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Union Education
Getting involved with CUPE means learning new things ... about yourself, your union, your community.
One of the ways that CUPE supports our members and the work that we do on behalf of the Union is through our Union Education Program.
You can attend workshops during the week or weekend, during the day or in the evening. Your Local can sponsor a workshop, your local area District Council can plan seminars or you can attend our Spring and Fall Weeklong Schools. We also offer a limited homestudy program if you are not able to attend a workshop.
Education Calendars
CUPE Locals and District Councils sponsor training workshops for their members throughout the year.
If you want to attend a workshop, contact your Local Executive or Education Committee.
If you are a member and you are interested in a workshop but your Local isn't sponsoring it, contact your Local to find out if other members are interested and you might be able to get a workshop put on in your community or you might consider registering for a workshop being offered somewhere else in the province.
If your Local or District Council would like to sponsor a workshop for Spring 2010, please submit your request in writing on the CUPE Education Workshop Request Form. Requests can be faxed (604-291-6248) or e-mailed (gburkitt@cupe.ca).
CUPE also sponsors weeklong training sessions in the Spring and Fall. The next Weeklong School is in Naramata (May 2-7, 2010 and May 9-14, 2010).
Notices for workshops will be posted on the website when they are mailed out. To register for a workskhop, please download the Notice and complete the Registration Form.
Click on the link below to view either the Spring or Fall Education Calendar.
Naramata 2010 Weeklong School
WEEK 1 - MAY 2-7, 2010
WEEK 2 - MAY 9-14, 2010
- Cover Letter
- New Workshops
- Front Cover
- Paul Moist Letter
- Barry O'Neill Letter
- Workshop Descriptions - Week 1 - May 2-7, 2010
- Workshop Descriptions - Week 2 - May 9-14, 2010
- Agenda
- General Information
- Naramata Map
- Registration Forms
- Scholarship Forms
- Subsidy Forms
Parksville 2010 Weeklong School
OCTOBER 24-29, 2010
Workshop Catalogues
Here you will find a list of workshops that we are able to deliver to your community. This is a good place to identify training that you would like to take in the future.
- Alphabetical List of National & BC Workshops
- National Workshop Descriptions
- BC Workshop Descriptions
Workshop Notices
To register for a workshop, please download the Notice and complete the Registration Form.
The location for the Northern Area District Council workshops in Fort St. John is: The Stonebridge Hotel, 9223 - 100th Street, Fort St. John, BC.
- March 4-6 - Retirement Planning - Kelowna
- March 15 - Attendance Management and Wellness Preparedness - Victoria
- March 16 - Union Supervisors in the Workplace - Victoria
- March 18-19 - Basic Effective Stewarding - Vancouver
- March 18-20 - Retirement Planning - Nanaimo
- March 19-20 - Occupational Health and Safety - Modules 6-10 - Courtenay
- March 22-23 - Secretary-Treasurers - Victoria
- March 23-24 - Duty to Accommodate - Vancouver
- March 25-27 - Retirement Planning - Burnaby
- March 29-30 - Advanced Effective Stewarding - Vancouver
- April 12-13 - Note Taking (2 day) - Courtenay
- April 13-14 - Duty to Accommodate - Creston
- April 15-16 - Retirement Planning (2 day) - Victoria
Click here for a map of the University of Victoria Campus.
Click here for directions to the University Club at the University of Victoria.
Workshop Requests
Here you will find the forms to request a particular workshop to be run in your area. These forms should be filled out by a Local or District Council. If you would like your Local to request a workshop, contact your Steward or Local Executive Board Member.