INNOVATION Sept-Oct 2019

CONT INUING PROFESS I ONAL

DEVELOPMENT

PERSONAL INVESTMENT. PROFESS IONAL COMMI TMENT.

planning to apply for their professional engineer (P.Eng.) designation. It is designed to address the tools and tips necessary to prepare for the competency experience report and to appoint appropriate references and validators. It is a resource for all who intend to apply within the next 6-12 months and a tool for Engineers and Geoscientists BC to facilitate and expedite the P.Eng. application processes. TECHNICAL WRITING: SOLUTIONS FOR EFFECTIVE WRITTEN COMMUNICATION November 5, 2019 – Burnaby, BC This seminar provides practical, applicable solutions and techniques for how to express your thoughts succinctly in written format. Through a series of hands-on workshops, you will learn to write effective emails, technical memos, letters, reports, and other documents. Whether you are a junior employee or a seasoned professional in your technical field, this seminar will help you to improve your technical writing skills. ENERGY AUDITING AND CARBON ACCOUNTING November 6, 2019 – Vancouver, BC or Webinar This course is designed in response to the emerging demand for proficiency in monitoring the performance of energy systems, improving energy efficiencies, and reducing GHG emissions. BECOMING A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE NEGOTIATOR November 7, 2019 – Webinar You will learn a proven, practical step-by-step approach to “win-win” negotiations and how to protect yourself from “hardball” negotiators. TIME MANAGEMENT FOR ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS November 7, 2019 – Webinar You will gain a new mind-set and skill-set that will optimize your personal productivity, through learning how to produce greater results in less time. LATERAL LOADS ON BUILDINGS PART 1: CALCULATION AND RESISTANCE November 14 & 15, 2019 – Vancouver, BC This is part one of a course module designed to explain the lateral loads on buildings. The course demonstrates the effect of various lateral loads on structures and how to arrange the lateral load resisting members within the buildings. Different

types of bracing and shear wall will be introduced; and design examples to calculate the loads will also be included. STRATEGIC NETWORKING: MAKE YOUR CONTACTS COUNT November 20, 2019 – Vancouver, BC In today’s world, without knowing the “who”, you will never have the opportunity to prove your “what.” You will learn how to get strategic about fully enlisting their personal (friends and family), professional (coworkers) and strategic (mentors, executives) contacts to identify opportunities and land job prospects. HANDS-ON PHYSICAL MODELLING OF The course offers engineering fundamentals of physical modelling for hydrotechnical projects. WRITING EFFECTIVE PROPOSALS AND REPORTS November 26, 2019 – Burnaby, BC This seminar is for engineers and geoscientists who wish to develop the confidence and writing skills necessary to write effective proposals and reports. Through a series of hands-on workshops, you will learn the key elements of writing and submitting winning proposals and reports, and how to tailor your content for both technical and non-technical audiences. COACHES CORNER: FIVE KEYS TO GREAT COACHING November 27, 2019 – Webinar Great leaders build confident, self-sufficient teams. You will learn the core principles of coaching and how to engage in more robust conversations that lead to inspired action. MICROSOFT EXCEL CORE TRAINING FOR Learn to use Excel to create budgets, track costs, and generate quotes. Learn tools and ideas that will save time and create professional looking proposals and plans. Participants with only a very basic knowledge of Excel will quickly progress to create basic databases, budgets, graphs, reports, and the fundamentals of building equations. ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS November 27, 2019 – Burnaby, BC HYDROTECHNICAL PHENOMENA November 21 & 22, 2019 – Surrey, BC

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT: HOW TO RESPECT AND RESPOND TO CONFLICT October 22, 2019 – Vancouver, BC Whether in the workplace or your day-to-day life, conflict is inevitable. It occurs between individuals who care about a particular matter, but have opposing views. It is understandable that when one encounters opposition, the immediate reaction would be one of anxiousness, frustration or even anger. Instead of backing away from these uncomfortable feelings and avoiding the conflict, this class aims to have you engage, constructively! BUSINESS WEALTH ACCUMULATING STRATEGIES October 30, 2019 – Vancouver, BC or Webinar This workshop is intended for incorporated professional looking to smart and tax-effective strategies accumulate savings and wealth inside their business. This workshop will offer insight into important information surrounding wealth accumulation and estate maximization for business owners. MICROSOFT ONENOTE TRAINING October 31, 2019 – Burnaby, BC OneNote is the ultimate notetaking and organizational tool. It captures everything to do with your project, from e-mails, files, videos, meeting notes and almost anything else in one easy to share tool. Teams will greatly benefit from the collaborative nature of OneNote that will make it easy to organize and share information on a shared team project. OUTLOOK STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT October 31, 2019 – Burnaby, BC Learn powerful organizational strategies that can change the way you work and save you hours of time every week. Learn to navigate quickly, and far less, through Outlook and how to create a powerful single page dashboard that will let you strategically manage all your appointments, tasks, email and follow-up calls on a single page. TIPS ON IMPROVING YOUR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER’S APPLICATION November 5, 2019 – Webinar This webinar is developed for engineers-in- training (EITs) or experienced individuals who are

For a complete listing of events or for more information, visit egbc.ca/Events/Seminars or contact us at 604.430.8035 or 1.888.430.8035.

CALL FOR PRESENTERS Are you an expert in your field who would like to contribute to engineering and geoscience practice? Engineers and Geoscientists BC is actively seeking members to present on a variety of topics. For more information, please visit egbc.ca/Events/Seminar .

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