It is increasingly recognised that the workplace itself has a significant effect on people’s health. If you want to survive and succeed in the instability of a constantly changing world it is important to develop the necessary skills to better cope with life’s challenges. In order to maintain a healthy work-life balance you need to empower yourself through education and skills.

This workshop will give an overview to the different facets of health and wellness and explain how the environment and personal and work habits can influence and individual's physical and mental well-being. The workshop aims to guide staff members into identifying problems or risk areas within their working environment and personal life and then give some guidelines on how to address these issues. At the end of the workshop staff members will also a basic understanding of the dynamics of the brain with the environment, physical activity, nutrition and stress. Time will be given for groups discussions on each of the topics covered during the workshop.

At break time there will be the opportunity to have your cardio stress tested, as well as a fun activity where you can put your mental skills to the test through a device that measures your brain activity.

Please note that there are limited spaces available and we can only accommodate 10 people. We need to work on a first come first serve basis.   Ensure that your booking is secured for the 2016 revamped wellness workshops on various relevant topics.

Activity: Wellness workshop – Healthy Living

Date: Friday, 4 March 2016 

Venue: EAP@UP (corner of Roper and Prospect Street, Entrance 09, opposite the “mirage” aircraft on Hatfield Campus 

Time: 08:00 - 12:00 

Presented by: EAP@UP 

RSVP: By Wednesday, 2 March 2016 at 12:00  (Susan Joubert, [email protected])

Please obtain prior approval to attend the workshop from your line manager. Without such approval we cannot accept your booking. (Please direct all queries with regards to the workshop to Susan Joubert).

Register online, as follows:

• Log on to the UP portal (www.up.ac.za). The UP Staff Intranet news page will appear. Click on the Staff Systems Portlet button. 
• Scroll to the Human Capital Management (HCM) System portlet and click on Human Resources Self-Service link (leave, claims, personal info, etc) 
• Click on the Employee Work Centre link. 
• Click on the Performance Development tab. 
• Click on Development Request. (You have previously entered your development needs and you have selected the programme(s) that you would like to attend.) 
• Click on In-house (Free of charge) programmes. 
• Click on Search by Course name, type the name of the workshop and click on the Search button, or simply  leave the space blank and press enter. 
• A list of all the selected courses will be displayed. Click on View available sessions next to the course you would 06/03/like to attend and select a session by clicking the Session number. 
• On the Request Training Enrolment – Session Detail screen, read the applicable information and click on the Continue button. 
• Complete the comments field if necessary and click on Submit.