Many faculties and departments are considering instituting hybrid working arrangements for their teams. For many, this may be their first time working in a hybrid working arrangement. A hybrid working arrangement means that on any given day, team members may be working on campus, remotely, and on different work schedules. 

To assist managers and employees contemplating the possibility of hybrid working arrangements, a series of short Hybrid Work Training Videos has been developed to begin your planning process. Each video is 3-12 minutes in length and is intended to provide key information to consider related to each topic. All videos in the series are now available and can be accessed on the Hybrid Work Training Video Series website. 

The series contains eight (8) short videos, as follows: 

• Video 1: An Introduction to Hybrid Working Arrangements (7 minutes) 
• Video 2: Deciding who works in a Hybrid Working Arrangement (12 minutes) 
• Video 3: What a Hybrid Working Arrangement looks like (7 minutes) 
• Video 4: Considerations for any changes to the physical workspace supporting Hybrid Working Arrangements (5 minutes) 
• Video 5: Technology needs to support Hybrid Working Arrangements (10 minutes) 
• Video 6: Supporting team effectiveness in Hybrid Working Arrangements (3 minutes) 
• Video 7: Effective Communications when establishing Hybrid Working Arrangements (4 minutes) 
• Video 8: Applying Change Management principles in Hybrid Working Arrangements (7 minutes) 

In addition to the video series, detailed training sessions have also been developed to support employees and managers in the transition to hybrid working arrangements. Training topics include Humber’s Remote Working Policy and hybrid working, managing and contributing in a hybrid working arrangement, ensuring well-being while working in a hybrid working arrangement, workplace safety, and technology needs for hybrid working. For further details on this training, please watch the Communiqué for upcoming announcements. 

If you have any questions about the video series, please contact oe@humber.ca. 

The Barrett CTI's final newsletter of 2021 is now available! Check out our highlights of this past year, our recent Skills win and learn more about Humber’s B²C Lab which is being housed at the Barrett CTI.

Wishing our Humber community a wonderful holiday break and we'll see you in 2022! 

An assembly of faculty, support staff, students, and administrators, Humber College Council (HCC) is Humber’s collective employee voice, making suggestions to Humber College’s President as it relates to long and short‐term priorities outlined in the institution’s Strategic Plan. To ensure the Humber community is informed of upcoming events, new initiatives and important issues, HCC reports the highlights of its monthly meetings through this medium.

HCC held its fourth meeting of the 2021-2022 academic year on Thursday, December 9th, 2021.

COMING TO CAMPUS IN WINTER 2022

Rob Kilfoyle, Director, Public Safety and Andrew Leopold, Director, Communications tabled what to expect when on campus this winter. Given the changing COVID situation since this presentation was conducted, this information has been omitted in the highlights. Details for what was planned can be found in the minutes of the meeting (to be posted on the HCC website in January 2022). Current information on campus plans can be found here:

Vaccination Requirements for Winter 2022: COVID-19 Vaccination Policy

Screening: Will continue at campus building entryways using the Humber Guardian App. An alternate format for the screening tool is available.  

• See the Step-by-step instructions for document upload to the Guardian App.
• For designated entryways into campus, visit: Information and maps of Exterior Access

Food: To determine what is open on campus, visit www.dineoncampus.ca/Humber/where-to-dine/locations.

Commuting and Parking:  

• Parking: Visit www.humber.ca/parking for parking information.
• North Campus: There is significant construction underway that may cause delays entering and leaving campus. 
• Lakeshore Campus: Ongoing work to replace a gas main is taking place along Lakeshore Boulevard which may also cause delays in the area 

Additional information and the latest updates: Visit humber.ca/campus-return, humber.ca/updates and the HROE COVID-19 Resources for Employees page. 

2021-2022 FINANCIAL FORCAST

Sanjay Puri, Vice-President, Administration presented on the college’s financial position for the 2021/2022 fiscal year. It was noted that the college benefits from two funding sources: Government funding (e.g., grants) and tuition fees. Like other provincially funded colleges, Humber obtains government funding based on performance against key metrics as outlined in its Strategic Mandate Agreement with the government of Ontario. Due to COVID-19, the government is not tying the colleges to these metrics this year. Despite this, Humber assessed its performance against these metrics and determined that the college exceeded its performance as per the SMA for this fiscal year. In terms of full-time enrolment, the college is currently 9.5% below the budget target for 21/22. Part-time enrolment has experienced a reduced level of activity. When projecting the college’s overall fiscal position by year end, the preliminary forecast is a $6.8 million deficit.

NEXT HCC MEETING

The next Humber College Council meeting will be on Thursday, January 20th, 2022 through Microsoft Teams.

For questions or comments about HCC meeting highlights, contact regan.mancini@humber.ca. For supporting materials or opportunities to provide feedback, please visit the College Council website or contact shovani.samalia@humber.ca.

The Faculty of Business is pleased to share with the College the November edition of the monthly Dean's Newsletter.

Visit business.humber.ca/deans-news.html