Free webinar on Jan. 30: Facing the Bear – Personal Growth Under Pressure with Todd Smeaton

Professional Development Webinars

Learn while making an impact

Learning is about more than professional growth here at PMC Training. It’s about creating positive change in our workplaces, our communities, and the world around us. That’s why our professional development webinars don’t just teach valuable skills, they help support local charities in carrying out their mission.

When you register for one of our free monthly webinars, you’re helping strengthen the local community and supporting our efforts to provide learning and professional development opportunities to a local charity.

You don’t have to donate. Simply show up, learn something new, and know that your participation contributes to an important cause.

Upcoming Webinar

As part of our broader approach to professional development, our 30-minute webinars run from January to November on the last Friday of the month and start at 12:30 p.m. ET.  The next webinar is:

Facing the Bear – Personal Growth Under Pressure

Theme: Personal Growth
Featured Speaker: Todd Smeaton
Date: Friday, January 30, 2026
Time: 12:30—1:00 p.m. ET
Cost: Free

Register Now!

How Our Webinars Work

Each month, we select a Canadian charity or community organization that’s doing meaningful work in the Ottawa region. It might be a group supporting Indigenous programs, youth mentorship, mental health programs, food security, or employment readiness. Every organization we choose shares our belief in empowering people through learning and connection.

Through every one of our professional development webinars, PMC Training makes an in-kind charitable donation to the chosen charity of the month.

Many of the charities we support rely on volunteers and operate with limited resources. Our donation, in the form of free training for the charity’s staff and volunteers, helps them strengthen their skills, work more efficiently, and make an even greater difference in the communities they serve.

What to Expect

PMC Training’s free monthly webinars are short, focused learning sessions designed for busy professionals. Each 30-minute webinar explores a timely professional development theme through a practical lens, grounded in real situations people are navigating at work.

Topics may include areas such as project management, change management, leadership, communication, productivity, and more to support Canadian professionals in their work.

Each webinar also includes a brief introduction from the featured charity of the month, offering a short window into their work and the communities they serve.

Come as you are. Listen, learn, and take away something useful for the week ahead.

The Charities We Support

We’re proud to highlight the incredible organizations that make our communities stronger. When choosing which charities to support, we look for organizations that:

Past charities have included local food banks, Indigenous organizations, youth programs, and community organizations focused on education, housing, and employment right here in Ottawa. Every one of them shares a commitment to making our world a better place.

If there’s a charity you’d like us to consider for future webinars, we’d love to hear from you. This initiative is meant to stay community-driven, focusing on causes that matter to the people who join us each month.

Learn with Impact

When you attend one of PMC Training’s professional development webinars, you’ll leave with new insights and practical tools you can use in your day-to-day work. You might even sleep a little better knowing that you helped a local charity continue its important mission.

So, why not sign up today? You’ve got so much to gain and nothing to lose!

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