Learning catalogue

Experts James L. Perry, Lotte Bøgh Andersen and Jeannette Taylor share the results of their research on the links between public service passion, workforce satisfaction, and organizational success.

Early social media adopters Naheed Nenshi, former Mayor of Calgary, and Marsha Lederman, journalist with the Globe and Mail, discuss how social media has helped them to engage with the public, develop brand trust and build stronger communities.

The speakers Lindy Elkins-Tanton, Principal Investigator for NASA's Psyche mission, and Sarah Gallagher, Science Advisor to the President of the Canadian Space Agency discuss such questions as: how does space ambition contribute to useful innovation, greater prosperity and better security and what can space research and development teach us about fostering innovation here on earth?

Discussion with Dr. Mona Nemer, Canada's Chief Science Advisor, and Sarah Paquet, Director and Chief Executive Officer of FINTRAC, who will talk about their careers in STEM and share their perspectives on the importance of women role models and why increased diversity in STEM fields is essential for innovation and Canada's economic well-being.

On October 22, 2020, the Canada School of Public Service was joined by two distinguished experts on the future of work: Armine Yalnizyan, Economist and Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers, and Gary Bolles, Chair for Future of Work at Singularity University.

This online self-paced course explores the key characteristics and many benefits of effective cross-functional team collaboration within organizations. Participants will learn how to assess their team's readiness for cross-functional collaboration and overcome the potential barriers to utilizing skills and creative ideas from functions across the organization.

This online self-paced course examines the benefits of cultivating agile thinking across an organization, exploring the critical success factors and key steps involved in creating an agile enterprise. Participants will learn how to implement enterprise agility by overcoming common obstacles and selecting planning tools that support an agile organization.

This online self-paced course explores how to identify the peers within your organization who are especially important to your goals and to bringing success to your organization. Participants will learn the best ways to develop and maintain solid, mutually beneficial relationships with the people who matter most to their professional lives.

This course is designed to help employees develop cultural competencies to build positive and respectful relationships with Indigenous Peoples in a public service context. Participants will identify their respective biases and values, reflect on their own culture, and gain a unique understanding of diverse Indigenous cultures and perspectives.

This course provides an overview of the cyber security landscape and the essentials of how to protect classified and sensitive information on Government of Canada networks. Participants will learn to assess their digital footprint and identify potential privacy threats associated with their online activities.

This course explores basic cyber security concepts and home network essentials, including system settings that can reduce online exposure to cyber security threats when teleworking. Participants will learn to apply the Communications Security Establishment's Top Ten IT Security Actions to protect information on their home network or mobile devices.

This course for non-IT specialists provides an introduction to the basic cyber security terms, concepts and processes, as well as the government policies respecting information technology (IT) and cyber security. Through a mix of lectures, discussions, examples and group activities, participants will explore essential cyber security topics in a forum designed for non-technical learners.