University Executive Education 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC V7J 3H5 p: 604-984-4910 f: 604-983-7545 e: execed@capilanou.ca www.capilanou.ca/execed Clear HR Consulting Inc 601 Broadway W Suite 400, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C2 p: 604-688-3879 f: 604-688-3841 e: info@clearhrconsulting.com www.clearhrconsulting.com Creativity at Work 2181 38th Ave W Suite 804, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 p: 604-327-1565 www.creativityatwork.com Hay Group 1140 Pender St W Suite 1390, Vancouver, BC V6E 4G1 p: 778-945-2929 f: 888-210-6976 e: rachel.oconnor@haygroup.com www.haygroup.com/ca Human Resources Management Association 1111 Hastings St W Suite 1101, Vancouver, BC V6E 2J3 p: 604-684-7228 f: 604-684-3225 e: info@hrma.ca www.hrma.ca Insights Learning & Development Vancouver 17 Fawcett Rd Suite 339, Coquitlam, BC V3K 6V2 p: 604-522-4229 f: 604-522-4230 e: info@insightsvancouver.com www.insightsvancouver.com JIBC Centre for Conflict Resolution 715 McBride Blvd, New Westminster, BC V3L 5T4 p: 604-525-5422 f: 604-528-5518 e: conres@jibc.ca www.jibc.ca/conres Jouta Performance Group Inc 1055 Hastings St W Suite 300, Vancouver, BC V6E 2E9 p: 604-488-8885 f: 604-642-6606 e: info@jouta.com www.jouta.com Kison Inc & Growth Through Learning 10551 Shellbridge Way Suite 35, Richmond, BC V6X 2W9 p: 604-284-5133 f: 604-284-5132 e: contact@kison.com www.kison.com Royal Roads University 2005 Sooke Rd, Victoria, BC V9B 5Y2 p: 250-391-2511 f: 250-391-2500 e: info@royalroads.ca www.royalroads.ca Thompson Rivers University 900 McGill Rd, Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8 p: 250-828-5000 e: admissions@tru.ca www.tru.ca UBC Sauder School of Business Executive Education 800 Robson St Suite 1600, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3B7 p: 604-822-8263 f: 604-822-8496 e: exec.ed@sauder.ubc.ca www.sauder.ubc.ca/exec_ed University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Rd, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8 p: 604-504-7441 f: 604-885-7614 e: info@ufv.ca www.ufv.ca

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Wallace Murray & Associates 1080 Howe St Suite 801, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2T1 p: 778-885-4607 e: inquiries@wmandassociates.ca www.wmandassociates.ca IT TRAINING Alandale Training Corp 6580 Bouchard Crt, Richmond, BC V7C 5H4 p: 604-839-8777 e: info@alandaletraining.com www.alandaletraining.com BCIT High-Tech Professional Programs 555 Seymour St Suite 350, Vancouver, BC V6B 3H6 p: 604-412-7788 f: 604-408-0921 e: htp@bcit.ca www.htp.bcit.ca ctc TrainCanada 1155 Pender St W Suite 650, Vancouver, BC V6E 2P4 p: 604-685-1205 f: 604-685-1570 e: vancouver@traincanada.com www.traincanada.com New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Vancouver Campus 701 Georgia St W Suite 1700, Vancouver, BC V7Y 1K8 p: 604-639-0942 f: 778-371-7928 e: vanouverinfo@nyit.edu www.nyit.edu/canada Thompson Rivers University 900 McGill Rd, Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8 p: 250-828-5000 e: admissions@tru.ca www.tru.ca University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Rd, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8 p: 604-504-7441 f: 604-885-7614 e: info@ufv.ca www.ufv.ca MANAGEMENT/LEADERSHIP TRAINING Canadian Professional Management Services 1111 Hastings St W Suite 388, Vancouver, BC V6E 2J3 p: 604-688-2641 f: 604-688-2642 e: inquiries@cpmsnational.com www.cpmsnational.com Capilano University Executive Education 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC V7J 3H5 p: 604-984-4910 f: 604-983-7545 e: execed@capilanou.ca www.capilanou.ca/execed Catalyst Training Services Inc 1200 73rd Ave W Suite 1100, Vancouver, BC V6P 6G5 p: 604-298-5505 e: info@catalysttraining.ca www.catalysttraining.ca Clear HR Consulting Inc 601 Broadway W Suite 400, Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C2 p: 604-688-3879 f: 604-688-3841 e: info@clearhrconsulting.com www.clearhrconsulting.com Creativity at Work 2181 38th Ave W Suite 804, Vancouver, BC V6M 1R8 p: 604-327-1565 www.creativityatwork.com

