Learning Solutions Development

Photo - Box The most powerful aspect of the Web is the ability to allow anyone to access pages from a computer hooked up to the Internet or a corporate intranet. All users are viewing the page from the same source - your server - and you need only change that information once.

In our eyes, learning involves the process of transferring knowledge to students, between students and from students back to instructors. One of the most effective means of providing access to information in a just-in-time format is the creation of Web-based databases.

Below you will find a sample of some of the Web-based databases that we have developed.

Jacques Whitford Portal to Success The Portal to Success is an online orientation portal for new Jacques Whitford employees. It was developed with the following objectives in mind: Standardize, personalize, and improve the online experience. Ensure consistency in the orientation process across all offices. Streamline orientation. Improve the focus on the individual through initiatives focused on career development. The Portal to Success achieved just that! It not only provides new employees with the necessary orientation material and training during their first weeks, but also provides ongoing career development support during their early years at Jacques Whitford. The Portal to Success supports multiple user profiles and provides access to content management tools from a secure login.

Carpool Connection Database The Carpool Connection Database allows Transport Canada employees from the GTA to make carpool arrangements. Jacques Whitford created a bilingual account verification system to prevent employees from adding themselves more than once in the database. In addition, Jacques Whitford continues to host the Web site and database, and performs regular maintenance and troubleshooting services. Transport Canada employees now have access to a secure, password protected and user-friendly Carpool Connection Database.

CORE An online Job Bank for the Canadian Mining Industry was developed in response to identified industry needs. CORE provides the recruitment team with practical tools and resources specific to the mining industry to help find the most qualified candidate through private portal. Main features include precise searching and matching of specific job requirements to job seeker skills, sorting and storage of applicant resumes, resume export capabilities. Job seekers can search for jobs to match their own skill set, create multiple resumes with a step-by-step resume builder, apply for jobs online, recieve daily job alerts via email.

CRD Screening Tool As the availability and costs of waste hauling, landfilling, recycling and other waste management alternatives vary from region to region across Canada, the feasibility of implementing waste diversion initiatives also varies. The Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) Construction, Renovation and Demolition (CRD) Screening Tool provides project managers with a preliminary estimate of the cost effectiveness of a CRD waste diversion program for a typical renovation or demolition of fishing in their location.

CRD Screening Tool - Fishing Wharves The PWGSC Atlantic Region CRD Screening Tool - Fishing Wharves builds on the screening tool concept to enable project managers to generate a preliminary estimate of the cost effectiveness of a CRD waste diversion program for the fishing dock demolitions in various Atlantic Canada locations.

Group Organizational Effectiveness Assessment Intended as a tool for use at the beginning of a business or strategic planning process in a not-for-profit enterprise, the Organizational Effectiveness Assessment, developed for SMC Group, assists business or program managers in identifying organizational strengths and areas for improvement. Users are prompted to answer five key questions in each of the five business areas identified: business planning, committee operations, volunteer recruitment and recognition, membership, revenue generation and communications.

The Resource Centre for Business Planning This online business planning tool was developed for the Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency(CFPSA) to assist them in effectively managing their budgeting and planning activities. This online tool allows users to store, update, and download documents in seconds. Through the implementation of this program, the planning and analysis process will help the base budgeting process become a more comprehensive and meaningful exercise.

Climate Change Action Pledge Form This online pledge form was developed for Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) Office of Energy Efficiency's as part of their strategy to encourage staff to reduce individual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at work, on the road and at home. The form invites users to pledge to take specific actions that reduce GHGs. Upon completion, users are provided with an estimate of potential GHG reductions if they follow through with the activity for one year.

e-MANUAL Developed for PWGSC Ontario Region, this tool allows staff to revise or create procedures relating to the seventeen core elements that are the basis for their ISO 14001-based environmental management system (EMS). Staff can also view information on how existing procedures and elements interact and are maintained.

e-LAWS Developed for Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), this tool allows users to enter and view federal, provincial and municipal legislation, regulations and by-laws, as well as Codes of Practice, Guidelines, Standards, International commitments, and other non-regulatory requirements to which the facility voluntarily commits compliance in support of the department's EMS.

Environmental Management Online e-Tools Developed for PWGSC Ontario region, this suite of database tools allows staff to access and maintain critical information in support of EMS implementation. These tools include: e-LEGAL - an online tool for tracking environmental legal and other requirements; e-ORG - an online tool for organizing the roles and responsibilities of personnel; e-MANUAL - an online version of the EMS Manual, containing important EMS documents; e-AUDITOR - an online auditing tool for reviewing and recording environmental management programs; and lastly, e-AWARENESS - an employee training and awarenessprogram.

Environmental Accountability Database Developed for Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to assist staff with the implementation of the department's EMS, this tool provides all staff with access to departmental environmental requirements, the accountabilities that support each requirement, and the positions associated with each accountability.

Environmental Action Plan Online This is an action-planning tool that is being tested by Human Resource Development Canada. It is designed to allow regions to set EMS targets and report against targets using the corporate Intranet. The installation version will allow for EMS objectives and targets to be accessed from any desktop in the organization, and for all employees to view targets and monitor progress as it is reported.

cdwaste.com - C&D Waste Web This Web site provides access to over 3,000 companies across Canada that provide alternatives to landfilling C&D (construction and demolition) waste. It also contains case studies, examples and training material and is searchable by location or material.

designinggreen.com - Green Building Materials Virtual Sample Room This Web site provides information on over 1,000 products that are environmentally responsible and/or minimize indoor air pollution. The site also allows visitors to search a database of products by product type or green criteria. In addition, the suppliers are all listed by name in the supplier section of the site.

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