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 8 |
Value of the Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Relationship (BLC)
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| January 9 | The Board’s Role in Safety (BLC) | |
| January 16 | Director Finance Webinar Series: Understanding When Your Cooperative Will Need More Revenue and How to Get It | |
| January 21 | Computer Skills Webinar: Teams 1: Understanding Microsoft Teams | |
| January 22–23 | OSHA 10-Hour Course | |
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| February 4 | Employee Finance Webinar: Sales Tax (Part 1 with Department of Revenue) | |
| February 11 | Understanding the Electric Business (CCD) | |
| February 11 | Managing Your Cooperative’s Accounts Receivable | |
| February 12 | Strategic Planning (CCD) | |
| February 13 | CCD Refresher (BLC) | |
| February 12–13 | Work Orders Accounting Workshop | |
| February 18–19 | Think and Relate Like a Leader (ECLIPSE Leader Part 1) | |
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| March 4 | Updating Standard Costs: Educational and Working Session | |
| March 11 | Employee Finance Webinar: Sales Tax (Part 2 with Teri Wallis) | |
| March 18 | Computer Skills Webinar: Professional PowerPoint: Core Skills | |
| March 19–20 | Communicate and Act Like a Leader (ECLIPSE Leader Part 2) | |
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| April 1–2 | Education & Lobby Days | |
| April 8 | Employee Finance Webinar: Skills and Strategies to Manage the Debt Portfolio | |
| April 10 | Electric Industry Updates webinars | |
| April 15 | A Great Meeting Is No Accident | |
| April 16 | New Employee Orientation | |
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| May 6 | Employment Law Update (Other) | |
| May 7 | HR Professionals Workshop (Other) | |
| May 13 | Employee Finance Webinar: Using the Business Plan to Drive Results | |
| May 15 | Director Finance Webinar Series: Monitoring the Business Plan and Use in the CEO Performance Review | |
| May 20 | Computer Skills Webinar: Teams 2: Chat and Meetings | |
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| June 10 | Employee Finance Webinar: Evaluating Contracted Services | |
| June 12 | Computer Skills Webinar: Secure and Ethical Use of Copilot | |
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| July 22 | Computer Skills Webinar: Outlook and OneNote Integrations for Information Management | |
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| August 5 | Capital Credits: Issues and Decisions (BLC) | |
| August 6 | WECA Directors’ Conference | |
| August 12 | Employee Finance Webinar: Using Analytics to Manage O&M Expenses | |
| August 14 | Director Finance Webinar: Industry Changes and Cost Increases that Impact the Operating Statement | |
| August 26 | Wisconsin REC Member Services Association Conference | |
| August 27 | Communication Power | |
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| October 7 | Employee Finance Webinar: Depreciation Impact and Fixed Assets Review | |
| October 8 | Computer Skills Webinar: Teams 3: Creating Teams and Channels | |
| October 9 | Director Finance Webinar Series: Growth and Decisions that Impact the Balance Sheet | |
| October 14 |
Ethics and Governance: Implementing the New Accountability (BLC)
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| October 15 | Practical Communication Strategies for Directors (BLC) | |
| October 16 | Correlate, Create, and Contribute (ECLIPSE Leader Part 3) | |
| October 21 | Retirement Planning Seminar webinar | |
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| December 2 | Best Practices in Executing Work Orders | |
| December 3 | Office Support Professional’s Conference | |
| December 9 | Employee Finance Webinar: Capital Credits: Analyzing Policy, Procedures, and Future Considerations | |
| December 10 | Computer Skills Webinar: Using Copilot Effectively in Microsoft Word | |
| December 12 | Director Finance Webinar: Capital Credits: Policy, Practice, & Future Considerations | |
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