Dale Carnegie Training of BC 4710 Kingsway Suite 1028, Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2 p: 604-299-5115 f: 604-299-5657 e: paul.sinkevich@dalecarnegie.com www.bc.dalecarnegie.com Dynamic Achievement 1296 Haywood Ave, West Vancouver, BC V7T 1V1 p: 604-926-6465 e: info@dynamicachievement.com www.dynamicachievement.com Hay Group 1140 Pender St W Suite 1390, Vancouver, BC V6E 4G1 p: 778-945-2929 f: 888-210-6976 e: rachel.oconnor@haygroup.com www.haygroup.com/ca Insights Learning & Development Vancouver 17 Fawcett Rd Suite 339, Coquitlam, BC V3K 6V2 p: 604-522-4229 f: 604-522-4230 e: info@insightsvancouver.com www.insightsvancouver.com JIBC Centre for Leadership 715 McBride Blvd, New Westminster, BC V3L 5T4 p: 604-525-5422 f: 604-528-5518 e: leadership@jibc.ca www.jibc.ca/leadership Jouta Performance Group Inc 1055 Hastings St W Suite 300, Vancouver, BC V6E 2E9 p: 604-488-8885 f: 604-642-6606 e: info@jouta.com www.jouta.com Kison Inc & Growth Through Learning 10551 Shellbridge Way Suite 35, Richmond, BC V6X 2W9 p: 604-284-5133 f: 604-284-5132 e: contact@kison.com www.kison.com Kwela Leadership and Talent Management 3695 10th Ave W, Box 39222, Vancouver, BC V6R 1G0 p: 604-417-7188 f: 877-725-8903 e: admin@kwelaleadership.com www.kwelaleadership.com MDA Training Inc 409 Granville St Suite 1005, Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2 p: 866-632-0686 f: 866-203-8715 e: spowell@mdatraining.com www.mdatraining.com Positive Presentations Plus Inc 2529 Shaughnessy St, PO Box 41132, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 5Z9 p: 604-723-7774 e: info@elaineallison.com www.elaineallison.com Royal Roads University 2005 Sooke Rd, Victoria, BC V9B 5Y2 p: 250-391-2511 f: 250-391-2500 e: info@royalroads.ca www.royalroads.ca Thompson Rivers University 900 McGill Rd, Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8 p: 250-828-5000 e: admissions@tru.ca www.tru.ca UBC Sauder School of Business Executive Education 800 Robson St Suite 1600, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3B7 p: 604-822-8263 f: 604-822-8496 e: exec.ed@sauder.ubc.ca www.sauder.ubc.ca/exec_ed

University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Rd, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8 p: 604-504-7441 f: 604-885-7614 e: info@ufv.ca www.ufv.ca Wallace Murray & Associates 1080 Howe St Suite 801, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2T1 p: 778-885-4607 e: inquiries@wmandassociates.ca www.wmandassociates.ca SALES/MARKETING TRAINING Capilano University Executive Education 2055 Purcell Way, North Vancouver, BC V7J 3H5 p: 604-984-4910 f: 604-983-7545 e: execed@capilanou.ca www.capilanou.ca/execed Dale Carnegie Training of BC 4710 Kingsway Suite 1028, Burnaby, BC V5H 4N2 p: 604-299-5115 f: 604-299-5657 e: paul.sinkevich@dalecarnegie.com www.bc.dalecarnegie.com Dynamic Achievement 1296 Haywood Ave, West Vancouver, BC V7T 1V1 p: 604-926-6465 e: info@dynamicachievement.com www.dynamicachievement.com Insights Learning & Development Vancouver 17 Fawcett Rd Suite 339, Coquitlam, BC V3K 6V2 p: 604-522-4229 f: 604-522-4230 e: info@insightsvancouver.com www.insightsvancouver.com Kison Inc & Growth Through Learning 10551 Shellbridge Way Suite 35, Richmond, BC V6X 2W9 p: 604-284-5133 f: 604-284-5132 e: contact@kison.com www.kison.com Positive Presentations Plus Inc 2529 Shaughnessy St, PO Box 41132, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 5Z9 p: 604-723-7774 e: info@elaineallison.com www.elaineallison.com Thompson Rivers University 900 McGill Rd, Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8 p: 250-828-5000 e: admissions@tru.ca www.tru.ca Trainwest Management & Consulting Inc | Sandler Training 4170 Still Creek Dr Suite 110, Burnaby, BC V5C 6C6 p: 604-291-1272 f: 604-291-1279 e: trainwest@sandler.com www.trainwest.ca UBC Sauder School of Business Executive Education 800 Robson St Suite 1600, Vancouver, BC V6Z 3B7 p: 604-822-8263 f: 604-822-8496 e: exec.ed@sauder.ubc.ca www.sauder.ubc.ca/exec_ed University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Rd, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8 p: 604-504-7441 f: 604-885-7614 e: info@ufv.ca www.ufv.ca Wallace Murray & Associates 1080 Howe St Suite 801, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2T1 p: 778-885-4607 e: inquiries@wmandassociates.ca www.wmandassociates.ca

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OUR GATEWAY TO NEW YORK AND THE WORLD. As a graduate student at NYIT-Vancouver, you can study locally and globally at one university. Complete your degree in Vancouver or, if you wish, start here and continue at an NYIT campus in New York City or Abu Dhabi, learning new cultures and expanding your professional network.

