Dr. Vijayalakshmi Vibhu Prakash (Viji Vibhu Prakash)

Dr. Viji Vibhu Prakash is an industry specialist and academic, with extensive experience in HR. With a  Doctor of Business Administration, she has over 15 years of operational expertise in programming and student management, curriculum planning, experiential teaching methodologies and online learning systems. As Program Coordinator she plays a leadership role within the Postgraduate programs of HR and People Analytics and plays a key role in developing Programs and Courses within the School of Management. She played a key role in co-developing the People Analytics program and its courses and designed program pathways. She participates and engages in ongoing program audits, curriculum re-design and development initiatives collaboration with Ministry mandates. 

As faculty and professor, she is adept at leveraging data analytics and AI-driven personalized learning strategies to enhance student outcomes. Focusing on increasing student engagement she incorporates UDL principles and authentic assessments within her courses. She has a proven track record of cultivating collaborative partnerships and leading cross-functional teams to drive educational excellence.

As a Certified Trainer, and MBTI Step I & II, assessor, she has trained, coached and mentored across industry verticals of automobile, retail, pharma, not-for -profit, FMCG and supply chain and she brings this experiences into her classroom to support experiential learning. She is a team player and collaborator with strong accountability and passion to go above and beyond. As a researcher, she is specialized in Action Research, her doctoral research topic was in the area of performance management with specific focus towards real- time performance management. 

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS  

• Doctor of Business Administration, Human Resource Management, University of Liverpool
• Master of Arts, Human Resource Management, University of Madurai Kamaraj              
• Bachelor of Arts, Economics, University of Madras                              

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS 

• Dip T&D Professional, Training and Development – ISTD - International Federation of Training and Development Organizations (IFTDO) and Asian Regional Training and Development Organizations (ARTDO)                                                                                                                                                
• Psychometric Assessor and Coach, MBTI Step I & II  The Myers-Briggs Company, Consulting Psychologists Press                                                                                    
• Certificate – Mentor and Coach, Algonquin College        
• Certificate in Teaching Effectiveness, Humber College                                                                      
• Trainer Skills 2024, Business Processes in SAP S/4HANA with Sustainability, SAP                            
• Trainer Skills 2024, Teaching with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP                                                

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMeNT  

• Digital Proficiency: Microsoft Excel Basics / Advanced 
• Critical Approaches to Gen AI in Education – COM - 505986
• AODA – School of HR
• Teaching with AI - Using AI and UDL in teaching practice 
• Academic Program Coordinators' Collective
• Digital Proficiency: Cyber Security at Work & Home 
• Academic Policy – Micro Credential Certificate 
• Self Leadership - 1 Day session – A transformative course that empowers to take charge of work, role, and professional journey. Topics covered - a shared language to identify and discuss what you need to thrive at work and advance your career, and tools to seek leadership required to maintain engagement during challenging times.
• UDL Certificate 
• WHMIS Training 2015
• Cybersecurity at Work
• Doing the Work: An Introduction to Anti-Racism
• Occupational Health and Safety Awareness for Workers in 4 Steps
• Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging / Unconscious Bias
• Intercultural Awareness - 100000.00363-MM-00363 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Instructional Design
• Experiential Design Learning 
• Adult Education Principles
• Communication and Presentation Skills
• Problem-Based Learning
• Networking and Mentoring 
• Authentic Assessments 

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION   

• Data Visualization and Story Telling
• Human Resource Planning 
• Talent Management Analytics 
• Human Resource Management 
• Training and Development 
• Labour Relations and Collective Agreement 
• Career Development & Pre-Placement Seminar
• HRM – Industry Seminar 

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 

• Professor, School of HR, George Brown Polytechnic, Centre for Business 
• Program Coordinator, School of HR, George Brown Polytechnic, Centre for Business
• Summer Program Coordinator, Longo Faculty of Business, Humber College 
• Professor, Human Resource Management Postgraduate Program, Humber College
• Instructional Designer – Continuing Education, Durham College
• Doctoral Researcher, Bidco Africa
• Degree/Postgraduate Advisor, and Work Integrated Learning, Humber College, Longo Faculty of Business
• Career Exploration and Planning Facilitator, Humber College, Longo Faculty of Business   
• Senior Consultant, HR Cornucopia
• Asia Pacific Lead Facilitator and Coordinator, Institute of Training and Organizational Development
• Manager Services, Recruitment & HR, ATS Solutions (TVS Groups)
• Officer Account sand HR, ATS Solutions (TVS Groups)

OTHER ACTIVITIES  

• HRPA Case Competition – Mentored and coached students team from the postgraduate People Analytics Program. The team came 5^th among 25 participating teams across Ontario Colleges
• Riipen - Collaborated with Riipen a work-based learning platform to support students with organizations on real industry projects to bridge the gap between higher education and employment. Coordinated 42 students to engage in experiential learning, by integrating a US based HR Consulting project into the curriculum, helping students gain real-world experience and improve employability skills 
• Program Review, participated in a 4-month HR standard review process organised Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Branch (PEQAB) through a Broad-Based Consultation (BBC) survey with Ministry of Colleges and Universities. Attended and contributed to discussions across 23 sessions with 189 online attendee and provided important feedback and realistic revisions to the Vocational Learning Outcomes (VLOs) and Elements of Performance (EofPs)            
• Program Development - HR People Analytics Degree Program, Developed and mapped 3 Degree courses and 2 Postgraduate courses. 
• Course Development - HRIS – Human Resources Information Systems / Data Visualization and Story Telling through Data / HR Analytics / Talent Management Analytics 
• Course development and writing to align with PLOs, CLOs, pre-co requisites, cluster of courses at the Diploma, Advance Diploma, Degree and Postgraduate levels
• Research - NSERC - College and Community Social Innovation Fund Grants (CCSIF): Equity, Diversity and Inclusion & Letter of Support CCSIF – College and Community Social Innovation Fund, a three-year funded project through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

AWARDS

Ontario Volunteer Service Awards

PUBLICATIONS 

• Vibhu Prakash, V – Developmental Paper BAM Conference, Using change in language as a sustainable leadership strategy to implement sustainability initiatives within a higher education institution.  
• Vibhu Prakash, V – Research Abstract , 4th Global World Association of Academic Doctors (WAAD) Conference, Action Research Study focused at Framework Development for Implementation of Real-Time Performance Management System published for conference paper.
• Vibhu Prakash, V – Interview Insights, Magazica.com, Strategic HR, Talent Management, Real-Time Performance Management & Adapting to AI.