At Humber Polytechnic and the University of Guelph-Humber, we focus on life-long learning and delivering learning and development opportunities to our employees that allow them to excel personally and professionally. Employees thrive personally and professionally by acquiring new skills and abilities. As an evolving institution and learning how to develop new capabilities or upskilling, we encourage our faculty and staff to further their professional and personal development by taking advantage of these learning and development opportunities.  

LEARN 

All active employees have access to LEARN, our new and improved learning management system (LMS) hosted within the Human Resource Management System (HRMS). Our LEARN catalogue is extensive and includes offerings for an array of professional skills. Please see the attached list of trending professional development topics and skills for 2024 and our available offerings within LEARN. 

We encourage everyone to explore LEARN, browse the extensive catalogue, and enroll into courses that will help you to meet your professional development goals. To access LEARN please log into the HRMS and under the ‘Me’ tab click on the ‘LEARN’ icon to get started. 

If you are interested in creating or adding training content on LEARN, please contact us at learn@humber.ca.  

Discounted Courses – Humber Polytechnic and University of Guelph-Humber 

Eligible employees can take courses offered by Humber and the University of Guelph-Humber for a discounted tuition rate of $20.  

For information on eligible courses at Humber and to find out how to apply, please contact the Registrar’s Office at enquiry@humber.ca or 416.675.5000.   

For information on eligible courses at the University of Guelph-Humber (UGH) and how to apply, please contact Admission Services at admissions@guelphhumber.ca or at 416.798.1331 x6056. Please note employees are required to pay an application fee. More details can be found on the UGH Application Procedures website.  

Discounted General Public Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) Courses

For information on eligible courses please visit Humber’s Continuous Professional Learning website, and to find out how to enroll, please contact CPL at cpl@humber.ca.

Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)  

Tuition assistance is available to employees for certificate, diploma, degree, doctoral programs and/or professional association courses taken at an accredited post-secondary institution or professional association. For more information about eligibility, what is covered, and how to apply, please visit the Tuition Reimbursement & Scholarships section on the People(s) & Culture website.  

Important Notes:  

• Courses completed during the 2024-2025 fiscal year (April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025) must be submitted for TAP reimbursement within the fiscal year they were completed.  
• The deadline to submit Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) reimbursement claims (2024-2025 fiscal year) is March 14, 2025. This is to meet the fiscal year deadlines. 

For more information about employee learning resources, please visit the Professional Learning section of the People(s) & Culture website. 

If you have any questions, please contact the HR Support Centre or email us at oe@humber.ca. 

Congratulations to all our employees celebrating Career Milestones in October!

The following employees are celebrating their 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 35-year anniversary with Humber Polytechnic or the University of Guelph-Humber. We encourage you to reach out to your colleagues to congratulate them on their Career Milestones.

 Although we do our best to ensure we don't miss anyone, sometimes it happens. If we have missed anyone on this list, our sincere apologies. Please let us know so we can correct our records and ensure the employee receives recognition.

Questions? Please email us at oe@humber.ca.

The World Health Organization notes that approximately 1.5 billion people globally live with hearing loss, approximately 500 million of them experience disabling deafness and hearing loss. Hearing health is important for overall well-being and allows a person to fully participate in their community. Assistive technology is one way to help with hearing health. 

Apple has introduced new AirPods equipped with built-in hearing aids aimed at individuals with mild to moderate hearing loss. Users can take hearing tests on iPhones or iPads running iOS 18, allowing the AirPods to make real-time adjustments to enhance sound based on personalized needs. This feature helps users engage better in conversations and stay connected to their surroundings. The tests take about five minutes, and results are securely stored in the Health app. 

Apple aims to raise awareness about hearing health and provide customizable tools for users, reinforcing its commitment to accessibility across diverse hearing needs. 

Read the full article. 

Visit our ALS Information for Faculty website to learn more about extension accommodations. 

Please email us at accessible-learning@humber.ca with suggestions for key accessibility-related topics that you would like us to address through the Communiqué.

Help us promote it!

At Humber, student success and retention are institutional priorities; understanding our students is essential to provide focus for student success initiatives. Every year, three in four incoming students successfully complete their first year. However, one in four leave the college within the first year. It is imperative that Humber is able to identify students at risk of attrition and initiate timely interventions.

The Humber Student Success Survey (HSSS) is one means of identifying students at risk. The survey is administered each year to students in all semesters. The four purposes of the survey are:

• To understand our diverse student population in terms of sociodemographic and other factors (e.g., culture and ethnicity, sexual identity, disabilities) so that we can assess the extent to which we are meeting their needs;
• To understand students’ academic and career goals and the extent to which we are meeting them;
• To identify students who may be at risk of attrition; and
• To gain a broad understanding of students’ support needs to allow for service planning and resource allocation.

All students will receive their personal survey through email on Thursday, October 24. Students will also receive a personalized invitation to complete the survey on their Blackboard ‘Activity Stream’ titled ‘Important: Humber Student Success Survey’. The survey will remain open until Friday, November 8.

Please help us to ensure a strong response to this survey by encouraging students in all years and full-time programs to complete the survey so that we can continue to make a positive impact in their success.

Thank you in advance for your support.