Education & Training

For information about our workshops, please email CAUT’s Education Officer at education@caut.ca. 

CAUT provides virtual workshops to assist local associations in building active and knowledgeable memberships. The courses are offered without charge.   

HEALTH AND SATEFY TRAINING

Working with the Workers Health and Safety Centre (WHSC), CAUT is pleased to provide workplace health and safety training for member associations. Sessions will be held virtually. There will be a limit of 15 participants per session.

The following WHSC modules will be offered:

  • Documenting Health and Safety
  • Ergonomics Toolbox
  • Globally Harmonized WHMIS

You can register participants for one of the following two full-day sessions (9am-5pm Eastern Time):

  • English Training – Monday, June 19, 2023
  • French Training – Thursday, June 29, 2023

The registration deadline is Friday, June 2. This training is fully subsidized.

All course materials will be sent in advance by mail. Please ensure to provide your full mailing address when completing the registration.

For registration, please click here.

To learn more about additional courses offered by the WHSC, please visit https://www.whsc.on.ca/Training/Training-Catalogue.

For further information, please contact Justine De Jaegher, Director of Political Action & Communications, at dejaegher@caut.ca.

FALL COURSES:

Job Action Training (Friday September 22, 2023)

Strike action is a union’s ultimate expression of power in collective bargaining under the law and strike preparation is a key component of comprehensive strategic bargaining.

In this workshop, you will explore:

  1. Recommended structures for job action preparation;
  2. Strategies to engage members in the bargaining process to become strike ready; and
  3. Procedures that unions can establish to effectively engage in a strike if one becomes necessary.

Participants should plan for two hours of preparation, followed by a 3-hour online session.

Online session: Friday, September 22, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm.

To register, please complete the online registration form before Monday, September 18, 2023.

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING — OCTOBER 23 - 27, 2023

Your collective agreement outlines the rights of your association’s members and the responsibilities of the administration. But negotiating an effective collective agreement requires preparation and practice. In this 1-week course, participants will explore:

  • Bargaining terms and concepts; 
  • Your province’s legal framework;
  • How to build relationships and communicate effectively with your members;
  • Power Mapping; ▪ Developing a Bargaining Mandate;
  • Preparing proposals and bargaining protocols; and
  • Managing the table and staying organized during bargaining – whether in-person or online.

Following the completion of this course, a follow-up strategy session may be scheduled for your association with one of CAUT’s Senior Labour Relations Officers to address specific concerns and issues.

To register, please complete the online registration form before October 18, 2023.

Save the Date

Climate Action School (December 4 – 8, 2023)

Climate change is the pressing challenge of our generation, and academic associations can play a leading role in organizing their members to make our universities and colleges more sustainable. In this course, participants will explore how your association can organize your membership to address climate change through campaigns and as part of the collective bargaining process.

Winter Course Offering:

More information on the courses listed below will be shared in the coming weeks:

  • Organizing School (January 15 - February 2, 2024)
  • Grievance Handling School (February 12 - 16, 2024)
  • Equity Course (March 4 - 8, 2024)

ORGANIZING SCHOOL 101

In this 4-week foundational course, participants will discuss and practice:

How to better engage and organize members;

  • The five steps to running effective campaigns and political action;
  • How to organize to win in collective bargaining; and
  • The five steps to conducting successful one-on-one conversations with members. 

MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS 

An introduction to the skills and tools that allow an association to effectively convey messages to members, the media, and the wider community. The course combines a mix of instruction, discussion, and media simulation exercises designed to assist participants in developing and implementing successful communications strategies.  

Participants will complete one online module and one 3-hour Zoom session.  

LABOR ACTION FOR EQUITY 

This workshop focuses on utilizing key association tools – collective bargaining, grievance arbitration, and mobilizing campaigns – to advance equity on campus. Designed for association leaders and activists, this workshop is an opportunity to strengthen the association’s ability to more effectively achieve diverse, inclusive, and discrimination-free workplaces.  

Participants will complete one online module and one 3-hour Zoom session.

JOB ACTION TRAINING

Strike action is a union’s ultimate expression of power in collective bargaining under the law and strike preparation is a key component of comprehensive strategic bargaining.

In this workshop, you will explore:

  1. recommended structures for job action preparation;
  2. strategies to engage members in the bargaining process to become strike ready; and
  3. procedures that unions can establish to effectively engage in a strike if one becomes necessary.

Participants should plan for two hours of preparation, followed by a 3-hour online session.

MOBILIS TRAINING 

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