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Exciting New Offerings in Business Analysis

We are thrilled to announce the launch of two new courses and a comprehensive new Advanced Professional Certificate in Business Analysis, designed to equip you with the skills to excel in today's dynamic business environment.

 

The Power of Digital Storytelling

Digital storytelling offers a unique opportunity to humanize your professional brand by sharing authentic stories that resonate with your audience.

 

Three Steps to Advance Your Career at Any Stage

Whether you are at the beginning of your professional life, or are looking to make a change, lifelong learning is an investment in your future.

 

Agile Project Management

The Agile approach to project management is flexible and iterative, focusing on collaboration, customer feedback, and the ability to adapt to changing requirements throughout the project's lifecycle. 

 

Crisis Communication

Does your organization have a plan to manage a crisis?

 

Five Tips to Lead Remote Teams

If you're a leader, chances are good that if you're not already leading a remote team, you will be at some point in your career.

 

Benefits of Earning a Professional Development Certificate

Completing a Certificate program can boost your career prospects – whether you are just starting out, making a mid-life career change, or pursuing a promotion in your current organization.

 

Diploma, Certificate, Course or Micro-Credential - What’s the Difference?

Here’s what you need to know about our resume-enhancing programs. Discover the best program option for your interests, your career goals and your life.

 

Keep learning and unlock your full potential

Are you just starting your career, an experienced professional, or ready to hit the reset button and head in a new direction? Continuing your education can help you navigate and thrive in a changing professional landscape

 

Learning Throughout Your Career

"We are all experiencing increased change in our roles at work, and it’s so important to stay relevant."

 

The new competitive advantage

Creativity, innovation, and agility are capabilities successful organizations have in common to respond to changing conditions.

 

The Value of Lifelong Learning

Learning new, transferable skills is one of the best things Canadian workers – and their employers - can do to keep up with the pace of change.

 

Why hire an intern?

Not only does our Workplace Integrated Learning practicum give students the opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience in their chosen career, but it also benefits employers too.

 

Three Reasons to Study Project Management

A Certificate in Project Management can open the doors to an in-demand career.

 

Translate Data Into Actionable Business Insights

In today’s digitally-driven business world, managers have access to more data than ever before, but data is only useful if people understand what the numbers mean. 

 

The most in-demand skills to thrive in the future

What skills will we need to succeed in the future? Our increasingly digital world requires us to have technology skills and soft critical skills to do the things machines can’t.

 

Share Your Accomplishment

Add your Western Continuing Studies credentials to your LinkedIn profile.

 

Leading With Positivity

Learn to create a better life for yourself, and your team, with the power of positive psychology 

 

Career Counselling at Western Continuing Studies

New service for Post-Degree Diploma students and alumni.

 

Change is the new normal. Here’s how to manage it.

Accelerated certificate in Change Management teaches strategies to survive and thrive in a rapidly-shifting environment.

 

Equality vs. Equity: What does it mean for your workplace?

With companies across all sectors facing talent shortages and welcoming new employees who value flexibility, growth opportunities, and corporate social responsibility, HR managers need to do more than ever to attract and retain the best candidate for every position

 

Flexible and engaging ways to learn

As the demand for high-quality online courses and programs increases, our goal at Western Continuing Studies is to ensure that our courses in the virtual classroom are as engaging and meaningful as face-to-face classes.

 

Tips for New Adult Learners

Your own actions and attitudes play an important role in your continued growth and professional development.

 

Tips for Leading through conflict

Most people do their best to avoid conflict, even though it may be a daily occurrence in the workplace. When left unchecked, it can damage relationships, kill momentum, and undermine the performance of any team.

 

The Value of Continuous Learning

According to the study, learning new, transferable skills is one of the best things Canadian workers – and their employers - can do to keep up with the pace of change.

 

3 Steps to Improving your Decision-Making Skills

We make hundreds of decisions each day. Some are as simple as what to eat for lunch.

 

How to go Back to School as a Working Professional

We've put together 6 tips for how to go back to school as a working professional while keeping your day job... and your sanity!

 

Three Questions with Janine Higgins

Janine Higgins, lead instructor in our Conflict Management program, shares her expertise on managing conflict in the workplace.

 

Careers that Change Lives: Working in the Not-for-Profit Sector

We spoke with Western Continuing Studies instructors Jackie Ellefsen and Carol-Ann Smith to find out what inspired them to get into the not-for-profit sector and to see what advice they have for students looking to enter the field.

 

Developing Your Emotional Intelligence

Your IQ gets you hired, but your EQ gets you promoted. Emotional intelligence, or EQ, is the skills and ability that allow us to function well in life. 

 

Back To School Isn't Just For Kids

The prospect of returning to school can seem daunting, especially if it's been a while since you last set foot in a classroom, but it doesn't have to be. 

 

What's Your Conflict Resolution Style

Conflict can be costly. It can affect the bottom line of a company's performance, waste employees' time, and impact the quality of decisions. People in conflict are less likely to share vital information and more likely to become enmeshed in power struggles. 

 

 

 

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