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UNB College of Extended Learning
UNB’s Dedication to Professional Development Celebrated with Top Award
UNB College of Extended Learning
Posted: Jan 10, 2025
Category: News and Events , Occupational Health and Safety , Professional Development , English Language Programme
We are thrilled to announce that UNB's College of Extended Learning has been honoured with Atlantic Business Magazine's prestigious Readers' Choice Award for the Best Institution for Professional Development in Atlantic Canada! This recognition highlights our ongoing commitment to facilitating growth and advancement for adult learners, and we couldn’t be more proud. A Commitment to...
Read the full postToxics at Home and in the Workplace: Controlling Exposure
UNB College of Extended Learning
Posted: Jan 9, 2025
Category: Occupational Health and Safety , Online Learning , News and Events , Professional Development
Year over year, an average of two workers die each day from diseases rooted in occupational exposure. In this edition of UNB's series of Let's Talk Safety webinars, Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) and host, Glyn Jones, will share his expertise on the topic of hazardous chemicals and provide strategies that can be implemented to make our homes and workplaces incident- and disease-free....
Read the full postJoin Glyn Jones on Dec. 11 for a free webinar
UNB College of Extended Learning
Posted: Nov 25, 2024
Category: News and Events , Online Learning , Professional Development , Occupational Health and Safety
Digitizing Your OHSMS: Moving Health, Safety and Wellness Forward In this free online webinar, safety expert, Glyn Jones, will guide you toward a future that is 100% online, smartphone-based, and almost twice as efficient as existing blended or paper-based systems. This webinar will provide you with: A review of the options for digitizing your OHSMS An overview of the time and cost savings...
Read the full postUnlocking Success Through HR and Safety Collaboration: Insights from Glyn Jones
UNB College of Extended Learning
Posted: Nov 20, 2024
Category: Professional Development , Occupational Health and Safety
In today's dynamic work environment, fostering collaboration between Human Resources (HR) and Safety departments is essential for cultivating a culture of safety and efficiency. Glyn Jones, a seasoned expert in occupational safety and health, emphasizes the importance of this partnership in his insightful article, "Meeting the needs of HR and safety." Traditionally, HR has managed education,...
Read the full postChampioning Safety: One Woman's Inspirational Career Change After Personal Loss
UNB College of Extended Learning
Posted: Nov 19, 2024
Category: Professional Development , Our Stories , Occupational Health and Safety
Nuala Reilly is a role model for anyone interested in the Health and Safety field. She spent most of her working adult life in industries that helped people who had suffered a significant loss in life. She worked for Employment Ontario, assisting people who had experienced job loss. When she moved to Saint John, New Brunswick, she spent several years working for an insolvency trustee company,...
Read the full postExploring UNB’s Family Violence Issues Certificate Program
UNB College of Extended Learning
Posted: Nov 7, 2024
Category: Degree Credit , Our Stories , News and Events , Online Learning , Professional Development
In a world where societal issues often go unnoticed, the University of New Brunswick's Family Violence Issues Certificate (FVIC) program shines a light on a pressing global concern that affects countless lives. This unique program offers students the opportunity to gain a deep understanding of family violence and its impact on individuals and communities, giving them the tools needed to make a...
Read the full postBachelor of Integrated Studies grad completes her degree while serving her country
UNB College of Extended Learning
Posted: Oct 1, 2024
Category: Our Stories , News and Events , Online Learning , Degree Credit
Meet Tiffany Mackey, a dedicated member of the Canadian Forces, serving full-time as a paramedic. Like many in the military, Mackey's career schedules and varied assignments had delayed her dream of completing her degree. However, Mackey never lost sight of the goal. She aspired to progress from a non-commissioned member to a commissioned officer and pondered attending medical school or...
Read the full postUNB Art Centre Newsletter - October 2024
UNB Art Centre
Posted: Sep 24, 2024
Category: News and Events , UNB Art Centre , Leisure Learning
Happy Thanksgiving! Leisure Learning Turn over a new leaf with a fall course If you enjoy writing, you'll be spoiled for choice this month. Choose from Writing Horror: The Dark Side (Online - Oct. 7), Crafting the Short Story (Online - Oct. 10), A Novella Challenge (In-person - Oct. 8), The Revision Challenge: From Draft to Polished (In-person - Oct. 10 to Nov. 28), and Fixing Common...
Read the full postExplore the Wonder of Artist Terry Graff’s Avian Cyborgs
UNB Art Centre
Posted: Sep 10, 2024
Category: News and Events , UNB Art Centre
Experience the unique and thought-provoking work of visual artist Terry Graff's national touring exhibition Avian Cyborgs. The exhibition showcases over 400 paintings, collages, assemblages and sculptures with a persistent avian motif in an elaborate techno-fantasy that focuses on Graff's life-long exploration of the relationship between nature and technology. The exhibition opens at the UNB...
Read the full postPopular Human Resources program unlocks graduate’s potential
UNB College of Extended Learning
Posted: Sep 3, 2024
Category: News and Events , Professional Development , Our Stories
When Jacy Ellingwood signed up for the Human Resources Management (HRM) program at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), she was new to the field of HR. Motivated by a desire to learn and a recommendation from her boss (an HRM program graduate herself), Ellingwood embarked on what would be a transformative learning experience. Throughout her studies, the program offered a platform for...
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