DIRECTOR & EMPLOYEE TRAINING
A key component of services offered to WECA member cooperatives is the wide variety of educational programming designed to help co-op employees and elected directors better meet their responsibilities.
The need for a comprehensive education program addressing a wide variety of issues is driven by the unique business model of a cooperative: It's an organization formed for the purpose of providing specific goods or services to its members at a price as close as possible to the cost of service, and guided in its business decisions by the members, all of whom have a vote in electing their board.
It's to be expected that relatively few people will enter co-op employment or an elected directorship with a full understanding of all the legal responsibilities or duties to the membership that are specific to the unique cooperative way of doing business. That's why even long-serving directors and employees continue to benefit from educational programs offered by WECA and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and covering a multitude of issue areas pertinent to operating successfully in a changing business environment.
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January 9 | Moving the Fence: A Guide to Shared Services... (BLC) | |
January 10 | ESG and The Cooperative Difference (BLC) | |
January 16 | Customer Service Essentials (CCEP) | |
January 17–18 | OSHA 10-Hour Course | |
January 18 | Reasonable Suspicion Training | |
January 23 | Employee Finance Webinar: Connecting Spending to Ratemaking | |
January 30-31 | Education & Lobby Days | |
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February 6 | Computer Skills: Professional Microsoft Excel: Core Skills | |
February 8 | Electric Industry Updates webinars | |
February 13 | Director Duties & Liabilities (CCD) | |
February 13 | WECA Manager & Supervisor Development Program (Part 1) | |
February 14 | Board Operations & Process (CCD) | |
February 21 | Employee Finance Webinar: Operating/Variable Expense Deep Dive | |
February 22 | Director Finance Webinar Series: Operating Costs and Operational Plans | |
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March 12 | Credit & Collections Workshop: The Electric Consumer Experience | |
March 13 | Work Orders: Basics in a Day Workshop | |
March 14 |
Effective Problem-Solving & Decision-Making AND Getting Comfortable Giving & Receiving Feedback (CCEP)
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March 19 | Employee Finance Webinar: Financial Orientation Checklist | |
March 21 | Rules & Procedures for Effective Board Meetings (BLC) | |
March 22 | Legal Updates for Directors & Employees | |
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April 2 | Computer Skills: Information Management with Microsoft OneNote | |
April 3 | New Employee Orientation | |
April 9 | Employee Finance Webinar: Capital Credits | |
April 9–10 | Electric Utility Fundamentals for Non-Operations Personnel | |
April 11 | Director Finance Webinar Series: Capital Credits | |
April 16 |
Executive Leadership Development Series (part 1)
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April 18 | Retirement Planning Seminar webinar | |
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May 14 | Employee Finance Webinar: Business Plan Essentials | |
May 21 | Employment Law Update (Other) | |
May 22 | HR Professionals Workshop (Other) | |
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June 4 | The Cooperative Communication Experience | |
June 11 | CFC BudgetPro Workshop | |
June 12 | File Triage and Understanding Microsoft 365 (computer lab) | |
June 13 | Director Finance Webinar Series: Business Plan Essentials | |
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July 18 | Director Finance Webinar: Electric Finance Philosophies | |
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August 6–7 | WECA Manager & Supervisor Development Program (part 2) | |
August 14 | Employee Finance Webinar: Plant Retirement and Reconciliation Strategies | |
August 15 | HR Webinar: Compensation Plans | |
August 27 | Wisconsin REC Member Services Association Conference | |
August 28 | Communication Power (formerly Electric Communicator's Conference) | |
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October 8 | Assessing Governance: Taking a Continuous Improvement... (BLC) | |
October 9 | Co-op Bylaws: Guiding Principles & Current Issues (BLC) | |
October 10 | Executive Leadership Development Series (part 2) | |
October 15 | Financial Decision-Making (CCD) | |
October 16 | Building Your Co-op's Culture: The Supervisor's Role (SMDP) | |
October 22 | Employee Finance Webinar: Impact of Industry Changes to Our Finances | |
October 22 | HR Webinar: Performance Management | |
October 24 | Director Finance Webinar Series: Planning for Industry Changes and Future Advancement | |
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December 10 | Office Support Professional’s Conference | |
December 10 | Employee Finance Webinar: Utilizing Service Orders to Measure Metrics | |
December 11 | Utility Financial Basics | |
December 12 | Director Finance Webinar: Debt Management and the Balance Sheet | |
December 12 | HR Webinar: Training & Development Plans | |
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