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 8
Value of the Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Relationship (BLC)
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


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)


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)


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


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


June 10 Employee Finance Webinar: Evaluating Contracted Services
June 12 Computer Skills Webinar:  Secure and Ethical Use of Copilot


July 22 Computer Skills Webinar:  Outlook and OneNote Integrations for Information Management


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


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)
October 15 Practical Communication Strategies for Directors (BLC)
October 16 Correlate, Create, and Contribute (ECLIPSE Leader Part 3)
October 21 Retirement Planning Seminar webinar


 
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


  

















































   
   
  
        
 













 






Associate Membership

Associate membership in the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association provides a continuing opportunity for providers of goods, services, materials, and equipment to build and maintain networking contacts with Wisconsin's electric co-ops and others with interests and needs related to all aspects of the electric power industry.

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