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.

January 10	Cooperative Fundamentals, Legacy, and Economic Impact (BLC)
January 11	Governance Challenges of the Evolving Distribution Co-op (BLC)
January 17–18	OSHA 10-Hour Course
January 18	Reasonable Suspicion Training
January 19	Director Finance Webinar: Electric Co-op Financial Orientation--Balance Sheet
January 24	Employee Finance Webinar:  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Accounting
February 8	Understanding the Electric Business (CCD)
February 8	Building Trust in the Workplace (SMDP)
February 9	Strategic Planning (CCD)
February 9	Transforming Your Team from Dysfunction to Cohesion (SMDP)
February 14	Employee Finance Webinar: Revenue
February 15	Indestructible PR Crisis Response Workshop [for employees]
February 16	Equity Management and Boardroom Decision-Making (BLC)
March 14	Credit & Collections Workshop: The Electric Consumer Experience
March 15–16	Advanced Work Orders Accounting Workshop
March 22–23	Education & Lobby Days
April 4	Parliamentary Procedures (2 group sessions)
April 5	Legal Updates
April 6	Making Safety YOUR Business: Every Person. Every Action. Every Day. (CCEP)
April 11	Electric Industry Updates webinars
April 12	Director Finance Webinar: Electric Co-op Financial Orientation--Operating Statement
April 13	Retirement Planning Seminar webinar
April 18	Employee Finance Webinar: Margins Analysis
May 9	Employment Law Update (Other)
May 10	HR Professionals Workshop (Other)
May 16	Employee Finance Webinar: Managing Expectations and Understanding Your Leadership Style
May 16–17	Electric Utility Fundamentals for Non-Operations Personnel (Group 1)
June 13–14	Execution of Cooperative Financial Health [for employees]
July 18	Director Finance Webinar: Electric Finance Philosophies
August 1	Indestructible PR Crisis Response Workshop [for directors]
August 2	Energy Issues Summit
August 23	Wisconsin REC Member Services Association Conference
August 24	Communication Power (formerly Electric Communicator's Conference)
September 19	Employee Finance Webinar: Process Improvement
October 12	Director Finance Webinar: Financial Responsibilties as an Electric Co-op Board Member
October 17	Increasing Influence and Building Board Consensus (BLC)
October 17	Know the Rules: Legal Responsibilities and Liabilities for Supervisors (SMDP)
October 18	Boardroom Challenges: Connecting Theory to Action (BLC)
October 18	Communicating to Influence (morning) AND Improve Your Relationships (afternoon) (CCEP)
October 24	Employee Finance Webinar: Revenue Requirements
December 5	Office Support Professional’s Conference
December 6–7	Electric Utility Fundamentals for Non-Operations Personnel (Group 2)
December 7	Director Finance Webinar: Financial Status Correlation to Co-op Culture & Teamwork
December 12	Employee Finance Webinar: Review of Financial-Related Policies