New training modules and updates

Submitted by Barry Hannah, GROWMARK senior trainer

Earlier this fall, 23 Ontario FS Co-operative and GROWMARK employees attended a new program offered through GROWMARK’s Career Development called Operations Management Clinic”. This program offers solutions to help branch managers make good, sound business decisions in regards to people, facilities, equipment, inventories and other resources.

The two day program was facilitated by Jim Hoffman, Western Region field trainer and Barry Hannah, Ontario Region senior trainer and is one of many ongoing training opportunities for FS System employees in Ontario.                                        

AGRIS Co-operative and Wanstead Farmers Co-operative are the first in the province to schedule Career Developments newest program for sales personnel PT205-Creating Value Added Proposals. This one-day program supports the two-day session called Successful Selling Clinic. You may book this program directly or it will also be offered to you on a needs basis scheduled for the province.

Other training interests:
Vineland Growers Co-operative Ltd. requested a program for all staff on the subject of diversity in the workplace. The program is called Drop by Drop and is now available to other Ontario members that are interested. With the changing work force in the province this program gives staff a better understanding of how to prevent workplace inequities and create a more harmonious work environment.

PS II Empowering Your People will be facilitated on Dec. 9 and 10 at the Kitchener Holiday Inn. Larry Hoyt, GROWMARK corporate leadership development manager will be one of the facilitators for this session. Staff that attended PSI will be automatically enrolled for this program to continue their series of training including PSIII-Improving Employee Job Performance and PSIV-Building Work Groups. Staff are not required to take the programs in sequence and can parachute into any and all of the PS Series at any time. If you wish to enroll in PSII or any of the programs mentioned above, please contact Barry Hannah at 519-895-4231 or inquire on GROWMARK's Eresource site at  http://lifelonglearning.growmark.com/index.asphumanresources