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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

Get workplace-ready with the skills that matter most.

Technical skills open the door, but soft skills help you thrive. Join us at the OPPI HQ for a course that prepares you for the realities of the modern planning workplace—teamwork, communication, organization, and project management. Built with an equity lens by HR professionals, this course gives you the confidence to step into a role and succeed, no matter where you're starting from.

Key Takeaways

• Understanding your impact on the organization, their peers, and the wider communities. The Thought Theme provides foundational learning, setting the stage for further Themes.
• Exploring the self-awareness and resiliency required to prepare for a long-lasting career in planning.
• Exploring connections between the self and others, imparting tools and techniques for fostering meaningful relationships and influencing decision-making.
• Achieving collective goals and results, managing and optimizing ways of working to best serve the organization and the community.

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IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION

To complete your registration, you must:

1. Fill out the Skills Development Fund Training Stream (SDF-TS) Participant Registration form.
2. Email the completed form to sdf@ontarioplanners.ca within 24 hours of registering.
3. Receive an email from sdf@ontarioplanners.ca confirming your registration. This is not the confirmation email.

Email subject line:

Your Full Name - Participant Registration Form

Example: Taylor Smith - Participant Registration Form

Please note:

• In-person attendance is required for the workshop.
• Check your email (and spam folder) for additional materials.
• We suggest using the "Add to Calendar" feature during registration to save the event details.

For questions or comments, contact sdf@ontarioplanners.ca.

INSTRUCTOR BIO:

Kristin McCartney, CHRP, Director of People & Culture, J.L. Richards & Associates

With more than 15 years of experience in human resources, Kristin specializes in recruitment and selection, compensation management, leadership consulting, and strategic HR innovation in professional services firms. She has led the development of numerous initiatives to support talent and workplace culture, including a formal career mentorship program, wellness campaigns, and leadership development programming. Kristin is the co-founder and current co-chair of J.L. Richards & Associates’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. In this role, she has championed new programs to advance equity-deserving groups, with a particular focus on women’s issues in a historically male-dominated field. She also serves on a regulatory committee for the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA), where she contributes to the development of exam material for new HR professionals, bringing a forward-looking perspective on emerging laws and trends in the profession. Kristin is a founding member of the HERizon Project—a community of practice for HR professionals co-creating tools and resources to advance women’s workplace equity.

CANCELLATION POLICY

While this course is offered at no cost and there is no cancellation fee, space is limited, and demand is high. If you are no longer able to attend, please notify us as soon as possible by emailing sdf@ontarioplanners.ca.

We kindly ask all registrants to be respectful of the time and effort that goes into planning each session. Timely cancellations ensure that your spot can be offered to someone on the waitlist and help us make the most of available resources.

Please be advised that a no-show may disqualify your attendance from future sessions.

This Employment Ontario program is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.