Whether you're a brand new BCGEU member or you've been a member for a while, this STEP UP! workshop will introduce you to our union and help you develop your skills and knowledge around your rights as a worker and the role the union plays in supporting workers, their families, and our communities. Through stories of courage and strength, you will gain the clarity and support you need along with some useful union tools and strategies to get started with the BCGEU. You will leave feeling more informed, confident, and ready to connect with your co-workers.

• A union-paid leave-of-absence is provided for this course.
• Travel, meals and accommodation, if required, are also provided.
• Reasonable child and/or other dependent care expenses may be reimbursed.

Whether you're a brand new BCGEU member or you've been a member for a while, this STEP UP! workshop will introduce you to our union and help you develop your skills and knowledge around your rights as a worker and the role the union plays in supporting workers, their families, and our communities. Through stories of courage and strength, you will gain the clarity and support you need along with some useful union tools and strategies to get started with the BCGEU. You will leave feeling more informed, confident, and ready to connect with your co-worker

· A union-paid leave-of-absence is provided for this course.

· Travel, meals and accommodation, if required, are also provided

· Reasonable child and/or other dependent care expenses may be reimbursed.

Steward Fundamentals is a two-day foundation–level course for all stewards. It focuses on the essential skills every steward needs to know. Through discussion and interactive group activities, you will be introduced to the key roles and responsibilities of a steward as advocate, educator, organizer and communicator. Stewards will leave feeling more confident and effective in their role and skillful in their interactions with members and the employer.

This Two day course is for elected stewards and local officers who have not previously taken the Basic Steward Training in the past five years.

Steward Fundamentals is a two-day foundation-level course for all stewards. It focusses on the essential skills every steward needs to know. Through discussion and interactive group activities, you will be introduced to the key roles and responsibilities of a steward as advocate, educator, organizer and communicator. Stewards will leave feeling more confident and effective in their role and skillful in their interactions with members and the employer.

This course is for elected stewards and local officers who have not previously taken the Basic Steward Training in the past five years. We recommend that stewards and local officers take the one-day STEP UP course before taking Steward Fundamentals.

· A union-paid leave-of-absence is provided for this course.

· Travel, meals and accommodation, if required, are also provided.

· Reasonable child and/or other dependent care expenses may be reimbursed.

BCGEU Enhanced Stewards' Training

Stewards and Local Executives of Local 1710

 

Where: BCGEU Peace River Area office

10147 100^th Avenue, Fort St. John

Date: June 12, 2024

Time: 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM

 

Join us for a day of networking and learning! You will learn strategies and tools to help you with assisting members in your workplaces, while getting the opportunity to connect with fellow Stewards and Local Executives.

Please RSVP no later than May 29, 2024.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU FOR THIS VALUABLE TRAINING

To register, please go to this link and fill out the information:

RSVP HERE

 

**NOTE: A Union paid Leave of Absence will be provided with this course, please include your work hours LOA requirements with your RSVP. Hotel accommodation is available for the night before ONLY to members attending from Hudson's Hope, Chetwynd, Tumbler Ridge & Fort Nelson. Lunch will be provided to attendees. Please indicate if you have any allergies or special dietary requirements.**

 

 

For further information, please contact our office at 250-785-6185 or 1-800-667-0788

Email: [email protected]

 

Raising Financially Fit Kids: Parents will learn some easy to implement techniques to teach kids about savings, giving, and spending. Facilitated by Mark Kalinowski from the Credit Counselling Society.

This is a Virtual course and you will be sent the link closer to the course date.

Borrowing 101 - Financing Basics: Participants will learn about the various types of financing including secured, unsecured, joint, secondary and short-term/high interest credit. They will also learn about leasing versus buying a vehicle, mortgages and student loans. Facilitated by Mark Kalinowski from the Credit Counselling Society.

This is a Virtual course and you will be sent the link closer to the course date.

Death, Taxes and Beyond: Participants will learn about the basics of taxes, insurance and estate planning which will enable them to get their financial household in order. Facilitated by Mark Kalinowski from the Credit Counselling Society.

This is a Virtual course and you will be sent a link closer to the course date.

Cautious Consumerism: Participants will learn ways to avoid the most common scams and fraud in Canada and what to do if they become a victim of identity theft. Facilitated by Mark Kalinowski from the Credit Counselling Society.

This is a virtual course and you will be sent a link closer to the course date.

Your Area 02 Cross Component Committee is inviting all Area 02 members to attend a free to you education session related to Digital Literacy and Best Online Practices – Social Media and the Lay of the Land.

 

Date: Thursday, June 13, 2024

Time: 6 – 8 p.m.

Place: Online Forum

(link will be provided to the participants registered prior to the training date and time)

 

This training is being provided by an award winning & recognized internet safety and digital literacy education specialists. Through a locally based company, The White Hatter https://thewhitehatter.ca/, facilitating workshops and providing presentations on technology safety and privacy.

 

Social Media and the Lay of the Land:

Helping to cultivate opportunities and address challenges in a digital world". Helping workers to proactively understand the enabling power of technology and mobile communications. Current case law and "Best Practices" specific to workers and their use of social media. How to reduce the risk of a student/client using the internet as a weapon against an educator/worker. How to professionally utilize social media in your job. Recommended online tools that every worker should be using to protect their own online safety, security, and privacy. Understanding the language of the Internet and Social Media. Artificial Intelligence and how youth are using it. Plus much more!

 

Please RVSP for this training by completing the registration form.

If you require assistance registering, please contact [email protected] for assistance.

 

We look forward to seeing you at this free training being provided to all Area 02 members.

 

In solidarity!!

Area 02 Cross Component Committee