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August 18, 2009
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Fall is a busy time where government business returns to full strength following summer holidays and training and education opportunities for employees are ramping up for the last half of the fiscal year. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat – Public Service Alliance of Canada Joint Learning Program (JLP) encourages you to consider their workshops as you continue to plan your Fall and Winter learning activities.
As your Regional Field Coordinators for the Ontario/Eastern Arctic region, our goal is to help departments and agencies contribute to the improvement of labour relations and to increase the understanding of the roles of union and management in the workplace by jointly developing and delivering training in areas of mutual interest. The JLP demonstrates how both parties can together have a positive influence in the workplace and, ultimately, provide better service to Canadians.
Our Workshops
Using two-person facilitation teams comprised of employer-nominated and union-nominated employee peer facilitators, we deliver high quality workshops featuring an experiential learning model in the following topics:
Anti-Harassment - Equips individual employees with the knowledge and skills necessary to proactively and effectively advocate for a healthy, harassment-free workplace
Collective Agreement Interpretation - Enhances the participants understanding of what a collective agreement is, what it contains and how to interpret it, followed by an introduction to an easy four-step approach to interpretation
Employment Equity - Familiarizes employees with the purpose and benefits of the Employment Equity Act and examines the myths and realities associated with its implementation
Respecting Differences and Anti-Discrimination - Building an inclusive environment means more than being aware of differences and practicing civility in our working relationships. This session examines what is meant by diversity and why "diversity competence" is an individual and organizational necessity
Union-Management Consultation - This session is tailored for Union-Management Consultation Committees that want to be on the leading edge of the transformation and modernization of union management relations in the federal public service
Working Together
Whether your department or workplace objective is to take steps to create a healthy workplace, improve employee morale following your Public Service Employee Survey results or to seek out meaningful learning opportunities for your employees, or you may be a local union executive that have identified challenges and obstacles, the JLP can help. A unique characteristic of the JLP is that workshops are delivered to groups consisting of both union and management participants. It is also facilitated by both union and management. This is an exciting opportunity to promote effective union-management relations in a tangible way. Our workshops are delivered to Public Service Alliance of Canada members throughout federal departments and agencies at your workplace free of charge.
Your Regional Field Coordinators will provide guidance to workshop organizers in preparation of the budget to coordinate delivery.
Next Steps
Feel free to contact your Regional Field Coordinators Romeo Jackson (Union) and Karen Alexander (Employer) for information on how to bring the JLP to your workplace, department or agency. We can meet with your Union-Management Committee or make a short presentation to your management team to discuss what the JLP can do for you. As a department, you can support the program by promoting it in your organization, putting it on the agenda of your next management or union meeting, organizing JLP events, and encouraging your employees to become facilitators.
Romeo Jackson |
Karen Alexander Regional Field Coordinator – Employer Phone: 416-954-4320 E-mail: alexank@psac.com |
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January 12, 2009
JLP Facilitator Orientation - February 23-27, 2009
Below is a JLP recruitment letter for JLP Facilitators during February 23-27, 2009. Please note the deadline of February 6th.
Please feel free to share with your members to ensure widest distribution. (word) (pdf)
November 17, 2008
Invitation: Workshop on Anti-Harassment in the Workplace
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
On Wednesday, November 19, 2008, the Joint Learning Program (JLP) in association with the Ontario Federal Council (OFC) and the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) Ontario Council will be hosting a one day workshop on Anti-Harassment in the Workplace in Oshawa.
This workshop, intended for both management and staff, is to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to proactively and effectively advocate for a healthy, harassment free workplace. This workshop is free to employees in Ontario Region. Travel costs may be subsidized by the Joint Learning Program for those outside the Oshawa area. Space is limited so please confirm your spot soon.
WHERE:
Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce
Suite 100, 44 Richmond Street West
Oshawa, Ontario L1G 1C7
905-728-1683
WHEN: Wednesday, November 19, 2008
TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
To reserve a seat , please contact:
Patricia Valdez at Ontario Federal Council at 416-954-5039 or via e-mail to patricia.valdez@ofc-cfo.gc.ca.
For questions from union members please contact:
Romeo Jackson at 519-645-5212 or via e-mail to Jacksor@psac-afpc.com.