Virtual Event | Creating Safer Spaces: Empowering Your Workplace in the Tourism & Hospitality Industry

BCHA VIRTUAL EVENT

CREATING SAFER SPACES: EMPOWERING YOUR WORKPLACE IN THE TOURISM & HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

Wednesday, Aug.16 at 1pm

BCHA is pleased to host go2HR’s Cindy Conti, Regional HR Consultant for Vancouver, Coast, and Mountains, to explore how you and your organization can create Safer Spaces in the tourism and hospitality industry. go2HR will be providing an informative, hands-on workshop on how to operationalize Safer Spaces sexual harassment training within your workplace.

go2HR’s suite of Safer Spaces training includes a course tailored to employers and supervisors, released in 2022, and a recently launched companion course, developed for workers. To get the most benefit from this educational session, we recommend completing the Safer Spaces employer and supervisor-focused training beforehand, if you haven’t already: https://train.go2hr.ca/.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

The session is recommended for employers, managers, and supervisors from organizations of all sizes, whether small, medium, or large

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO LEARN:

How your organization can benefit from taking a proactive, progressive approach to sexual harassment training in the workplace
How to set the right tone with new hires by prioritizing sexual harassment awareness training from day one
How to integrate sexual harassment training into your existing onboarding program for employees at all levels
How to empower your management team by ensuring they complete the training and set a good example to others

OTHER KEY TAKEAWAYS:

How preventing sexual harassment and building more respectful workplaces go hand in hand
Why it pays to invest in training and why your team expects it
Tips on getting the most out of the Safer Spaces suite of training and supporting resources
How to continue building Safer Spaces beyond the training itself and be an agent of change

Join BCHA and go2HR as we hope to establish a new standard of safe, supportive, and respectful workplaces within the tourism and hospitality industry.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

Cindy Conti

HR Consultant, Vancouver Coast and Mountains

Cindy began her career in the hospitality industry over 20 years ago. She progressed through various operational roles in Hotels, Ski, and Resorts prior to shifting her career to Human Resources. She has spent time working in both Vancouver and Whistler, BC. Prior to joining go2HR in October 2021, Cindy held the role of Director, Corporate Talent & Culture at the Accor Corporate Offices in Toronto where she managed the HR function for Corporate employees across Canada and the United States.

She holds over 15 years of progressive human resources management experience where she has provided strategic direction on human resources, talent management, and organizational effectiveness to all levels of management in the Tourism & Hospitality industry.

Based in Vancouver, Cindy holds a BA in English language and literature from UBC, and the CPHR Professional designation in Human Resources.

ABOUT GO2HR

go2HR is a prominent association in British Columbia that focuses on serving the Tourism & Hospitality, Human Resources, and Health & Safety sectors. Their mission is to empower employers to have a strong human resources and health & safety culture that supports strong business performance.

They offer programs, tools, information, and consulting services to elevate employers’ human resources and health & safety practices
They educate and train the current and future workforces
They inform government, stakeholders and communities on labour market conditions and strategy.

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