Training and Development
OPSEU facilitators sharpen their skills
June 4, 2009 The Train the Trainer program held
May 25-28, 2009 uncovered some amazing, skilled OPSEU facilitators.
more…
Treasurers tackle ethical questions in new course
February 26, 2009 Common ethical issues facing
local treasurers were examined at the recent centrally-run course for
Local Treasurers…more…
Train the Trainer Programs
February 4, 2009 Two Train the Trainer programs
are scheduled for May and October of 2009, one focused on facilitation
and the other on design. If you’re interested in attending either one,
please read on and fill out the questionnaire.
more…
Train the
Trainer Produces new Local Education Materials
 November
3, 2008 At last week’s Train the Trainer:
Focus on Design (October 20-23), ten OPSEU members and 10 OPSEU
staff worked together to design mobilizing, local education.
Through the production of ten 30-minute “lunch and learns”
members and staff strengthened skills to identify clear learning
goals, advance equity, and build union community and activism
through education. All teams test-facilitated their workshop,
and then wrote up the notes so that other OPSEU activists can
benefit from their work
 “I liked the mix with staff and
members and how we had to work together,” enthused one
participant. “I learned how to motivate others in a respectful
and inclusive manner,” said another person.
The ten 30-minute workshops
produced by this course will be posted soon on this website for use in OPSEU workplaces – at lunch, before or
after shifts, or during meetings. To find them just follow the
links from Member Education
to Building Local Capacity.
The topics are the following:
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Bargaining: Fact and Fiction (Satnam Minhas and Marg Simmons)
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Recognizing Health and Safety Hazards in our Lives (Sandra Smith and
Kathleen Demareski)
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Robert and Roberta’s Rules of Order made Easy (Paula Sossi and Mark
Kotanen)
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Mobilizing for OPS Bargaining (Noeline Ah-Hone, Stephen George)
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Making your Local Work for You (Glenna Caldwell and Judith Marion)
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Our Union and Social Justice (Floyd Curtis and Lynne Easter-Froats)
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Kids Matter (Pat McGregor and Emily Visser)
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Filing a Grievance (Laurie Miller and Carol Warner)
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Pay Equity: On
the Road to Maintenance (Katherine Zan and Mirla Alvarado
Fenn)
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Breaks: Are
they Breaking You?
(Barbara DeRoche and Monty Mohammed)
September 2008 New Editors’ Workshop
 Members
of Region 5 were involved in a weekend of educational during September
19-21, at The Delawana Inn Spa and Conference Centre in Honey Harbour,
Ontario.
The members participated in the following courses: Campaigns
and lobbying, Duty to accommodate, Labour History – Part 1, Newsletter
course for new editors, Women and Unions, and Speak up and push back. These
courses were facilitated by Staff of OPSEU and members. In photo, OPSEU
member, Karrie Ouchas co-facilitating the Newsletter Course while Nancy
Pridham, Board Member, Region 5 looks on.
September 2008 OPS Bargaining Training
 During
the week of September 8-12, The OPS Bargaining team was involved in a week
of intensive bargaining training at The Kempenfelt Conference Centre in
Barrie, Ontario.
The Bargaining Team met with administrators, supervisors and
staff of the different departments of OPSEU and discussed the legal
framework of OPS Bargaining; getting down to the issues of benefits and
pensions; bargaining with integrity; knowing our members; communicating and
mobilizing and establishing priorities. In photo, members of the team at
work.
OPS Bargaining 2008 Index
Member
education and mobilizing is at the heart of OPSEU’s
vision of unionism. The Training and Development
Unit works with OPSEU staff and members to develop
and revise courses for regional sector and local
education. More details…
Education Planning
Day (pdf)
To view information on previous New
President's Orientation Meetings,
click here
Regional Educationals
The goal of the OPSEU
Education Policy is to provide educational programs that empower our
members to effect meaningful change in their workplaces and their
communities.
OPSEU offers training courses for activists, held on weekends at locations
across the province, with expenses paid for by the Education Fund. These
educationals are administered by OPSEU Regional Offices.
The focus
of our regional schools is skills development geared to new members and
activists. If you are interested in attending an OPSEU educational,
contact your Local Executive Committee. See schedule of Regional schools
Many OPSEU courses are now accredited through the “Passport to Learning”
program, which offers credits toward college diplomas through Mohawk
College.
See some of our course descriptions
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