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Building human capability to produce positive change in organizations and the world

Sector: a Values-Based Business (vlog)

Jim Collin's book "Built to Last" discusses what great companies have in common, and a foundation of PURPOSE and VALUES came up over and over again.

Below is a 4 minute segment about Sector's values and how we use them every day. We are very proud, and a bit silly...but mostly proud.

Click to read [Gerry's Blog] or watch [Gerry's vlog].

Connect with Gerry

Introductory Fre*eClasses

Brand new to Live Meeting? Want to become more familiar and confident navigating the interface? Check out our:

Microsoft Live Meeting Introductory Fre*eClass

This course is intended for anybody interested in learning how to use Live Meeting as an attendee.

Next offering:
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

from 9:00 am - 9:45 am

BONUS: We pay you to attend the fre*eClass!

Complete this course and receive a $35 credit towards our:

Microsoft Live Meeting for Presenters eClass

Interested in Attending a Fre*eClass?

We recommend you watch one of the following "How To" videos before the class so you can skip the (potential) technical headaches of setting up the free LiveMeeting client on the day of the class:

For those who have never used LiveMeeting on their workstation:

How to Connect, Install, and Join a Microsoft Live Meeting

For those who have used LiveMeeting on their workstation:

How to Connect to Microsoft Live Meeting

Need assistance? Contact us. We're here to help!

FAQ Live

Need post-course support yet feel your question is too complicated to be explained in an email?

Attend one of our FREE FAQ Live Sessions

to have your question answered in real time

via webinar by one of our knowledgable instructors.

Every Tuesday morning

from 9:45 am to 10:30 am

To attend:

go to http://bit.ly/sectorfreeclass at the start time,

or send an email to info@sectorlearning.com for a calendar invitation.

February 2011 Courses

Microsoft Office - see all courses offered

Adobe Creative Suite - see all courses offered

Social Media - see all courses offered

SharePoint - see all courses offered

Free eClasses

FAQ Live -
Every Tuesday - 9:45 am to 10:30 am

SharePoint 2010 Introductory Fre*eClass -
1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month - 9:00am to 9:45 am

Last Minute Discounts

Save $100 when you register for:

Adobe Illustrator CS3 - Advanced - February 18, 9am-4pm

Microsoft Excel 2007 - Beginner - February 24, 9am-4pm

Microsoft Excel 2010 - Beginner - February 24, 9am-4pm

A Greener Sector: Open House 2011

At Sector Learning, We Like to Party Wise

We reduced our carbon footprint by choosing closer to home.

We specifically chose the local artisan food platter to feed our guests, as well as a selection of local BC cabernet sauvignons, merlots, chardonnays, and pinot grigios from Prospect Winery, Naked Grape, and Copper Moon.

We saved paper, ink, and, of course, time!

Nancy Brown of Woodwynn Farms won the "Early Bird" RSVP prize at our Open House event. To save paper, ink and, of course, time, we used a formula to randomly select a name from the list of RSVPer's we tracked in an Excel spreadsheet.

Sound complicated?

See this month's Instructor Tip to learn how you can do the same!

This green initiative was brought to you by Veronica Rutherford.

Client Feedback from the Open House

"Just wanted to say thanks for a great evening of networking and your hospitality.

-Louis Li
Accounting Supervisor

Oughtred Coffee & Tea Ltd.

"It's really heartening to see a company making an effort to be bold, exciting and innovative. All the best with your most recent incarnation. I'm sure we'll be seeing you."

-Layne Mahon

General Manager and Senior Vice President
Total Delivery Systems

We want to hear from you!

Comments? Criticisms? Rave reviews?

Please contact us to have your voice expressed or concern addressed in our next newsletter. Anonymous contributions accepted.

About Sector Learning Solutions

Founded in Victoria in 1983, Sector Learning Solutions provides premium software application training and consulting - specializing in SharePoint and Microsoft Office collaboration tools.

Our learning solutions are backed by Sector's comprehensive
Learning Guarantee.

Sector Learning Solutions is qualified as a preferred vendor for the BC Public Sector under Corporate Supply Arrangement CSA#000333.

Instructor's Tip

How to Create a Paperless Prize Draw using Excel

This tip shows you how to Randomly Select an Entry from a List in

Microsoft Excel 2007/2010

1. Designate columns for each type of information.

(ie. Column A = first name, Column B = last name, Column C = company name, etc.)

2. Enter each person's information across the row, into the approprite columns.

(ie. Column A = Joe, Column B = Smith, Column C = Sector Learning Solutions, etc.)

3. Create a new column and populate that column with the formula =RAND() in each row.

5. Sort your data set by that column to randomly sort the list of names.