Financial Services and Planning is excited to announce the upcoming release of our new budget tool to the college for the 2022-23 budget planning period. Humber has partnered with Questica Budget in order to improve the annual budget and forecasting process for all budget holders. This online, synchronous tool will manage the entire budget process, from pre-populated budget screens, through an integrated workflow, and into the fiscal year including budget transfers and amendments. No more manually generated spreadsheets and forms. Many processes will be automated and some will be enhanced to improve user experience and available to all users on-demand. Questica also introduces new detailed reporting and helpful dashboards to work alongside your existing suite of reports to keep track of your budget activities. This all-in-one tool will be a great improvement over our previous processes, and we are looking forward to upcoming training and release of the product.

One of our final activities before go-live will be our User Acceptance Testing (UAT). In order for us to be confident in all the system functions, we will need some volunteers to help test the system one last time. Over the next week, we will continue to reach out to each department to understand your budget user needs and to solicit participation in UAT.  These testers will also help act as project champions, working with their departments to spread the good word of Questica Budget. Now is the time for budget enthusiasts to step forward and participate! 

More information about training and go-live activities will be released over the coming weeks. You can look forward to communications about the detailed budget process using Questica Budget at the usual budget time. The Financial Services and Planning departments would like to thank everyone in advance for your participation and enthusiasm. If you have any questions, you can reach out to your Finance Liaison for more information.

On the third episode of Demystifying Innovation, we talk to Vera Beletzan, senior dean, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences and Innovative Learning.

Vera explains why she thinks it’s important to have an innovative mindset. When is it good to innovate? How do you nurture a culture of innovation? She shares her experiences, as an educator and leader, navigating the fine line between transformative innovation and going just a bit too far.

Listen to Demystifying Innovation on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Beginning on September 20, proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test result taken no more than 72 hours prior can be uploaded to the Humber Guardian App, which is used for your daily COVID-19 Self-Assessment.

Those who already have the app will need to update the app to have the most up-to-date information and functions. To update the app: 

• from the Guardian’s home screen, users can click on About/Preferences > Data Update > Check for Updates.

To help make this transition as smooth as possible, step-by-step uploading instructions have been created. Once you are on the webpage, identify and click the scenario that applies to you for step-by-step instructions.

Note: You may need to log out and log back in to view the update.

Communication skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving are the current buzzwords in the “skills” domain. Soft skills are in high demand.

Students graduating from postsecondary education (PSE) institutions, immigrants, and Internationally Trained Professionals (ITP) entering the Canadian job market in a post-pandemic era are required to complement their technical and trade skills with “soft skills”. These skills are now considered critical for success in the workplace, especially as companies and business leaders re-evaluate the skills they require from their employees and prospective job candidates.

As part of a three-year study, researchers from the Office of Research & Innovation (ORI) at Humber College are measuring the impact of experiential learning opportunities on developing the essentially required soft skills that render these individuals job ready.

Find the full story from the Office of Research and Innovation.