2021
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FEATURED WINNER
Export Development Canada (EDC)
As Canada's export credit agency, Export Development Canada (EDC)
plays a leading role on the world stage supporting Canada's post
COVID-19 economic recovery.
Playing an equally important behind-the scenes role is EDC's Learning
and Development (L&D) team.
The team was recognized with an Award of Excellence for Best
Learning and Development Strategy in the 2021 annual Canadian HR
Awards for delivering outstanding organizational benefits by directly
linking the training needs of employees, at all levels, to the business
needs of the organization.
"EDC's ability to help Canadian businesses get back to global business
rests on the ambition, drive and capabilities of each and every one
of us to acquire new knowledge, develop new skills and adopt new
behaviours," says L&D Director Hugues Bouchard. "Our work and how
well we perform has a direct impact on the well-being of Canada, its
communities and people."
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the L&D team challenged
itself to transform its traditional ways of working and meet the
changing needs of the organization and a remote workforce.
With its forward-thinking L&D strategy and precise action plan, the
team implemented a governance structure linking its activities to
EDC's business strategy. It also evolved classroom training programs
into an online format, significantly increased its offering by introducing
more than 160 new courses and programs and implemented a new
cloud-based Learning Management System with enhanced tools,
functionality and the ability to provide an integrated experience with
Microsoft Teams.
"Aligning and integrating our work with our 10-year corporate strategy,
along with shifting our focus on capability-building and supporting
the changes in mindsets and operations critical for us to better
help Canadian businesses grow internationally, is also allowing EDC
to enhance returns on its training investments and strengthen its
learning culture for driving business agility and efficiency."
Email: hbouchard@edc.ca
Website: www.edc.ca
BEST LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
