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

Minerva Launches its 2023 Webinar Series
Minerva will continue this year with its very successful webinar program. The theme for Minerva's 2023 webinars series is Intentional Leadership Through Culture, Safety and Innovation. The first in the series of three was held on March 29 at 1 PM ET. The webinar was entitled Using Empathic Leadership to Tackle Five of Today's Most Pressing Workplace Challenges. Speakers included McGill's Dr. Anita Nowak and Jennifer Quaglietta, CEO of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), as they shared tips on how leaders can transform their workplaces through empathy.

Minerva 2023 Rising Star award submissions
Minerva introduced its first Rising Star award last year. See here for award and the winner. In 2023, Minerva will continue to sponsor its Rising Star award with the winner to be announced during the 12th annual Canada’s Safest Employers Awards. The awards shall return in person Oct 19 at the Liberty Grand in Toronto. With over 400 attendees expected from across Canada, the CSE awards and Minerva as its Education partner continue to promote health and safety excellence, education, and resources. Find out more about this award, its eligibility and how to nominate for 2023. Nomination period is from March 1- April 21, 2023.

New Learning Platform for Minerva Online Courses and Leadership Certificate Course Is Being Launched
Minerva’s four online courses with its 28 modules and its introductory course will be hosted on the Bluedrop ISM. Skills Pass platform in April 2023 with Minerva’s own storefront . This platform will allow interested students, professional association members, and employees whose school or organization does not have a Minerva licensing agreement to access any of the Minerva online courses and receive a certificate upon completion. The Canadian Society of Safety Engineers (CSSE) will be promoting use of this platform to access the Minerva courses for its members and potential new members. Contact Minerva for more information on details for accessing the platform, course pricing.
Minerva Canada is also planning to develop a Leadership certificate course in Health and Safety during Q2 2023, which will be added to the Bluedrop platform. More details shall be provided in our next e-Newsletter.

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

February 27, 2023 : Nominations Open for Minerva Rising Star Award.
March 29, 2023 : Minerva Webinar -- Using Empathic Leadership to Tackle Five of Today's Most Pressing Workplace Challenges.
April, 2023 : Launch of Minerva courses on Bluedrop ISM Skills Pass platform.
April 21, 2023 : Nominations Close for Minerva Rising Star Award.
May 8, 2023 : BCRSP Education Symposium - Minerva Presentation.
June 20, 2023 : Service Hospitality Conference – Minerva Presentation, Workshop.
June, 2023 : Launch of Minerva Leadership certificate course in H&S.
August, 2023 : Judging of Minerva Rising Star submissions.
October 19, 2023 : Winner of Minerva Rising Star award announced at the Canada Safest Employers Awards Dinner at Liberty Grand, Toronto.

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