Executive & Professional Development

The attention, knowledge and experience you need to make progress in your career.
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Executive & Professional Development The attention, knowledge and experience you need to make progress in your career.
Our website is currently undergoing updates. As a result, you may notice some variations in appearance and layout of certain pages while navigating our program information. 
We would like to assure that all 2026-2027 course information is current, accurate, and available for registration. 
If you have any questions about our programming, please contact epd@smu.ca 

 

Welcome to Executive & Professional Development!

SMU’s Executive and Professional Development programs reflect an East Coast approach that is modern, welcoming, and engaging. We offer high鈥憅uality, home鈥慻rown programming and collaborate with exceptional, like鈥憁inded organizations to expand opportunities for our learners. You will receive personalized attention, practical knowledge, and experienced guidance to support meaningful progress in your career.

 

EPD EVENTS!

Conference:

Join us for our upcoming EPD Annual Conference "The Next Era of Leadership" featuring our keynote speaker, Don Bureaux, hear first-hand to his valuable insights about "Democratizing Leadership".

To register and find out more about the event, please visit the event page: The Next Era of Leadership, October 21, 2026

Webinar Series:

August 14, 2026 @ 12pm: Register Now! 

August 25, 2026 @ 12pm: Register Now!

Join us and Explore:

  • New Workshops, Courses and Certificates
  • The Potential Learning Pathways based on your needs
  • Relaunching a Healthcare Micro-Courses and Micro credentials

About Executive & Professional Development at SMU

 

Coming Soon!

Paying for your courses is about to get easier! Executive & Professional Development is introducing a new payment method for a more convenient and seamless payment experience.

 

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Monthly Course Calendar

Start planning your professional knowledge and skills development today!
Check out our upcoming courses by month.
All courses are offered online.

Topics

Reach your goals in Accounting/Finance; Business Communication; Healthcare; Human Resources; Management and Leadership; Managing Conflict; Project Management; and Policy.

Custom Training

Allow us to adapt one of our programs or create a new program specifically to address your organization’s needs.