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. NYIT’s master’s programs in business administration (M.B.A.) and internet, network, and computer security (M.S.-INCS) are accredited in the U.S. and approved in BC. The MBA program is AACSB accredited. These recognized credentials allow you to pursue career opportunities in many countries.

BRING YOUR BACHELOR’S DEGREE. NYIT-Vancouver offers graduate education only. Our mature students are focused on specific career objectives while remaining open to new ways of thinking. Education at this level brings increased impact. You’ll find an environment completely different from what you’d see at most universities, which are dominated by undergraduates.

REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE. NYIT students, including international students, gain professional experience through recognized professional associates, alumni mentorships, and internships at top global companies such as Microsoft, Canon, TD Canada Trust, and Sun Life Financial, among others, in Vancouver and throughout the world. International students at NYIT-Vancouver are eligible for off-campus and post-graduation work permits. Studying at more than one campus allows for internships in more than one country.

A TECHNOLOGY-ORIENTED, INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM. Technology runs throughout NYIT’s curriculum. In the 1970s, NYIT’s Computer Graphics Lab contributed to early advances in computer-generated animation, and its staff went on to establish Pixar Studios. Today, NYIT’s master’s degree in internet, network, and computer security (M.S.-INCS) is the only cybersecurity graduate program offered in BC. EDUCATING PROFESSIONALS. NYIT offers programs and services to help all students and alumni achieve professional success. After graduation, you’ll join a network of nearly 100,000 alumni around the world with lifelong access to NYIT’s career services.

LEARN FROM EXPERT FACULTY IN A SUPPORTIVE SETTING. NYIT students enjoy an 11-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, which allows for personalized attention from expert practitioners and researchers.

A PIONEER IN GLOBAL EXPERIENCE. Global competencies are at the heart of the NYIT educational experience. The university offers studyabroad opportunities through the School of Management, distance learning, an annual cybersecurity conference, and programs with colleges and corporations around the world. NYIT students in various countries design projects together, explore diverse cultural perspectives, and engage in thoughtful discussions in real-time—wherever they may be.

AT THE CENTER OF THINGS. The NYIT campus is strategically located in downtown Vancouver, close to the Canada Line, financial and shopping areas, and venues such as the Vancouver Convention Centre.

ENGLISH IMMERSION. NYIT students come from more than 80 countries. Those students who need to improve their academic English can take ESL courses. All students improve their business and conversational English, including presentation skills, in study groups, class presentations, and formal and informal interactions throughout Metro Vancouver.

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EARN YOUR MASTER’S DEGREE FROM A GLOBAL INSTITUTION

M.B.A. or M.S. IN COMPUTER SECURITY AACSB-Accredited M.B.A. Only M.S. in Computer Security in Western Canada B.B.A. grads are eligible for credit transfer International students are eligible for post-graduate work permits nyit.edu/canada 604.639.0942 vancouverinfo@nyit.edu 701 W. Georgia St. Vancouver, Canada

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MBA–University of British Columbia

BRINGING THE BUSINESS WORLD TO LIFE IN THE CLASSROOM UBC MBA program ranks in the top 100 programs worldwide

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he Robert H. Lee Graduate School at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business offers a 16-month full-time MBA program, a 28-month part-time MBA program and a nine-month master of management program.

Full-time MBA program The UBC MBA program consistently ranks in the top 100 programs worldwide according to the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking. It empowers candidates to embrace challenge, transform their careers and build thriving businesses. Graduates move on to leadership positions in Vancouver, Canada and around the world, realizing their personal and professional potential.

The curriculum Bringing the business world to life in the classroom, Sauder’s innovative MBA curriculum goes beyond theory, with integrated hands-on experience, pioneering teaching methods and new technologies.

Offering three integrated career tracks – finance, product and service management, and business innovation and entrepreneurship – the program provides students with flexibility to choose courses that best support their career goals. While providing strategic focus, career tracks give students a holistic view of business, enabling them to manage strategically across multiple business functions in their future organization.

Career and professional development Sauder’s Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre is instrumental in connecting students with the hiring community and empowering them to develop lifelong career management strategies. Opportunities for UBC MBA candidates to advance their career are woven throughout the program, including industry speakers, networking events, training in interviews and salary negotiations, and mentorship programs that pair students with experienced professionals.

Ninety-five per cent of MBA students complete internships, with a quarter receiving full-time job offers from their internship employer. By graduation 77 per cent of MBA students are employed by major organizations like Microsoft, Rogers Communications and RBC Capital Markets.

