ACFO-ACAF, in partnership with the Office of the Comptroller General, is pleased to announce that a free communications course is coming to Charlottetown as part of the Joint Career Development Program.

ACFO-ACAF’s Communication Essentials course will be offered to PEI-based members on Tuesday, September 24, at the Hotel on Pownal in Charlottetown as part of a regional training pilot project aimed at expanding the reach of the training funded through the CT Collective Agreement.

Details

Communication Essentials (7 CPD hours)
Tuesday, September 24
8:30 am – 4:30 pm AT
Hotel on Pownal (146 Pownal Street)
Apply here: https://forms.office.com/r/C6xE0kGvJe

Eligibility

This course is open to any ACFO-ACAF member living and working in the Atlantic Region. We regret, however, that travel support will not be provided as part of this pilot. Selected participants must be able to attend the in-person training in Charlottetown.

Attendance is capped at 16 participants so a randomized lottery may be needed to help choose participants. This lottery will be separate from the main JCDP course lottery and, at least for this year, participation in this regional training pilot project won’t affect your odds of being selected through the course lottery.

Please discuss your interest in this course with your supervisor prior to applying to ensure you will be able to attend for the full day.

The course

Learn how to get your message across in an effective way! Participants will learn about the fundamentals of communication with a specific focus on scenarios and document types that anyone who works in a finance, accounting or audit function may encounter in their work. You will walk away more comfortable with: 

• public speaking and preparing presentations; 
• email etiquette; 
• preparing briefing notes; 
• and more. 

Participants will also learn how to identify and categorize client/audience types to help refine and tailor communications products to suit their needs.

This course will be offered in English.