Education
Ontario Regional Education Plan
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REGIONAL EDUCATION PLANS
PROGRAM
The structured PSAC Education Program will include the following key elements: Regional Education Plans, the Alliance Facilitators' Network and Special PSAC Initiatives
2.0 Regional Education Plans
2.1 Each PSAC region will plan, develop and implement an annual Regional Education Plan.
2.2 The Plan will include varied opportunities for introductory, basic and advanced training.
2.3 The Plan will offer alternate formats of education delivery - e.g., evening sessions, weekend courses and seminars, day long events, in-residence programs - and will include a recruitment strategy.
2.4 The Plan will be designed to integrate with the goals and priorities of the PSAC.
2.5 The Plan will include core education activities for membership orientation, steward and representatives' training, health and safety, equity, local organization, and activist development.
2.6 The Plan will anticipate education initiatives in connection with major PSAC campaigns, e.g., organizing, political action, strike mobilization.
2.7 The Plan will be developed through a process of consultation, input and feedback involving members, locals, component officers, and Alliance Facilitators in the region, as well as regional structures and regional staff.
2.8 The Plan will clearly indicate the application of the funds allocated to the region from the PSAC Education Budget and in accordance with the standards and entitlements set out in this policy.
2.9 Coordination of the development and implementation of the Regional Plan will be the responsibility of the Regional Education Officer, or in the absence of such, a staff person assigned by the Regional Coordinator.
2.10 The annual Regional Education Plan must be approved by the Regional Executive Vice-President and forwarded to the AEC Officer who holds the portfolio for the PSAC Education Program.
2.11 Regions will develop effective systems for keeping Components informed of members who complete core education programs.
3.0 THE ALLIANCE FACILITATORS' NETWORK POLICY
4.0 Special PSAC Initiatives
4.1 In any given year certain education activities may be scheduled
by the Alliance Centre in Ottawa. These could include courses in which all regions will
participate (e.g., Union Development Program; National Officers' Training Program) and/or
special training projects developed in response to an emerging need.