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WHAT ARE SUMMER INSTITUTES and ONE DAY INSTITUTES?
The Summer Institute is Minerva's main way of achieving its goal.
The Institute is a two-day intensive workshop introducing professors, teachers, and lecturers to the principles of Safety, Health, and Environmental management. It is usually held in late May of each year. During the two days, attendees complete the program by:
- Participating in workshops on how Safety, Health and Environment is being taught at various universities and colleges.
- Discussing cases studies and attending presentations by experts in industry, government and academia on Safety, Health and Environmental Management.
- Learning from industy representatives how Safety, Health and Environmental Management concepts are being applied in the workplace and what industry and government desire from new graduates entering the workplace.
There are two Institute training tracks, one for engineering staff and one for business faculty. The 2004 and 2005 Summer Institute for Chemical Engineering professors was organized under the leadership of the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineers and focused on process safety management and loss control.
The business track is directed to loss control management as a strategy for improved corporate performance.
Minerva Canada has also initiated a One Day Institute that is held at a university with the agenda organized by the university to suit its needs. The first one-day Institute was successfully held at the University of Calgary in May 2010 where over 25 professors from various Alberta universities and colleges attended. The agenda can be seen below.
2010 SUMMER INSTITUE
28 Engineering and Businesss professors from across Canada attended the Minerva Summer Institute from May 31-June1,2010. It was hosted by the University of Toronto at the Bahen Centre for Innovation and Technology. Various case studies and presentations from industry, government, safety associations and academia were made covering the Summer Institute's 6 focus themes on SHE management systems, safety engineering technology, engineering design, ethics, regulations/best practices and teaching methods. A wide array of SHE teaching material was provided to the professors for their Fall 2010 classes.
I TEACH AT POST SECONDARY LEVEL, AND AM INTERESTED IN SAFETY MANAGEMENT HOW CAN I APPLY TO ATTEND THE SUMMER INSTITUTE?
Space at the Summer Institute is limited and is dependent on funding received each year to support the event.
To attend the event you must:
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Share teaching materials and practices with your peers attending the Institute
- Complete a questionnaire for Minerva on your progress with safety management in your teaching program, including details of which courses taught safety management and the amount of time allotted to it.
- Assist Minerva Canada with networking and recruiting future Summer Institute attendees
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