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The Vice-Chancellor has announced the closure of Professional & Executive Development on 1 June 2010. This outcome is part of a wider review of university services in order to focus resources on the core activity of the university, which is research-informed degree programmes.
A new entity, Organisation Development Institute, has been formed by the management team of Professional & Executive Development to continue to offer Leadership Development Programme, Short Courses, In-Company Courses and Programmes and Training Needs Analysis after 1 June 2010. The University of Canterbury is supporting this initiative.
Participants in these programmes should note that their enrolments will be transferred to the Institute.
Business Class computing courses to be held after 1 June 2010 will be incorporated into the Institute's short courses programme and may be rescheduled. Affected participants will be contacted personally.
Administration of the Graduate Diploma in Management (Industry Stream) and the Bachelor of Business Management have been transferred to the College of Business and Economics.
Leadership Development Programme - develops the leadership competencies of corporate senior and middle managers and of SME owners, directors and managers; enabling sustainable organisations in the 21st century.
Short Courses - offered on an open enrolment basis and do not require any specific prior experience or qualifications. Courses are desgined to provide tools for use in the workplace. Courses are held in:
Christchurch | Auckland | Nelson | Greymouth | New Plymouth
MAF/UC Carbon Forestry Workshops
This nation-wide series of workshops provide information and resource material for potential participants in the ETS (Forestry) and related climate change programmes (the PFSI and Afforestation Grant Scheme).
For information on the NZ School of Forestry, please visit www.fore.canterbury.ac.nz
Te Awatea Workshop Series 
'What Works with Family Violence'
This series offers an opportunity for practitioners and others involved with the field of family violence to listen and learn from practice pioneers in this field in Aotearoa.
For information on Te Awatea Violence Research Centre please visit www.vrc.canterbury.ac.nz
Business Class - provides relevant, flexible options to meet computer training needs. Structured as a series of short, targeted classes in the morning or early evening, Business Class meets the needs of busy people.
In-Company Courses and Programmes - tailored and run within client organisations, enabling leaders, professionals or technical specialists to receive the same learning within the context of their own organisation - a powerful way to transform it!
Graduate Diploma in Management (Industry Stream) - a modular programme providing leadership and management skills to graduates from a variety of disciplines.
Training Needs Analysis - a service to assist organisations to identify training needs and recommend suitable courses or programmes.