Global experience With a requisite Global Immersion experience, the UBC MBA sends full-time MBA candidates overseas to consult on business problems for

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organizations on the ground. In 2016, students will travel to Chile, England, India or Japan.

Sauder is the only Canadian member of the prestigious Global Network for Advanced Management, spearheaded by the Yale School of Management. Students learn, network and collaborate with global MBA peers by studying at leading partner schools around the world and taking virtual, for-credit classes.

Sauder’s student exchange network is one of the most extensive in North America, with partnerships that send MBA candidates to study at 36 leading business schools across the globe.

Part-time MBA program The part-time MBA is built on the same foundation as the full-time MBA program and is designed to immerse students in the broader picture of business, so they can immediately add value in their current positions. Eighty-two per cent of students report a career enhancement as a result of the program, with many of these shifts or promotions occurring during the program.

Students can customize the program to fit their career goals, take advantage of global experience and exchange, and take on mentor-supported industry or entrepreneurial projects that can become career game-changers.

Costs/application deadlines for MBA programs The full-time MBA program has an annual intake in late August. The cost of the 16-month full-time MBA program is $44,761. Application deadlines for the full-time MBA program (starting August 2016):

January 4, March 7 and May 2. The part-time MBA program has an annual intake in early January. The cost of the 28-month part-time MBA program is $44,760. Application deadlines for the part-time MBA program are in July and October 2016 (to start January 2017, while the school still accepts applications on a case-by-case basis until January.

Scholarship opportunities A wide range of scholarships is awarded to the school’s high-achieving applicants. A new scholarship helps entrepreneurs launch a business, with half of the award designated as seed money for the student’s venture. Sauder also offers scholarships designated for female candidates who demonstrate outstanding leadership skills, to help foster diversity in business leadership.

Master of management Sauder’s nine-month master of management (MM) provides a strong foundation in business and management, and is ideal for recent university graduates from non-business programs with less than two years’ work experience. Students can also complete a MM concurrently with a bachelor’s degree in a different field in UBC’s new 4.5-year Bachelor + Master of Management Dual Degree program.

Find out more about the UBC MBA at www. sauder.ubc.ca/mba, the UBC MM at www.sauder. ubc.ca/mm and the Bachelor + MM at www. sauder.ubc.ca/bmm.

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Challenge your possibilities.

Change your path.

The 28-month part-time UBC MBA is designed for professionals from diverse backgrounds to gain knowledge and experience in all aspects of business, allowing you to immediately add value to your organization and clients.

Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeking a higher profile role in your existing company, or changing careers entirely, the UBC MBA can be the catalyst you need to change paths. In fact, 87% of our 2015 graduating class enhanced their career through promotion or career change.

Discover where the UBC MBA could take you at sauder.ubc.ca/changeyourpath

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MBA–Thompson Rivers University

PRODUCING HIGH-CALIBRE MANAGERS Thompson Rivers offers flexible, customizable MBAs with a global focus

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n Kamloops and online, Thompson Rivers University delivers an intensive MBA through a highly applied curriculum with an emphasis on the global business environment. Today’s complex business environment requires managers to display ever-increasing levels of professionalism.

Given intense competition and continual innovation, managers must make difficult decisions promptly while tempering them with a high degree of social responsibility.

TRU’s program is designed to produce managers of the highest calibre, with a strong ability for critical thinking, excellent communication skills, a strategic perspective and leadership capabilities.

Global focus In our increasingly interconnected world, it is critical for leaders to understand and embrace the international business environment. Global perspectives are incorporated throughout the curriculum, and the diversity of the students and faculty further enhance the development of intercultural understanding. Graduates leave the program with a high degree of understanding of the cultures and business practices found around the world and a true empathy for all participants in our rapidly globalizing economy.

Flexibility and accessibility TRU now offers the most flexible MBA program in Canada. Students can choose to complete the program on campus or online, or they can combine online courses with on-campus learning to suit their individual work and life commitments.

Part-time study options are also available, making it possible for busy working professionals to advance their leadership skills without putting their careers on hold. With no minimum professional work experience requirements, the TRU MBA is also a great choice for recent graduates and those just beginning their professions who want to fast-track their careers.

Customizable The Thompson Rivers University MBA is designed to meet the needs of students who can customize their learning experience with maximum flexibility and unparalleled choice. The core courses of the MBA provide students with competency in all the major functional management areas of an organization, preparing graduates to manage effectively in today’s complex and rapidly changing business environment. The program offers a choice of three completion options: the graduate

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project and thesis completion options allow students to focus on an area of specialization in depth, while the course-based completion option provides a generalist program in advanced management topics.

Learn and live on campus The program is housed in TRU’s International Building. This facility has large, tiered lecture theatres that offer full audiovisual support for the case approach, two 30-seat computer labs and a number of smaller breakout rooms for group work. A new 11-storey residence is within a short walk of the International Building, offering students safe and modern accommodations just minutes from their classes.

