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: Understanding the duty to accommodate (on-demand)
This 45-minute webinar will cover human rights concepts with a focus on the “duty to accommodate” and “undue hardship”; requirements under human rights law; and the role and responsibilities that employers, unions and employees have in connection with workplace accommodation.
| When: | On-demand (45 mins) |
| Where: | Password will be provided upon registration |
| Cost: | $50 + GST (per person) |
| Registration: | Register now |
Webinar: Understanding the grievance procedure (on-demand)
Understanding and effectively using the grievance process to resolve disputes arising from administration/application of the collective agreement is crucial in unionized workplaces.
| When: | On-demand – (45 mins) |
| Where: | Password will be provided upon registration |
| Cost: | $50 + GST (per person) |
| Registration: | Register now |
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: | October 19 & 20, 2023 (in-person) or April 8 & 9, 2024 (online) |
| Where: | BC Public School Employers’ Association 300 – 2889 E. 12 Avenue |
| Cost: | $454.25 + GST (per person) |
| Registration: | Register now – October 19 & 20, 2023 Register now – April 8 & 9, 2024 |
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: | December 7, 2023 – 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (in-person) or April 4, 2024 -12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (online) |
| Where: | BC Public School Employers’ Association 300 – 2889 E. 12 Avenue V5M 4T5 |
| Cost: | $175 + GST (per person) |
| Registration: | Register now for December 7, 2023 Register now for April 4, 2024 |
Webinar: Navigating the updated refusal of unsafe work process
In August 2022, new requirements came into effect in the refusal of unsafe work section of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation. In this webinar, we will discuss the changes as well as strategies and tools that employers can use to navigate the new requirements.
| When: | TBD (9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.) |
| Where: | Via Zoom (Zoom link will be provided prior to the webinar) |
| Cost: | $75 + GST (per person) |
| Registration: | Register now |
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: | November 30 & December 1, 2023 (Online) or April 22 & 23, 2024 (In-person) |
| Where: | BC Public School Employers’ Association |
| Cost: | $575.00 + GST (per person) |
| Registration: | Register for November 30 & December 1, 2023 Register for April 22 & 23, 2024 |
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: | December 11, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (in-person) or May 3, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (online) |
| Where: | BC Public School Employers’ Association |
| Cost: | $250.00 + GST (per person) |
| Registration: | Register now – December 11, 2023 Register now – May 3, 2024 |
Webinar: Productive workplace interactions
Explore the concepts and skills of collaborative conflict-resolution.
| When: | December 6, 2023 (9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.) or April 10, 2024 (9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.) |
| Where: | Via Zoom (Zoom link will be provided prior to the webinar) |
| Cost: | $75 + GST (per person) |
| Registration: | Register now – December 6, 2023 Register now – April 10, 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: | January 11-12, 2024 (online) or May 16-17, 2024 (in-person) |
| Where: | BC Public School Employers’ Association |
| Cost: | $454.25 + GST (per person) |
| Registration: | Register now – January 11-12, 2024 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: | January 18, 2024 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (online) or May 27, 2024 – 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (in-person) |
| Where: | BC Public School Employers’ Association 300 – 2889 E. 12 Avenue, Vancouver |
| Cost: | $175 + GST (per person) |
| Registration: | Register now – February 6, 2024 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 13, 2023 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (in-person) or June 7, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (online) |
| Where: | BC Public School Employers’ Association |
| Cost: | $325.00 + GST (per person) |
| Registration: | Register now – October 13, 2023 Register now – June 7, 2024 |
Questions
If you have any questions, please contact Donna Verones, Events and Professional Learning Assistant at donnav@bcpsea.bc.ca.