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Participants Graduate from Mayaro Community Leadership Development Programme
PARTICIPANTS of the Repsol YPF sponsored Community Leadership Development Programme (CLDP), designed and facilitated by the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business, received their certificates at the recently held graduation ceremony at the Yara Auditorium, Lok Jack GSB Campus, Mt. Hope.
The 13-week CLDP targeted community leaders throughout the Mayaro/Guayaguayare area. The Programme seeks to equip persons involved in community work with Project Management Training and Leadership skills so that they can drive sustainable development initiatives in their communities.
A requirement for the awarding of the Certificate was the development of a community based project by participants. They were divided into four groups and presented their projects to a panel of evaluators which included Hasley Crawford, Head of Community Relations, National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited; Mario Singh, Community Relations Advisor, BG Trinidad and Tobago Limited; and Pedro Riberio, TSP Asset Manager, Repsol YPF.
In her feature address, Minister of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs, the Honourable Joan Yullie Williams, quoted known anthropologist Margaret Mead who said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the World. Indeed, it is the only things that ever have.”
The Minister explained such groups brought their insight and their hopes; their skills and their power; their passion and their sense of purpose to the initiatives undertaken.
She expressed her heartfelt thanks to Arthur Lok Jack GSB and Repsol YPF for their vision adding, “The commitment and contribution of key business partners reflect their role in the process of community leadership development.”
The Minister told the graduates they must demonstrate Community Leadership
with a sense of history, learning from the past but with an eye on the
future.
“
As you go about the business of building and leading your communities,
note the power of the team and remember that we are all nation-builders
and each individual action weaves a strand into the fabric of this place
we call Trinidad and Tobago. Weave carefully and thoughtfully,” she
said.
The Minister presented an award to the winning team - ‘The Initiators’ - whose project, ‘Crop Alert’, focused on the design and set up of a tractor pool for residents of Union Food Crop.
Employee Management Assistance Programme (EMAP)
The Employee Management Assistance Program (EMAP) Service offered by
Lok Jack GSB maintains the goal of conventional Employee Assistance Programs
(EAP) as it is designed to effectively guide employees through personal
challenges which affect their quality of life and job performance.
However, it offers a unique variant which provides on target delivery
of key services and support systems to individuals most in need and in
the utmost position to drive key changes. EMAP will provide organizations
locally and regionally with the necessary tools to keep their most valuable
resource- the employee. It allows simultaneous identification of the
troubled employee and assistance in their needs while maintaining a productive,
cost effective work force.
EMAP Services at Lok Jack GSB would be offered in collaboration with
Dr. Dale A. Masi - President and CEO of Masi Research Consultants, Inc.,
a Boston company specializing in Employee Assistance Program (EAP) design,
implementation, training and evaluation.
The
Psychology of Investing
October 22nd
Successful investing demands that we have the capacity to listen to our heads not our hearts. Financial savants teach us that the behavior of the market, although seemingly random, nonetheless has underlying order. In other words, the financial market is unpredictable, yet there are predictable cycles of ups and downs. It is inevitable that the market will repeatedly rise and fall – but no one can predict exactly when these rallies and subsequent corrections will occur, only that they must.
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Coaching
and Counselling Employees
October 31st & 1st November
A programme aimed at supervisors and managers who have employees reporting to them. The first day of this program will review the value of coaching in today’s competitive environment for employee motivation and retention strategies.
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Proposal
Development and Evaluation
October 25th & 26th
This proposal development programme offers the tools and techniques necessary to develop effective funding and business proposals.
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Project
Cost and Schedule Management
October 23rd, 24th, 25th
The triple constraints of project management (scope, time and cost) are the focus of this intensive, three-day course. Using complex case studies, hands-on exercises and problem analysis, this course leads you in preparing the most important elements of the project plan.
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Project
Management for IT Professionals
October 30th & 31st
Participants of this program will leave with a baseline understanding of the role that the Project Management plays within the context of IT. Participants will complete the program with a new set of tools and techniques which they can begin incorporating into their day to day IT Project Management.
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Strategic
Branding
16th & 17th October
This course is designed for branding professionals as well as anyone wishing to become a practitioner of branding. It defines the scope of branding and gives an understanding of the new strategic role that brands play in creating long-term value for companies and customers in today’s marketplace. It will lay the foundation for effective brand leadership by exposing participants to a step-by-step process for building and launching a strong brand.
The course then presents several ways by which a company can grow and sustain the success of a brand in highly competitive markets. Topics here will include the strategic use of brand extensions, use of innovation to increase brand loyalty and the rejuvenation of a declining or aging brand.
Finally this course will give you a brand assessment tool which you
can use to diagnose the health and performance level of your organisation’s
brand. It will uncover the areas
where the brand is strong and areas where the brand needs development.
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Fundamental
Issues in Compensation Management
23rd, 25th, 30th October & 1st November
Overview
An organization can gain competitive advantage through its most important
internal resource – its people. It is therefore imperative to
attract, recruit and retain the best employees. However, a growing
concern among HR professionals today is how to adequately compensate
employees to ensure job satisfaction and motivation. This four-day
workshop is geared to providing participants with a comprehensive overview
of compensation as it relates to the HR function today. Join us as
we explore the fundamentals of this area and learn about the various
elements of Compensation Management.
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Technical
Report Writing
October 16th-18th
Overview
Communication serves people in a variety of ways. It is a complex, interactive
process which makes use of, but is not singularly dependent on language.
In this context, human language is regarded as an important part of communication.
In the business world, communication fulfills a functional role as well
as an individually meaningful role. While communication facilitates the
transactions of everyday commerce, it also influences and is influenced
by individual attributes, group dynamics and organizational structures.
Consequently, communication must be viewed from a variety of perspectives:
linguistic, sociological, behavioural.
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The
Dynamics of Public Speaking
October 29th-31st
Overview
In today’s global market the ability to speak in public
is one of the most significant business skills. Effective Public Speaking
allows us to persuade clients, convince colleagues and motivate staff.
Speaking in public can be difficult and for those whose topics are complex
and specialized, there can be added difficulties in speaking to an audience
who may not understand or be persuaded by what you say.
Our Public Speaking
and Presentation Skills workshop can help bring participants to the stage
where they can make a positive impact and know how to use their experience
to improve speaking and presentation. We will help those with non-technical
topics and those whose topics are technically and financially complex and
jargon laden to engage in superb communication.
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Time
Management Solutions
October 24th - 25th
Overview
An interesting paradox of our times is that the more our organizations
introduce technology to simplify work processes, the less time employees
seem to have for themselves. Yet, in today’s fast -paced, customer-driven
business environment,time is the one commodity that can spell the difference
between success and failure. Missed deadlines frequently translate to missed
opportunities or the creation of irate customers who are not averse to
exercising their opt ions to seek service elsewhere. At a personal level,
the inability to manage time often leads to feelings of inefficiency and
symptoms of stress related illnesses. Time appears to rush by as
we seldom accomplish those objectives that we set for ourselves at a personal
and professional level.
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