Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

Joint JLP Workshops Being Offered by the PSAC and the Pacific Federal Council in Vancouver, Surrey and Abbotsford.

The PSAC and the Pacific Federal Council are working together to offer Joint Learning Program (JLP) workshops during National Public Service Week in the Vancouver and Fraser Valley areas.

We are offering the 1-day respecting Differences/Anti-Discrimination workshop in Vancouver, Surrey, and Abbotsford.

The dates and locations for the workshops are:

• Vancouver: June 17th, Vancouver YWCA, 733 Beatty Street
• Surrey: June 17th, Surrey Days Inn, 9850 King George Hwy
• Abbotsford: June 18th, Best Western, 32110 Marshall Road

This exciting and interactive workshop examines what is meant by diversity and why gaining an understanding of issues of diversity and equity is both an individual and organizational necessity. There will be an exploration on how unconscious biases or assumptions impair our ability to work with others and limit our lives. By using various exercises and case studies, participants will practice skills to deal with the challenges of facing diversity in a reflective, responsible, and proactive manner.

The Joint Learning Program is a partnership between the Public Service Alliance of Canada and Canada Public Service Agency and is funded through a memorandum of understanding in the collective agreements for the Program and Administrative Services (PA), Operational Services (SV), Technical Services (TC), and the Education and Library Science (EB) groups. The objectives of the JLP are to improve labour relations and increase the understanding of the roles of the union and management in the workplace. This objective is achieved by providing workshops of mutual interest for which the employer does not already have a legal obligation to provide training.

These workshops are open to members from all Treasury Board locals/departments in each area and will take place during work time with support from the employer and the union.

As the JLP is jointly sponsored by Treasury Board and the PSAC, salary dollars for participation at these workshops will be absorbed by each department.

We hope you will join us by supporting participation at these sessions.

For further information, please contact Amal Rana, PSAC BC Regional Education Officer or 604.430.5631/1.800.663.1655

To register for the workshops and for additional information, please visit the JLP website at www.JLP-PAM.ca and follow the 5 Steps below:

• Scroll to “Organizer Only” on left hand side
• On the new page and just below “Organizer Login”, click on “Participant Registration”.
• If you are registering for the …
  • Abbotsford session, use workshop number 80133
  • Vancouver session, use workshop number 80134
  • Surrey session, use workshop number 80135
• Hit Retrieve and on the new page, fill in the requested information
• Hit Submit