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 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 | |
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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) | |
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March 14 | Credit & Collections Workshop: The Electric Consumer Experience | |
March 15–16 | Advanced Work Orders Accounting Workshop | |
March 22–23 | Education & Lobby Days | |
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April 4 | Parliamentary Procedures (2 group sessions) | |
April 5 | Legal Updates | |
April 6 |
Making Safety YOUR Business: Every Person. Every Action. Every Day. (CCEP)
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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 | |
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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) | |
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June 13–14 | Execution of Cooperative Financial Health [for employees] | |
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July 18 | Director Finance Webinar: Electric Finance Philosophies | |
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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) | |
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September 19 | Employee Finance Webinar: Process Improvement | |
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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)
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October 24 | Employee Finance Webinar: Revenue Requirements | |
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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 | |
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