Situated in the centre of Kamloops, TRU is near all the amenities available in this city of more than 85,000 people, including a vibrant arts and culture scene, shopping and some of the best four-season recreational activities in Canada. For those who like to stay in shape, TRU has weight rooms, a gymnasium, indoor and outdoor tracks and sports fields and a modern aquatic centre featuring an Olympic-sized pool.

The final deadline for applications for September admission is the end of May; however, applications are processed as they are received. For more information, visit www.tru.ca/mba.

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MBA–Simon Fraser University

MBA PROGRAMS FOR TODAY’S PROFESSIONALS Beedie School’s offerings include executive, management of technology MBAs

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he Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University offers a range of MBA programs tailored to meet the requirements of today’s professionals. As well as the full-time MBA, delivered in an accelerated 12-month curriculum that maximizes students’ valuable time, Beedie offers a range of part-time programs designed to keep employees in the workplace while they supplement their existing skills.

Full-time MBA program The Beedie full-time MBA combines theory and application to provide students with the skills and tools needed to do big things with their careers. Courses are based on the principles of experiential learning, with students studying real-world cases to build knowledge relevant to today’s business world. The comprehensive curriculum explores relevant topics such as sustainability, new ventures and international business.

Part-time executive MBA The Beedie executive MBA – the first executive MBA in Canada – is uniquely designed to meet the needs of mid-career professionals who wish to think strategically and thrive in their careers.

Delivered part time in downtown Vancouver, the program brings leading-edge theory and knowledge together with practical application that students can use at work immediately.

Part-time MBA in Surrey The Beedie School of Business part-time MBA meets the needs of a growing number of managers, entrepreneurs and business leaders seeking to enhance their business skill set without skipping a beat in their professional careers.

Featuring the same curriculum as the full-time MBA, the primarily evening program is taught by leading Beedie faculty at SFU’s award-winning Surrey campus.

Part-time management of technology MBA The Beedie management of technology MBA – the first of its kind in Canada, and still the only MOT MBA in Western Canada – is designed to prepare technology industry professionals to transition from scientific or technical roles and handle the business problems faced by their companies.

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the MOT MBA is delivered part time in downtown Vancouver. Cases and projects bring leading-edge business theory to life, while small class sizes encourage discussion and direct feedback from instructors and classmates.

Culture of collaboration One of the strengths of Beedie’s suite of MBA programs is the cohort model used throughout, whereby a small group of students experience the entire program together from start to finish.

Groups participate in a set schedule of the same classes and learning experiences, encouraging meaningful, ongoing interactions both with faculty and within the cohort. Students collaborate within this diverse group on projects and inevitably learn from one another as they form a

business network that will last a lifetime.

Alumni network The Beedie School of Business recognizes that its alumni are a resource to enhance student learning and aims to make them an integral part of the student experience. Alumni and business leaders are regularly featured as guest lecturers in every Beedie MBA program, and the Beedie Career Management Centre (CMC) is an oft-utilized resource for students and alumni alike. The CMC is also host to the Mentors in Business program, a six-month mentoring partnership that pairs business professionals who want to share their wisdom with current students.

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MBA–Vancouver Island University

BUSINESS STUDIES WITH AN INTERNATIONAL FOCUS VIU’s integrated program offers a dual Canadian and British degree

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ancouver Island University provides two degrees, an MBA from Canada and a master of science in international management from the United Kingdom, in one integrated program that doesn’t require students to go to the U.K. to study. In addition, the program includes an internship program to get students started in the industry of their choice anywhere in the world. Small class sizes and close student-professor interaction enable students to get more out of their classes. Finance and marketing options are available in addition to the international business focus throughout the program. No entrance exam is required.

Diversity The program itself is international, as it is offered in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire, U.K. The student encounters issues relating to international business and, upon completing the program, earns both a Canadian and a British degree. The student body is diverse in ethnicity and background. The MBA class of 2014-15 featured students from 23 different countries and a wide range of academic and work backgrounds.

Internship An internship is integrated with an applied business project. The student works for a business and completes a project relating to this business.

Internships may be completed in Canada or

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The MBA program The program consists of four parts. For the student without a business degree, an eight- or 10-week foundation program introduces business disciplines and readies the student to take on the main program. The core program runs over two regular university terms, plus one seven-week term, for a total of 10 months of classroom training. This provides the student with a strong foundation in key business disciplines with an international and strategic focus. Students obtain skills necessary for success as managers. Students can choose to stay for an additional seven weeks of optional courses in either finance or marketing. The program concludes with an integrated internship and applied business project supported by three fulltime co-ordinators dedicated to ensuring that the student obtains a quality placement.

elsewhere, and may be at large businesses, at small businesses, at non-profits or on special projects. Students who want to return to their current position can be accommodated. Recent examples of internships have been at Nike Canada, Inuktun Services (robotics), Shift Brand Integration Group and the Canada-Africa Research Alliance.

