Maryanne Henderson

Education and Training Specialist, Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas @ Government of Alberta

About

(She/Her pronouns) I am a passionate and dedicated learning professional with experience in designing, developing and facilitating content for adult learners in a broad range of delivery formats. I use skills I gained as a freelance writer to my advantage when researching new topics, interviewing and collaborating with subject matter experts (SMEs), pulling out key points in the content and writing material – whether for on-line or face-to-face facilitation, job aids or storyboards. I enjoy finding creative and analytic solutions to improve processes and deliver high-quality products. I am a highly motivated, entrepreneurial employee with a strong customer service ethic. Core Competencies: * Instructional Design * Needs Assessment * Program Planning * Content Validation & Maintenance * Assessment Writing * Facilitation - In-class and Virtual * Collaboration * Interpersonal Skills * Strong Verbal & Written Skills * LMS

Country

Canada

City

Greater Edmonton Metropolitan Area

Industry

Professional Training & Coaching

Skill

Course Creation, Training Material, Course Design, Educational Materials Development, Project Management, Training Delivery, Training Facilitation, Training Course Development, Training Program Development, ERP, Business Process, Training, Business Process Improvement, Customer Service, Leadership, SharePoint, Quality Assurance, Instructor-led Training, Employee Training, E-Learning

Experience

Education and Training Specialist, Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas

Government of Alberta

2024-3 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Training Coordinator, Ministry of Infrastructure

Government of Alberta

2016-6 - 2024-3 · 7 yrs 10 mos

Edmonton, Canada Area

Responsible for supporting the PMCOE Project Management learning framework and strategy using strong adult learning knowledge and experience.

Instructional Designer

Portage College

2024-10 - 2025-6 · 9 mos

Canada

Developed Community Landscapes and Tourism (Alberta focus) course for online delivery

Training and Development Specialist

Canada Training Group

2016-5 - 2016-6 · 2 mos

Remote

Worked on a number of training and development projects for the Canada Training Group assisting with the review and update of assessments, coordinating with SMEs and moving projects to completion.

Training Developer

Finning

2011-2 - 2015-10 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Edmonton, Canada Area

Strong team player with the skills that promote cooperation and collaboration. Excellent communication and classroom management skills. Strong instructional design skills Experience working with application and business subject matter experts. Developed Infor Lawson system training relating to the parts sales and supply chain portfolios Developed learning paths for parts and warehouse roles Provided knowledge transfer to trainers to ensure successful and polished delivery of instructor-lead training Worked with communications and change management teams to promote new and updated training material

Trainer

Finning

2010-4 - 2011-2 · 11 mos

Edmonton, Canada Area

Facilitated instructor-led training related to Lawson's equipment sales and parts sales track Participated in system process testing Developed training material based on successful test scripts Worked with eLearning vendor to create Lawson M3 eLearning modules Participated in 30 days on-site hypercare after system launch

Education

University of Calgary

2021-9 - 2021-12 · 4 mos

University of Calgary

E-Learning

2016 - 2017 · 1 yr

University of Alberta

2013 - 2017 · 4 yrs

The Certificate in Adult & Continuing Education (CACE) program provides professionals with the opportunity to enhance their competencies associated with the design, development and delivery of adult education and training.