What is Minerva Canada Safety Management Education Inc.?

A non-profit volunteer-run organization, Minerva Canada, aims to be a global leader in health and safety management education by influencing the curriculum of post-secondary institutions to ensure that future business leaders create healthier and safer workplaces.
The only organization of its kind, it:

advocates for increased inclusion of health and safety concepts in business and engineering curricula
educates the educators by providing business and engineering professors and instructors in universities and colleges with practical, curriculum-ready tools and initiatives
forges partnerships with governments, associations and accreditation boards
connects educators with Canada’s business enterprises to learn what industry seeks from new graduates entering the workforce and how health and safety management concepts are being applied in the workplace.

Several of Minerva’s resources and activities are provided free of charge to educators, financially supported by our roster of blue-chip corporate, organizational and government sponsors.

Latest News

We're proud to announce that MINERVA Canada Safety Management Education has been awarded the 2022 Responsible Care Excellence in Partnership Award associated with the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC)
Minerva Canada has been very fortunate to have a close working relationship with the CIAC and its member firms in advancing Minerva's Health and Safety educational programs and activities to academia and industry. . We are extremely thankful to the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada for this recognition.

Sign In on the Minerva storefront to access Minerva’s online Health and Safety courses
Interested students, professional association members, and employees whose school or organization does not have a Minerva licensing agreement can now access the four Minerva online courses and its introductory course online – see here for listing of all the courses and its modules.
The process is simple to register for the training – select the course, create an account and pay online, and then start training at your own time and convenience. A certificate is issued upon completion of the training. More details on course fees, discounts, and registration can be found here.

Minerva pilot training program with over 400 employees was very well received
Over 400 employees and college students from Canada Post and 32 other organizations participated over the past year in Minerva’s online Health and Safety introductory training using 9 of 28 Minerva modules on the Bluedrop platform. From post training surveys completed, on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the highest, increase in skills, knowledge for participants from training in the 9 modules was rated between 4.3 - 4.5. 90% of participants indicated the training met or exceeded their expectations. The surveys also provided valuable input for Minerva to advance its new leadership course in Health and Safety.

Minerva webinar series continues in September
Minerva is planning its next webinar for September 20, 2023 focused on "Thriving Amidst Today’s Societal Pressures and the Aftermath of the Pandemic: Mastering Intentional Leadership”. More details and the speakers for it will be announced in July.

Access of Minerva courses, modules on the OSPE Engineering Academy portal
The Minerva-OSPE partnership allows OSPE members and potential new members to access any of the Minerva courses and/or modules on the OSPE Engineering Academy portal. For more information on Minerva’s eLearning courses and modules see here. More information on costs and registering for the courses can be obtained by visiting the OSPE Engineering Academy. OSPE’s new Engineering Academy will also be providing possible in-person training sessions for certain courses.

Upcoming Events

August, 2023 : Judging of Minerva Rising Star submissions.
September 20, 2023 : Minerva webinar on Health and Safety leadership post pandemic.
September, 2023 : Details of Minerva Safe Design Student Award and Case Study Competitions.
October 19, 2023 : Winner of Minerva Rising Star award announced at the Canada Safest Employers Awards Dinner at Liberty Grand, Toronto. Replace with following.
November, 2023 : Launch of Minerva Leadership Certificate Course in Health and Safety.

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