The 2010 World Congress will bring together close to 3,500 professionals to enjoy a highly diversified program, including some 100 sessions in English, French and Spanish. Also planned are numerous social activities and a major trade show featuring the latest products and services in the HR field.

The 2010 World HR Congress program brings you:

- renowned experts from around the world (Canada, USA, Mexico, France, Switzerland, Singapore, UK, Australia, Dubai, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, etc.);
- the profession’s most highly thought of leaders;
- more than 20 business cases showcasing HR best practices; and
- close to 100 sessions in English, French and Spanish, organized around 11 tracks.

The 2010 World HR Congress invites you to push back your limits and participate in an extraordinary experience. Discover the program at http://www.hr2010.com/program/ConcurrentSessions.pdf

Careers Day 2010: Monday, September 27, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: University of Regina Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport

Please see Employer Information link above for details about Careers Day events at the University of Regina.

The University of Regina Career Centre is proud to have had such a wonderful response from students, alumni and employers who joined us to take part in Careers Day 2009 and we look forward to Careers Day 2010 in September!

Careers Day 2010 promises to be a first class campus recruiting event! With an upgraded and innovative Welcome Centre and additional booth space the University of Regina is a great place to showcase your company to our students and alumni. Last year we welcomed 145 exhibitors and more than 4000 job seekers. This is an event not to miss!

Event Partnership Opportunities Now Available: We now offer a wide variety of partnering and sponsorship opportunities designed to increase your organization's exposure on the U of R Campus.

“Most businesses underestimate the importance of literacy. Higher literacy skills lead to increased output, higher productivity, greater ability for on-the-job training, reduced workplace accidents and better employee retention--ultimately, leading to higher profitability.” -- Craig Alexander, Chief Economist, TD Bank Financial Group and Board Member of ABC Life Literacy Canada.

Co-presented by ABC Life Literacy Canada and the Canadian Society for Training and Development in celebration of Essential Skills Day during Learn at Work Week, Mr. Craig Alexander addresses the state of literacy in Canada and the economic costs being incurred by low literacy levels. Mr. Alexander will profile both the government’s role in overcoming the country’s literacy challenges, and the role that businesses can play in improving literacy.

6:00-6:30pm - Registration & Networking
6:30-7:30pm - Presentation
7:30-8:00pm - Q&A

Again this year, the Canadian Society for Training and Development is organizing Learn@Work Week in September.

What:
• It is a week-long celebration of learning in the workplace
• Businesses, governments and not-for-profit organizations share their learning initiatives with their employees and the public.
• Senior business leaders outside of training and development who actively advocate and support learning and development in the workplace are recognized as Learning Leaders.


Why:
• To raise awareness of the impact of workplace learning on business outcomes
• To celebrate the best practices of workplace learning
• To celebrate the success of the ‘learning organization’


For more information, visit: www.cstd.ca.

Jennifer Douglas Hillier from the Write Start Literacy Program in Fox Creek and I – Marilyn Visser from the Taber & District Community Adult Learning Association would like to invite your community to enter the Provincial Challenge to see which literacy area will log the most time reading on September 8.

Here’s how it works, advertise ILD in your community and ask everyone to read and record their minutes of reading for that day and send it to you. Emphasize that reading anything counts. Get businesses and schools involved by making a contest for them.

Literacy Alberta will announce the provincial winner on September 21.