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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.

News

Latest News

Minerva Launches its New Minerva - CIAC Case Study competition
Minerva is pleased to partner with the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada (CIAC) and the Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) in launching its new case study competition. It’s open to all post secondary students in Canada as well as graduates from Canadian universities and colleges in the last 2 years and now in the workplace. The rules, regulations and case study for this competition are shown here. Registration and submission of responses to the case study for the competition shall be done online through the CIAC. Submissions are due by January 15, 2024. Winners will be announced at the CBoC conference on February 27, 2024.

Queen’s University student wins the 2023 Minerva Rising Star award
Alyssa Grocutt, a PhD candidate at the Queen’s University Smith School of Business, was announced winner of the 2023 Minerva Rising Star Award. As one of 10 finalists for this award, Alyssa was interviewed by the COS magazine for her work researching the consequences of work injuries and workplace fatalities on secondary victims. See the article here. Congratulations to Alyssa and all award finalists.

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.

Health and Safety Professionals Canada partners with Minerva Canada
Minerva Canada is pleased to partner with the Health and Safety Professionals Canada (HSPC) in delivering its online Health and Safety courses to its members. See here for more details and how to register. HSPC members will receive a 20% discount on all courses and receive the fourth course free if they decide to work for the H&S certificate by successfully completing all four courses. HSPC members interested in registering for a course should email helpdesk@csse.org to receive their exclusive discount code. Non-HSPC members can also register for the online courses..

Minerva completes another very successful webinar
Minerva’s latest webinar "Thriving Amidst Today’s Societal Pressures and the Aftermath of the Pandemic: Mastering Intentional Leadership” with speakers from Bruce Power and Siemens Canada was held September 20th and very well received. Details and the recording of it can be found here.

Upcoming Events

November 1, 2023 : Launch of new Minerva – CIAC Case study competition.
December 5, 2023 : Minerva webinar with panel discussion from some Rising Star finalists.
January 15, 2024 : Last date for submission of responses to Minerva-CIAC case study.
February 27, 2024 : Winners of 2023 Minerva – CIAC case study competition announced at the CBoC annual conference.
Q1 2024 : New Minerva management certificate courses in Health and Safety launched.


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