Costs/application deadlines Tuition (Canadian students): for foundation program (non-business graduates), $2,677; for MBA/MScIM, $20,425 (which includes internship placement and option courses). Deadline for September start: February 28. Deadline for January start: April 30. Entry is competitive, and preference is given to applicants with work experience and strong undergraduate grades.

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MBA–University of Northern British Columbia

BUILDING SKILL SETS AND NETWORKS FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS UNBC offers its MBA program in Prince George and Vancouver

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he popularity of MBA programs has led to an array of options available to students.

The University of Northern British Columbia offering focuses on equipping working professionals with the perspectives and tools that they need to succeed in management or to build their own business.

Students can continue to work while they study, since classes are primarily held on Fridays and weekends once a month. Students can attend either in Prince George (at UNBC’s main campus) or in Vancouver (at Langara College). The program takes 21 months to complete.

Why earn an MBA from UNBC? Graduates consistently stress that the greatest benefits of an MBA are new perspectives and tools, and that being in a classroom with an expert in a subject as well as other students from a range of backgrounds is the best environment in which these can occur. UNBC’s program is structured to maximize the opportunity to develop these key outcomes.

UNBC’s classroom-based delivery offers structured learning environments for adult learners with professional and decision-making backgrounds. Team-based work hones participants’ skills in areas crucial for senior management roles, while individual assignments ensure that a range of technical skills is in place. Students encounter highly relevant content delivered by world-class instructors.

A vital component of a high-quality MBA is the exposure to a range of reference points. UNBC deliberately structures cohorts to include a range of backgrounds, including technology, manufacturing, resource extraction, health care and education. This maximizes the opportunity to become familiar with approaches and operating realities across an array of sectors, ensuring the richest learning environment for students.

Build a complete skill set and a solid network The MBA develops a broad base of skills that are required for senior management, as well as for effectively building a company.

Students cover the major disciplinary areas, including strategy, economics, accounting, finance, organizational behaviour, marketing, management of technology and operations management. Participants learn to interpret the organizational environment and adapt new

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management practice to new demands.

For those wishing to gain a particular edge in identifying and evaluating opportunities or challenges, the UNBC MBA offers the option to undertake a capstone project under faculty supervision. This option applies relevant theory to study a substantial organizational issue, which will allow students to stand out in areas such as business planning and market assessment.

Alternatively, students may forgo doing a project and instead complete their MBA entirely through coursework.

The 2016-17 tuition for the MBA program will be approximately $39,000, not including student fees, textbooks, accommodation or transportation during the academic year. For more information, visit www.unbc.ca/commerce/mba.

Our MBA Alumni presidents say: The UNBC MBA program has three components that will impact your career: the formal education, which includes all the business aspects to further your career; the viewpoint from the unique and varied levels of knowledge of the other students; and the vast network you gain from the alumni once you graduate.

The education in the classroom comes from the structure of the program, the instructors and the conversations with the other professionals (students) in the room. You learn the language of business that allows you to apply your knowledge from any industry you are from and integrate it with an in-depth business perspective.

Your classmates expand your perspective by giving a diverse range of opinions; a variety of industry experience that gives you the ability to understand the application of the program; friendship and a closeness that sometimes doesn’t even exist on the job that expands your network; and the chance to develop your personal leadership style to allow you to be a leader, understand a leader and grow as a leader.

Once the program is complete, your network grows tenfold with 10 years of other graduated MBAs. The alumni have spent their postgraduate years applying their new-found knowledge. This vast pool of knowledge is available to each and every graduate with a common language to support one another.

SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA

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MBA–Trinity Western University

A CUSTOMIZED LEARNING EXPERIENCE Personal approach supports MBA students’ professional development

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he MBA program of the Trinity Western University School of Business is designed around small classes to ensure dynamic interaction between faculty and students. Students seeking to differentiate themselves can choose between three select specializations. Understanding that working professionals have busy schedules, TWU’s School of Business works personally with each student to design a program that meets his or her professional development needs and accommodates his or her busy schedule.

Students in the program gain the skills to become not just organizational leaders, but also agents of positive change in the world. Professors believe that profit is critically important for the success of organizations, but only when made and managed with integrity. They challenge students to question not only how they do business, but why.

Core program TWU’s MBA is delivered in either a 12- to 13-month full-time format or a convenient 22-month blended format. Those who wish to focus on the global market can pursue the international business specialization, which involves 12 to 13 months of full-time study, including a two-week study trip overseas. The 22-month option accommodates busy working professionals with online courses throughout the year and face-to-face classroom experiences in four short summer residencies.

The MBA program offers three specializations: international business, management of the growing enterprise, and non-profit and charitable organization management. All TWU MBA courses are designed so that what is taught in each learning activity can be applied the very next day in a student’s professional life. Students work with professors to integrate their personal and professional goals into the assignments.

