ONCORE Learning and Support provides learning opportunities for school districts that are challenging, informative and skills-enhancing.

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2023-2024 schedule

Webinar: Disability Management: An Introduction (on-demand)

This interactive webinar outlines the important features of disability management within a workplace health promotion program.

When: On-demand
Where: Password will be provided upon registration
Cost: $50 + GST (per person)
Registration: Register now

Webinar: Effective Health and Safety Committees (on-demand)

This interactive webinar details what is needed for effective joint health and safety committees.

When: On-demand
Where: Password will be provided upon registration
Cost: $50 + GST (per person)
Registration: Register now

Webinar: Productive workplace interactions (on-demand)

This interactive webinar will highlight productive ways to address conflicts you may encounter in the workplace.

When: On-demand
Where: Password will be provided upon registration
Cost: $50+ GST (per person)
Registration: Register now

Webinar: Understanding the duty to accommodate (on-demand)

Accommodation means doing our best to remove barriers so that all employees can fully participate in the workplace. This interactive webinar will explain some basic human rights concepts, with a particular focus on the duty to accommodate process.

When: On-demand
Where: Password will be provided upon registration
Cost: $50 + GST (per person)
Registration: Register now

Webinar: Understanding the grievance process (on-demand)

This interactive webinar will detail how to manage the grievance process, including how to prepare to hear and respond to grievances.

When: On-demand
Where: Password will be provided upon registration
Cost: $50 + GST (per person)
Registration: Register now

Public Education Collective Bargaining Academy

The Collective Bargaining Academy is an intensive and highly interactive learning opportunity that occurs inside of a unique three-day format. The Academy covers all aspects of collective bargaining including a collective bargaining simulation.  Registrants should be aware that the timing of some activities will take place outside of the normal workday.  Please plan for accommodation with the hotel even if you live locally as some work into the late evenings will be required.

Richmond May 29-31, 2024
Radisson Vancouver Airport Hotel
8181 Cambie Road, Richmond
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Vancouver October 2-4, 2024
Coast Coal Harbour Hotel
1180 W Hastings Street, Vancouver
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Kelowna October 16-18, 2024
Coast Capri Hotel
1171 Harvey Avenue, Kelowna
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Facilitating difficult conversations

This course will provide you with the concepts, skills and approaches needed to assist others to resolve and work more productively together.

When: May 3, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (online)
Where: By Zoom – link to provided prior to workshop
Cost: $250.00 + GST (per person)
Registration: Register now – May 3, 2024

Grievances, Disputes and the Collective Agreement:

This 1.5-day course offers a comprehensive and hands-on skills development approach to effective grievance handling. Focus is placed on learning how to interpret collective agreement language and prepare for and respond to grievances.

When: May 16-17, 2024 (in-person)
Where: BC Public School Employers’ Association
300 – 2889 E. 12 Avenue
Vancouver, BC  V5M 4T5
Cost: $454.25 + GST (per person)
Registration: Register now – May 16 – 17, 2024

Professional Boundaries in K-12: 

Navigating appropriate boundaries in K-12 can be complex and challenging. During this 4-hour workshop, we will assist managers to understand why reinforcing and maintaining boundaries are imperative to fostering a professional, healthy, and safe environment for all.

When: May 27, 2024 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (online)
Where: By Zoom – link to be provided prior to the session
Cost: $175 + GST (per person)
Registration: Register now – May 27, 2024

Making the right hire: 

This interactive session will take you through the process of how to establish selection criteria to inform your interview and reference questions.

When: October 21, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (online)
Where: By Zoom – link to be provided prior to the workshop
Cost: $325.00 + GST (per person)
Registration: Register now – October 21, 2024

Investigating employee misconduct

This 1.5-day training session provides participants with an opportunity to work through a case study of moving through an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing.

When: TBD (in-person)
Where: 300 – 2889 E. 12 Avenue
Vancouver, BC  V5M 4T5
Cost: $454.25 + GST (per person)
Registration: Coming soon

Foundations of diversity, equity and inclusion

This half-day course is designed as a foundational DEI course for leaders to understand concepts of power, privilege and intersectionality, and how they impact the workplace.

When: TBD (in-person)
Where: 300 – 2889 E. 12 Avenue
Vancouver, BC  V5M 4T5
Cost: $175 + GST (per person)
Registration: Coming soon

Investigating allegations of harassment: 

This 2-day session approaches the investigation of harassment complaints from a number of perspectives – the employer’s responsibilities under the collective agreement, WorkSafeBC, and the BC Human Rights Code.

When: TBD (online)
Where: Via Zoom – link to be provided
Cost: $575.00 + GST (per person)
Registration: Coming soon

Questions

If you have any questions, please contact Donna Verones, Events and Professional Learning Assistant at donnav@bcpsea.bc.ca.