Plan your Professional Development to Enhance your Career

By Tim Duhamel

An investment in yourself is an investment in your future. Learn how to plan your professional development to fuel your career success and support organizational goals!

No Registration Required!

Course Content

Professional development defined – a fundamental understanding of what the professional development plan is intended to achieve
Professional development and the business of municipalities – effectively developing staff skills and their core competencies is essential to success
Five stages of career development
Professional development key PD focus areas
Subject matter expertise versus soft skills
Bloom your career through Bloom PD – learn about Bloom’s proven professional development program

Course Content
1. Professional development defined – a fundamental understanding of what the professional development plan is intended to achieve
2. Professional development and the business of municipalities – effectively developing staff skills and their core competencies is essential to success
3. Five stages of career development
4. Professional development key PD focus areas
5. Subject matter expertise versus soft skills
6. Bloom your career through Bloom PD – learn about Bloom’s proven professional development program

December 16, 2020

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

Free for CAGFO Members!

Course Info

Price:Free for CAGFO Members

PD Credits: 1.0

Category: Planning

Date: Dec 16, 2020

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

Course Synopsis

Plan your Professional Development to Enhance your Career

Zoom Link

Click here on the date/time specified above to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89326603049

Course Info

Price:Free

PD Credits: 1.0

Category: Planning

Updated: Dec 16, 2020

Duration: 1:02:33

Course Synopsis

Plan your Professional Development to Enhance your Career

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

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Guest Speaker Bio

Michelle Nelson is the owner and founder of Michelle C. Nelson

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About the Author/Guest Speaker Bio

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.
He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.
His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Michelle Nelson is the owner and founder of Michelle C. Nelson Consulting, and writing associate for Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.
Michelle has a PhD in Medical Science from the University of Calgary, and is certified in project management (CAPM) and personal leadership.
Michelle has published 11 research and clinical trial publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and excels in written communication both inside and outside of the medical world.

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Course Description

When planning for personal and organizational professional development, it is important to have a fundamental understanding of what the professional development plan is intended to achieve and of the key PD focus areas. Effectively developing staff skills and their core competencies is essential to success in today’s challenging municipal environment.

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Course Description

When planning for personal and organizational professional development, it is important to have a fundamental understanding of what the professional development plan is intended to achieve and of the key PD focus areas. Effectively developing staff skills and their core competencies is essential to success in today’s challenging municipal environment.
Learn about the five stages of career development, the professional development focus areas, the balanced approach of subject matter expertise versus soft skills, and a brief overview of our established Finance program, and upcoming Leadership / Management and Soft Skills programs.

Learning Outcomes

Learn about key definitions and intentions related to professional development
Learn how to plan strategically for your team’s overall development
How to utilize the five stages of career development to support the planning of your short- and long-term professional development

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Learning Outcomes
- Learn about key definitions and intentions related to professional development
- Learn how to plan strategically for your team’s overall development
- How to utilize the five stages of career development to support the planning of your short- and long-term professional development
- Learn about the top ten professional development focus areas to help prioritize your personal and organization’s PD plan
- How to adequately plan for both subject matter expertise and soft skills such as emotional intelligence, public speaking, and interpersonal skills
- Learn about Bloom’s proven professional development program and how to Bloom your career through Bloom PD

Who Should Attend?

A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!

The webinar focus is on the professional development needs of any municipal professional.

Who Should Attend?

Register Today!

In Alberta (GFOA)

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Financial Planning & Management
- Municipal risk and opportunity reviews
- Financial condition assessments
- Budget process reviews and development
- Priority based budgeting
- Program and service costing
- Operating budget forecasting and financial solution development
- Asset management
- Capital budget development and prioritization
- Capital plan development and prioritization
- Capital plan funding strategies (debt, grants, reserves, operating budget)
- Long term financial plan development
- Municipal price inflation (MPI) development
- User fee and permit reviews
- Development levy plans
- Grant research and application support

Strategic Business Planning
- Strategic plan facilitation and development
- Business plan facilitation and development
- Situational consulting and strategy development
- Facility project plans and feasibility studies

Education & Mentorship
- CAO mentorship and education
- Finance officer mentorship and education
- Council orientation and education
- Environmental education
- Communication and writing mentorship

Project & Change Management
- Project plans
- Change management plans and facilitation
- Services reviews

Advocacy
- Representation and negotiations
- Intermunicipal agreement reviews, frameworks and facilitation
- Intermunicipal negotiations

Communications
- Communication plans and strategies
- Facility sponsorship packages
- Narrative process development (budgets, strategic plans, business plans)
- Business plan writing
- Budget communication support
- Media releases
- Media strategy
- Newsletter development
- Public survey development
- Business case development

Environment
- Environmental education
- Environmental communication plans and strategies
- Climate change adaptation plan development
- Environmental strategic planning
- Environmental grant research and support

Questions? Get in touch…

Plan your Professional Development to Enhance your Career

An investment in yourself is an investment in your future. Learn how to plan your professional development to fuel your career success and support organizational goals!

No Registration Required!

Course Content

December 16, 2020

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

Free for CAGFO Members!

Course Info

Price:Free for CAGFO Members

PD Credits: 1.0

Category: Planning

Date: Dec 16, 2020

Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MST

Course Synopsis

Zoom Link

Click here on the date/time specified above to join the webinar:

Course Info

Price:Free

PD Credits: 1.0

Category: Planning

Updated: Dec 16, 2020

Duration: 1:02:33

Course Synopsis

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of

Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

Guest Speaker Bio

Michelle Nelson is the owner and founder of Michelle C. Nelson

Consulting, and writing associate for Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.

Michelle has a PhD in Medical Science from the University of Calgary, and is certified in project management (CAPM) and personal leadership.

Michelle has published 11 research and clinical trial publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and excels in written communication both inside and outside of the medical world.

About the Author

Tim Duhamel is the founder and President of Bloom Centre of Municipal Education.

He is a municipal veteran whose career has spanned over 21 years.

His passion is creating educational material and conducting lectures for municipal professionals. He has lectured as far away as Kiev, Ukraine for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.

About the Author

Stephanie Porter is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and external auditor with Metrix Group LLP.

She has a passion for education and is a course developer and instructor for the University of Alberta in addition to her work at Bloom.

She is the lead Associate of curriculum development and instruction for Bloom’s reporting and audit stream.

Course Description

Learn about the five stages of career development, the professional development focus areas, the balanced approach of subject matter expertise versus soft skills, and a brief overview of our established Finance program and upcoming Leadership/Management and Soft Skills programs.

Learning Outcomes

Learn about key definitions and intentions related to professional development

Learn how to plan strategically for your team’s overall development

How to utilize the five stages of career development to support the planning of your short- and long-term professional development

Learn about the top ten professional development focus areas to help prioritize your personal and organization’s PD plan

How to adequately plan for both subject matter expertise and soft skills such as emotional intelligence, public speaking, and interpersonal skills

Learn about Bloom’s proven professional development program and how to Bloom your career through Bloom PD

Who Should Attend?

A unique professional development experience that has benefit for all municipal staff, including small, medium and large municipalities!

The webinar focus is on the professional development needs of any municipal professional.

Register Today!

BLOOM can customize courses for your needs.

Some topics include:

Questions? Get in touch…