Training
Progressive organizations view training and development as an investment rather than an expense to create a work environment that values learning and continuous improvement.
Well planned and focused training can:
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improve productivity, efficiency and profitability
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increase employee motivation and lower turnover
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develop employee skills to meet future organizational needs
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The Manitoba Arts & Cultural Management Certificate Program
A program of The University of Winnipeg Division of Continuing Education (UWDCE) the Manitoba Arts and Cultural Management Program (MACMP) provides courses and workshops in essential business and leadership skills to help you manage effectively within arts and cultural organizations.
Students who enroll in the MACMP for the first time as of June 2009 will fall under the new program requirements as listed in the link above.
Students who were previously enrolled may opt into the new program or continue to complete their studies according to the former program requirements. To view a comparison chart showing both programs, click here.
For program requirements and course descriptions click here
ACI Manitoba members who are accepted into the MACMP are eligible for tuition assistance for select MACMP courses. As of July 2010, the greatest amount of tuition fee subsidy a member could qualify for is $1522.50 (max: 2 courses per semester, subject to available funding.)
Upcoming Courses
DPS 15185 1003 Financial Management for Non-financial Managers
Instructor: R. Shura
6 Thu 09:00 am - 04:00 pm
30-Sep-2010 to 4-Nov-2010
$400 Materials not included
Textbook: Contact Karen Warkentin for textbook information: 982-1705 or kwarkentin@uwinnipeg.ca
Tuition fee assistance available through ACI Manitoba
DPS 15228 1004 Essential Skills for Managers
Instructor: G. MacIntyre
12 Mon 6:00 - 9:00pm
13-Sep-2010 to 6-Dec-2010
$450
Tuition fee assistance available through ACI Manitoba
DPS 16069 1001 Intro to Arts and Cultural Management
Instructor: N. Colledge
12 Tue 6:00 - 9:00pm
14-Sep-2010 to 30-Nov-2010
$400
Tuition fee assistance available through ACI Manitoba
DPS 15190 1001 Mastering Reports and Proposals
Instructor: K. Hasselriis
1 Tue 9:00am - 5:00pm
26-Oct-2010
$195
Tuition fee assistance available through ACI Manitoba
DPS 59003 1002 Managing Projects for Better Results
Instructor: L. Lindberg
2 Fri 9:00am - 4:30pm
Nov. 5 & 12, 2010
$350
Tuition fee assistance available through ACI Manitoba
To view the UWDCE current timetable, click here.
ACI Manitoba Courses for Credit
The following ACI Manitoba courses* count for 14 credit hours each towards your 35 hours of Professional Edge seminars:
Sponsorship Marketing: Developing Corporate Partnerships - Oct. 1 & 2, 2010
The Art of Collaboration: Success through Synergy - Nov. 16, 23 & 30, 2010
Cultural Human Resource Management - Feb. 2 & 9, 2011
Festival & Event Management Masterclass - dates TBA
*Tuition fee subsidies are not provided for courses developed and delivered by ACI Manitoba as the fee is already subsidized.
How to Apply:
Step 1: Click here to download the application form for the Arts and Cultural Management Program, and submit with $50 payment to the Division of Continuing Education.
Step 3: Click here for the University of Winnipeg registration form - complete except for payment information and submit with your application for tuition assistance to ACI Manitoba.
Important! Please do not send your registration form to the Division of Continuing Education as ACI Manitoba will submit it.
Questions? Please call 204-927-2787 or 1-866-802-1104 and ask for the Director of Education and Training Development
Full List of Courses Eligible for Tuition Fee Assistance through ACI Manitoba
Policy and Leadership in the Canadian Cultural Sector
Introduction to Arts and Cultural Management
Leading and Managing in Arts and Cultural Organizations
Producing for Film
Essential Skills for Managers
Financial Management for Non-Financial Managers
Effective Grant Proposal Writing
Managing Projects for Better Results
Mastering Reports and Proposals
Fundraising in the Not-for-Profit Sector
Harold Buchwald Bursary for Arts and Culture Management
Next Deadline September 8, 2010
Download application form and send to training@creativemanitoba.ca
Donations are also needed to build this newly established fund in memory of Harold Buchwald, Manitoba’s "Gentle Prince of the Arts" for the future.
Click here to download the University of Winnipeg Foundation donation form.
Online Complement to the Manitoba Arts and Cultural Management Program (MACMP)
A partnership set out in a formal agreement between the Universities of Winnipeg and Waterloo allows for the transfer of credits toward the Manitoba Arts & Cultural Management Program from Waterloo’s manageculture.com online course offering.
- Three manageculture.com courses are accepted as an equivalent to an elective toward the Manitoba Arts & Cultural Management Certificate at the University of Winnipeg’s Division of Continuing Education (UWDCE).
- One manageculture.com course is equivalent to a Cultural Edge Seminar.
- The credit is an unallocated elective credit.
- The maximum transfer credit allowed is 3 manageculture.com courses.
For more information, please visit www.manageculture.com.
The Manitoba Arts & Cultural Management Program Advisory Council
Find out more about the industry experts who shape the MACMP program, keeping it current and tailored to Manitoba’s arts and cultural sector.