Specializations The international specialization is delivered in a 12- to 13-month full-time format designed to convey the managerial skills and cultural intelligence that business leaders need for navigating the international market with a global perspective. The fact that students enrol from around the world helps create the stimulating learning environment in which they learn about business across borders. Students take courses in comparative international management, global economic competitiveness, international business

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The non-profit and charitable organization management specialization prepares students to think in innovative ways as they lead mission-driven organizations to greater impact. They learn about formation and structure of non-profits and charities, management and leadership of non-profits, legal issues for charities, financial management of non-profits, and grants, fundraising and non-profit marketing. Corporate social responsibility and consideration for environmental sustainability is an active part of business planning.

law and cross-cultural leadership. A two-week trip, in which the student meets with company executives in an influential region of the world, provides a truly global education.

The 22-month option offers two specializations designed for those seeking to influence their environments though innovative thinking and social responsibility. The growing enterprise specialization helps students become creative and confident social entrepreneurs who are passionate about making a positive difference. The program equips them with the managerial and analytical training they need for bringing their ideas to market. Students work through case studies concerning venture capital, create business models and learn how to navigate legal challenges while breaking ground as emerging business leaders.

Costs/application deadlines The cost of the 22-month MBA with specializations in managing the growing enterprise or non-profit and charitable organization management was $34,650 for students starting in 2015.

Students can start the program at the beginning of each term, allowing applications to be received year-round. The most common entry point is in August of each year. Scholarships are available.

The cost of the 12- to 13-month full-time MBA program with an international business specialization was $35,900 (plus travel costs for international study trip) for students starting in 2015. The international business specialization has a rolling entry throughout the year, allowing students to begin in any month.

SOURCE: TRINITY WESTERN UNIVERSITY

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UVIC MBA GRADUATES ‘WORLD-READY’ Program includes theatre improvisation to encourage creativity, executive mentor program and international management experience

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he Sardul S. Gill Graduate School at the University of Victoria’s Peter B. Gustavson School of Business offers a daytime and a weekend MBA, as well as a unique master of global business (MGB) program. The MBA program aims to make graduates truly “world-ready,” offering students the tools and supports to help build an international mindset and apply concepts in real time.

MBA: daytime or weekend options The daytime MBA program starts with a threeweek course called Essentials of Business and Leadership. Elements include a live case, theatre improvisation (to encourage creativity and innovation) and off-campus outdoor activities (to encourage team-building and reinforce cohort values).

The MBA provides the foundations of business woven together with projects that help students integrate what they’ve learned, aided by real-world experiential learning, leadership opportunities and small-cohort support. The interdependent cohort structure creates a knowledge-sharing and contact base that will serve students well into their careers. It will also help create lifelong friendships.

The executive mentor program matches each student with a business leader in a field that appeals to the student. It helps participants to explore new areas for career development or receive mentorship in their current field. Mentors offer time, talent and experience, helping to assess projects and presentations and offering networking opportunities. Students participate in consulting projects called integrative management exercises (IMEs) throughout the program for local or regional organizations. The final capstone experience is the international IME in which students travel abroad and work in teams to consult on an international project for a local company. Recent countries visited include China, India and Brazil.

Daytime MBA students can choose from specializations in entrepreneurship or service management, or, alternatively, study abroad. Co-op work terms are also offered to integrate MBA learning with work experience.

The weekend MBA is a redesign of our previous evening MBA program. The weekend MBA will launch in fall 2016. It is a two-year, part-time program that blends the Gustavson/Gill tradition of on-campus classroom-based learning with online technology to offer a world-class MBA experience with the flexibility to continue working.

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The program includes 20 intensive weekend modules delivered monthly on campus at UVic complemented by two one-week residencies at the start and finish of the program. IMEs woven throughout the program provide direct application of MBA coursework capped by a final oneweek international IME (IIME) abroad.

The UVic MBA is affordable: total cost (including tuition, program fees and travel costs for trips such as the IIME) is approximately $33,000.

Invest in the UVic MBA for an intense, integrative, international and hands-on learning journey.

Start your journey here: www.uvic.ca/gustavson/gill/mba/index.php.

MGB: study, work and live in three different countries The Gill Graduate School also offers an unusual one-year master’s degree. A prospective MGB

student can apply to the one-year, full-time program right after completion of an undergraduate business degree. Students in each graduating cohort attain an MGB after one year, three countries (in one of four streams) and a global internship.

Path 1 starts students in Victoria and then takes them for terms in Taiwan and Linz, Austria. Path 2 is Victoria; Rouen, France; and Seoul, Korea.

Path 3 is Victoria; Maastricht, the Netherlands; and Lima, Peru. Path 4 is Victoria; Tokyo, Japan; and Istanbul, Turkey. The degree finishes with a global internship, providing each student with valuable cross-cultural study and work experience.

