OPSEU Train the Trainer 2008
Train the Trainer 2: Focus on Design
Skills
Monday October 20, 4:00 p.m. to Thursday,
October 23, 1:30 p.m.
The application deadline for this
course is Thursday August 14, 2008. A maximum of 20 participants will be
registered. Final selection of participants in this course will follow the
process and criteria outlined below.
This course continues the exploration of the theory
and practice of activist education begun in Train the Trainer 1. Its focus is on
the design of short, workplace education sessions. Participants will design and
pilot 30-minute lunch and learns on topics relevant to their workplaces which,
integrate equity, build community, and encourage member activism in the
workplace. In producing workshops directly applicable to their workplaces,
participants will strengthen skills in identifying workshop goals and designing
short, mobilizing education sessions which integrate equity in different
workplace settings.
How do you Apply?
1. Please complete the
attached questionnaire (Microsoft Word
.doc) and send it to Betty Stevens in Training and Development,
by August 14, 2008 either by
fax 416 443-0180 or e-mail (bstevens@opseu.org).
2. On your questionnaire, be able to show
support for your application from a Board Member in your region .
3. Once your completed questionnaire has
been received, you will be put on the waiting list.
4. We put together a proposed list of
participants, guided by the list of criteria below. We send this list to the
President’s Office for approval. A maximum of 20 participants are registered
for each TTT course.
5. The approved list of participants receives a
formal invitation from the President’s Office to the Train the Trainer.
Selection Criteria
As far as possible, we encourage participation from
OPSEU members who:
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can demonstrate their interest in union
education and facilitation
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can identify how they will apply the training
(not just in OPSEU regional education, in work with locals, sectors and
committees)
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play leadership roles (i.e. stewards, sit on
OPSEU committees. All these roles require process skills in running bringing
people together, running meetings, etc.)
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in the spirit of union renewal, are young
workers, particularly young activists who are aboriginal, or people of
colour, or workers with a disability
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are recommended by an Executive Board member
from their region
We try to ensure that collectively, each Train the
Trainer program has representation:
We encourage Board Members through their
recommendations to help us apply these criteria in selecting the best possible
participants for this program who can help strengthen local, sectoral and
regional education. |
