Olga Shupta works at the City of Winnipeg. She credits her career success and professional accomplishments to PACE.

“The PACE program was definitely a life-changing experience that gave me an overall good foundation of a lot of different areas of human resources,” says Olga. “All PACE staff members were extremely supportive. As an international student, that helped me to make the transition to a new country a lot easier.”

Olga already had an MA in psychology from Ukraine when she decided to come to Canada. She knew she wanted to obtain a Human Resource Management Diploma and a management certificate. She sent her application to a number of universities across Canada, and chose UWinnipeg PACE for the support that was provided from the beginning of the application process. 

Olga says that aside from the support through the application process, PACE programs set her up for success.

“PACE has an amazing internship program that provides work experience once you have completed your education.”

Shupta is presently a candidate working towards attaining the Chartered Professional in Human Resources (CPHR) designation — the leading standard for HR professionals in Canada. Because PACE’s Human Resource Management Diploma program has been granted accreditation by the Human Resource Management Association of Manitoba (HRMAM), PACE students who have completed the program are eligible to waive the National Knowledge Exam (NKE) — the first step to attaining the CPHR designation.

Olga Shupta
Recruitment, HR Division, Staffing Branch
City of Winnipeg