SP3 Group Selected by St. Edward’s University Professional Education Center to Develop Human Resources Training Curriculum
Monday, March 17, 2008
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 17, 2008
SP3 Group Selected by St. Edward’s University Professional Education Center to Develop Human Resources Training Curriculum
(AUSTIN, TX) — SP3 Group, Inc., a human resources solutions firm based in Austin, announced today that they have been selected by the St. Edward’s UniversityProfessionalEducationCenter to develop a human resources training curriculum for non-HR professionals.
The curriculum is specifically designed for non-HR professionals including managers, supervisors, business owners and anyone in a leadership role within an organization who needs to gain a better understanding of HR practices and procedures.
Initial courses will include: Regulatory and Legal Compliance, Effective Employee Retention, Optimizing Workforce Productivity and Hiring for Success. Plans for additional topics, web-based training, a certificate program and CE credits are also in the works.
“Our primary purpose is to develop training which will enhance an individual’s ability to contribute professionally and/or managerially to their organization’s internal HR functions,” said Julie Rachui, managing director of SP3 Group. “Our vision is to provide HR training that covers core topics, yet keeps pace with the changing needs of the modern workplace.”
The Human Resources field has changed dramatically in recent years and the complexity of HR management continues to increase. Human Resources has become more strategic with HR directors more closely tied to financial business metrics and bottom-line results. This shift in capacity has forced many HR professionals to delegate traditional, less-strategic HR functions to others with little or no formal HR education or training.
“In a business world of legal exposures, regulatory compliance issues, performance effectiveness concerns, workforce retention and other HR issues which impact revenue and cost, it’s imperative that business owners employ managers trained in utilizing basic HR practices to reach objectives of individual and organizational success,” said Rachui. “SP3 Group, Inc. is proud to have been selected by St. Edward’s University Professional Education Center to design and deliver these vital courses.”
ABOUT SP3 GROUP
Founded in 1999, SP3 Group, Inc. is an established Human Resources Solutions firm with dedicated professionals providing a full range of Human Resources Consulting, Recruiting and Training & Development services.
ABOUT ST. EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY PEC
The St. Edward’s University Professional Education Center, located in Northwest Austin, is the continuing education division of St. Edward’s University that specializes in IT productivity, project management and management development. Training is customized to meet the specific performance needs of global competitors. For more information, visit www.pec.stedwards.edu.
Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, St. Edward's University has been named as one of America's Best Colleges for 2007 and 2008 by U.S. News & World Report and was selected by The Princeton Review for inclusion in the guide Colleges with a Conscience. St. Edward's is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university of more than 5,200 students located in Austin, Texas.
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PEC Hosts First ALT.NET Conference
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 2, 2007
St. Edward’s University Professional Education Center to Host First ALT.NET Conference
AUSTIN — On Oct. 6-7, more than 100 of the world’s thought leaders in software development will gather at the St. Edward's UniversityProfessionalEducationCenter for the first ALT.NET Conference.
David Laribee, a New York Developer, coined a term which summarizes a movement in the .NET community — ALT.NET. What does it mean to be to be ALT.NET? In short, it signifies:
Developers who use what works while keeping an eye out for a better way.
Reaching outside the mainstream to adopt the best of any community: Open Source, Agile, Java, Ruby, etc.
Look beyond the status quo. Things can always be better expressed, more elegant and simple, more mutable, higher quality, etc.
Principles and knowledge matter more than just great tools. The best tools are those that embed the knowledge and encourage the principles.
The ALT.NET conference will be an open space format event focusing on the value system, practices, and tools used by the ALT.NET community of software developers. The conference will focus on topics encompassed by the value system that Laribee points out in his blog post, "ALT.NET:"
“The primary goals of the participants and of the conference are to teach more people to use ALT.NET and to learn to do a better job of teaching it,” said Scott Bellware, conference organizer.“In the process, participants will have the opportunity to learn ALT.NET practices and tools from community influencers, and to give feedback on the experiences and challenges in learning the tools and practices.”
The ALT.NET conference has attracted an international audience. Registration reached capacity in three days. Conference attendees will include major development community dignitaries such as Simon Guest, chief architecture strategist for Microsoft, Martin Fowler, chief scientist of Thoughtworks and Scott Guthrie, general manager of the Developer Division of Microsoft.
“We are facilitating events such as ALT.NET to help Austin demonstrate and regain its status as a major innovation center for the development community,” said Rudy Rodriguez, managing director of St. Edward’s UniversityProfessionalEducationCenter.
The event will not have a set agenda because organizers are employing open space technology to instantly match up attendees with similar interests who can set their own course for learning and exchanging ideas. The primary topics are expected to be open source, agile development, behavior-driven development, test-driven development, dynamic languages, Web 2.0 and more.
The ALT.NET conference is sponsored by St. Edward’s UniversityProfessionalEducationCenter, International IT consultantsCastle Stronghold,Thoughtworks and the Open Information Foundation. For more information, visit www.altnetconf.com
ABOUT ST. EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY PEC
The St. Edward’s UniversityProfessionalEducationCenter, located in Northwest Austin, is the continuing education division of St. Edward’s University that specializes in IT productivity, project management and management development. Training is customized to meet the specific performance needs of global competitors. For more information, visit www.pec.stedwards.edu.
Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross, St. Edward's University has been named as one of America's Best Colleges for 2007 by U.S. News & World Report and was selected by The Princeton Review for inclusion in the guide Colleges with a Conscience. St. Edward's is a private, Catholic, liberal arts university of more than 5,300 students located in Austin, Texas.
St. Edward’s University Professional Education Center Elected to TASSCC Vendor Advisory Group
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 18, 2006
AUSTIN — Michael Strange, St. Edward’s UniversityProfessionalEducationCenter senior account manager, was elected to serve a three-year term with the Texas Association of State Systems for Computing and Communications (TASSCC) Vendor Advisory Group. The VAG consists of leading technology companies that provide advice and support to TASSCC and its board.
The TASSCC is an association for all State of Texas Chief Information Officers and Information Technology managers with a mission “to advance education and networking among Texas public sector IT professionals.”
The VAG consists of 13 elected representatives from the associate membership and Strange is serving alongside representatives from Dell, Northrop Grumman, Sun Microsystems, Xerox and Deloitte.
“We don’t just sell training at St. Edward's University,” says Michael Strange. “We learn what impact our customer expects from their IT investments and design project-specific skill-training programs. This allows them to maximize their investments in both employee productivity and IT infrastructure.”
The St. Edward's University P.E.C. provides statewide continuing education programs in the IT sector:
World-class technology training
Project management certification and training
Management development and sales training
Educational consulting services
St. Edward's University is the only private university that is an associate member of TASSCC and the only training organization that has served on the VAG.
As a member of the VAG, Strange will support the TASSCC by serving on the committee that plans three annual conferences, reinforces continuing IT education and bridges the partnership between the public and private sector.
