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The Honourable Wayne G. Wouters, PC, installed as Chancellor of PCU-WHS

PCU-WHS was honoured to host the Lieutenant Governor of the Province of British Columbia, who delivered the oath of office.

Photo L to R: Dean Winsor, Vice President Human Resources, Teck Resources Ltd., and Co-Chair of PCU-WHS; Her Honour Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of BC; Wolfgang Zimmermann, OBC, President, PCU-WHS; the Honourable Wayne G. Wouters, PC, Chancellor of PCU-WHS; and Ken Neumann, Canadian National Director, United Steelworkers and Co-Chair of PCU-WHS.

To view the montage of photos from the installation event held December 17, 2015 in Vancouver, please click: Installation Event

To view the video of the installation ceremony please click the following link
Installation Ceremony

HRPA, NIDMAR and PCU-WHS partner to help employers build accessible workplaces

Human Resources Professionals Association chair Brenda Clark (left) and CEO Bill Greenhalgh (middle) sign a partnership agreement with Wolfgang Zimmerman, Executive Director, National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR) and president, Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS). NIDMAR and PCU-WHS will be providing HRPA members with diagnostic and educational tools and resources to create accessible workplaces. (CNW Group/Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario)
Human Resources Professionals Association chair Brenda Clark (left) and CEO Bill Greenhalgh (middle) sign a partnership agreement with Wolfgang Zimmerman, Executive Director, National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR) and president, Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS). NIDMAR and PCU-WHS will be providing HRPA members with diagnostic and educational tools and resources to create accessible workplaces. (CNW Group/Human Resources Professionals Association of Ontario)

The Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) has partnered with NIDMAR and PCU-WHS to provide its members access to workplace disability management assessment tools and educational resources to help establish effective disability management programs in Ontario workplaces. The following is a link to the Canadian NewsWire article: HRPA, NIDMAR and PCU-WHS

Realize Your Potential at Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences

Realize Your Potential at Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS)

Getting acquainted with Canada’s newest University, this introductory video provides a brief overview of PCU-WHS including perspectives of relevant stakeholders.
The Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS) is a non-profit, special-purpose university headquartered in Port Alberni, British Columbia, and established through an act of the provincial legislature.

Study and research focus on the conditions and means through which the health and safety, work capacity and well-being of people in the workplace are enhanced, maintained, supported or diminished. An interdisciplinary approach is applied to the fields of disability management, occupational health and safety, wellness promotion, human resources management, and vocational rehabilitation, among others.

Financial Post – How entrepreneurial skills can be put to use in the non-profit world

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It’s accepted today that entrepreneurial business leaders have to be part visionary, leader, guru, big thinker, and sometimes a passionate pain in the butt. If you identify a problem, devise a solution for it, find funding and eventually create that solution, you have a good chance of forming a successful business. It’s the same with creating…

 

PCU-WHS Bachelor of Disability Management

PCU-WHS has recently achieved degree approval from the BC Minister of Advanced Education for a Bachelor of Disability Management (BDM).

The BDM should be of interest to students who wish to embark on a career in the workplace health sciences field and those who are currently working in jobs related to health and safety, return to work, human resources, allied health professions, labour-management relations, insurance and related fields, who wish to gain an academic qualification.

BDM courses will be provided in blended delivery format using a combination of online and onsite delivery. The first intake of students is planned for Fall 2014.

Work is ongoing on the University Calendar that includes all details of our program, student policies, admission requirements and procedures and will be posted online as soon as available.

In the meantime, for further detailed information on the academic program, please contact Student Services at [email protected].

Academic Council Holds First Meeting

The Academic Council of PCU-WHS, established in accordance with the University’s governing legislation, held its first meeting earlier this year to review and finalize the proposed Bachelors Degree in Workplace Health Sciences (Disability Management) to be submitted to the Degree Quality Assessment Board (DQAB) of the BC Ministry of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology. The group was tasked with providing a further layer of scrutiny on both the proposed degree program and the design and content of the individual courses to be offered.

Bringing together a vast spectrum of knowledge, skills and experience, the Academic Council is comprised of expert members of the academic community from universities in Australia, Germany, Ireland, the U.S. and Canada, as well as senior representatives from private industry, labour, and the public sector.

Upon incorporating recommended changes suggested by the Academic Council, the final program proposal was submitted to the Degree Quality Assessment Board of the Ministry. Once the DQAB review is complete, PCU-WHS has an opportunity to respond prior to the recommendations going to the Minister for final determination.

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