Start your journey here: www.uvic.ca/gustavson/gill/mgb/index.php.

SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA

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MBA–Royal Roads University

FLEXIBLE FORMAT, ELEVATED DIALOGUE AND QUALITY INSTRUCTION Blended learning model and rich student life experience translate to a propelled career track

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arolyn de Voest recently found herself taking her own coaching advice: seek ways to better her best.

“I had been looking for a competitive edge in my business and decided an MBA in executive management would give me that practical advantage,” she says.

But de Voest, principal at Better Your Best Coaching, which she started in 2008, didn’t have time to put her business on pause to return to school.

Her search for an applied education led to the unique on-campus and online MBA program offered at Royal Roads University in Victoria.

“The blended format was definitely a big draw for me,” says de Voest. “Even though Royal Roads is in Victoria, the short on-campus residencies and online instruction format allow me to pursue my MBA and still operate my coaching business.”

“Most of the university’s MBA students are also working full time during the 18-month program,” says Royal Roads School of Business director Lois Fearon. “Apart from the two residency periods, individuals who are navigating both career and family lives don’t have to worry about spending time away from home attending classes on a weekly or even a monthly basis.”

The combination of face-to-face and online instruction format, which Royal Roads pioneered in Canada, leads to more successful outcomes, she says. “The sense of community that’s built during the on-campus residency carries on throughout the distance sessions. Learners leave campus feeling supported by each other and by Royal Roads.”

“Students who are attracted to the MBA program at the university are well established in their careers and have significant professional experience,” says William Holmes, dean of the faculty of management. “And that’s a significant benefit because that experience means the dialogue is elevated from the outset.”

The program takes advantage of that life experience and incorporates co-learning with formal learning and encourages its immediate application, says Fearon.

“We hear over and over again how our students apply what they are learning, while they are learning, and as a result their careers are propelled even while they are taking the program,” she says. “Quite simply, the value our students

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of the experience.”

Royal Roads’ focus on hiring scholar practitioners also separates its program from the pack, says Fearon. “All of our faculty members have extensive industry experience on top of their academic credentials. I think this is pretty unique in the academic world.”

Now halfway through her program, de Voest is seeing that applied value pay off with the additional benefit of the strong connections she’s made with other students in the program. “I’ve leveraged my classmates for moral support, that’s for sure. And I imagine we’ll all be able to support each other in the future.” add to an organization or a community is increased and, as a result, careers are enhanced, as are personal lives and earning potential.”

Team learning is a strong element of the MBA program, and de Voest says her own team experiences have been positive, citing a recent period of intense assignment deadlines. “As a whole our team really stepped up to contribute, and although the pace was rigorous I really got a lot out

Royal Roads offers several attractive specialization options in its 18-month blended MBA in Executive Management program, including leadership, management consulting, international business – Asia Pacific trade and investment, and international business and innovation – Europe.

See royalroads.ca/mba.

SOURCE: ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY

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MBA–Athabasca University

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t 27, Brett Barnes has already shown creative flair and considerable drive in his career approach. Following his passion, he’s part of the first ever business of hockey cohort in Athabasca University’s executive MBA program – but while others are gearing towards front office positions in professional hockey, Barnes has something else in mind.

He comes by his passion honestly, from an early age: as a minor hockey defenceman from the age of six, a referee from 12 through to his 20s, a goalie equipment salesman, and now associate with RWG Sport Management in Penticton, B.C. “I respect the game so much; to be in a position to educate myself to serve the game, and to help players with their careers, that would validate me on a day-to-day basis in my work,” he says.

How does he aim to do that? By earning his NHL player agent certification, and equipping himself with the same business knowledge his management counterparts hold. With a BA in history from the University of British Columbia Okanagan, he values the differing subject matter and perspectives offered in the first phase of Athabasca’s MBA program. But he’s really looking forward to Phase 2, when he gets into the hockey-specific end of the learning curve.

Barnes has applied the same hustle he learned on the ice to his budding career, investing huge amounts of time and energy in building relationships with players as young as 14 and, more importantly at that age, their families. Successful agents establish trust over a period of years and require a lot of patience while young players develop and, eventually, if all works out, get drafted and sign pro contracts.

But there’s a lot more to the process than most people realize. Ritch Winter, BHI co-founder and one of the NHL’s elite agents, explains: “It’s more than negotiating contracts.” Knowing about international tax regimes, marketing, talent evaluation and other aspects of the business will take Barnes beyond the on-the-job education most agents carry. Winter says great players like Marian Hossa and Mark Giordano (both are his clients) “are constantly working to get better … likewise for an agent.”

The added legitimacy his MBA affords, when combined with his work ethic and his authentic personality, will position Brett Barnes to be a leader in his field. “A lot of players come from affluent backgrounds,” Barnes observes, “and an MBA grad comes across with more credibility.”

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