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Tech Rep Meeting April 12, 2017

Tech Rep Meetings take place on the 2nd Wednesday of the month (Sept-May), 2:30 - 4:20pm. All here in Town Square D!

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Tech Rep Meeting, 12 April 2017 2

1. Announcements & Question 2. Guest Speaker: Sharon Gregson, $10/day Childcare

Campaign 3. PD Stories: Frances McLafferty & Rob Kruger 4. Learning & Teaching Framework - Cathy Griffin 5. LR Update 6. President’s Report 7. State of the Union 8. Discussion Series: Guarding Minds @ Work; PF8 9. Tech Rep Open Discussion/Forum; Drop Box; Draw

Agenda


Announcements & A Question


Feedback & Draw


• Fill out the Tech Rep Meeting Quiz Form – Help the FSA improve these meetings!

• You will be entered in the draw – You must be present to win – We will draw 2 winners today for FSA SWAG

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Annual Tech Rep Review

• Every year we survey you to find out how being a Tech Rep is and how we can better support you

• Please take a few moments when you receive the survey to fill it out!


BCIT Pride Committee


BCIT Employee Engagement Survey

Looking for new committee members! Search “Pride Committee” in the Loop or contact Wendy McLeod to join.

Get Out & Vote


• BC Provincial Election • May 9, 2017 • Register to vote and

find out when/where to vote online: elections.bc.ca

Vote on campus! Town Square D

8am-8pm Apr 29, 30, May 3-9

Guest Speaker: Sharon Gregson $10/day Childcare Campaign


Together we can make quality affordable child care a

reality in BC

Child Care Crisis in BC

570,200 children

363,800 mothers in the workforce

106,719 regulated childcare spaces

Unaffordable for Families Infants $1437 Toddlers $1370 3-5 yr olds $959 Vancouver 2016 Averages

Up to $2125 per month Low-income subsidy is less

than actual fees High fees don’t mean high

wages!

A Plan to Win in BC

1917 some women first voted in BC 2017 women demand child care

New Allies! Heckman, Legarde, Alexander, Obama, Campbell, Vrooman, Shinzo Abe

Early Care and Learning Act

Legislate rights of:

First Nations to design, deliver and govern their own services

Young children to access quality services that respect their unique developmental needs

Families to access quality, affordable care for their children on a voluntary basis

New Home in Ministry of Education

New Role for Boards of Education

School still starts with Kindergarten at age 5

Extends strengths of public education to younger children

Protects and welcomes existing child care services

Benefits for Children, Parents, Educators

Accountable for NEW public funding to • Cap parent fees $10aDay full-time, $7 part-time, no

user fee under $40,000 annual income

• Improve wages and education average $25 an hour + 20% benefits

• Include ALL children

• Meet demonstrated community need

• Program consistent with Early Learning Frameworks

School Age Child Care

ECEs to work with Teachers & Education Assistants as professional colleagues in K & grade 1 classrooms to:

Cover full working day and year

New school-age programs developed & delivered by Boards of Education

Stronger support for the Middle Years

Investing in the Workforce

Success of new system depends on a well respected, well educated, well compensated workforce $25/hr average plus 20% benefits

• Enhance quality • Respect expertise of Early Childhood Educators • Move towards parity with teachers Bachelor of Early Childhood Education as new educational standard for sector Diploma as minimum for group, family & school age care. Support sector to upgrade qualifications

Early Care & Learning in Education Ministry

New Zealand, Spain, Slovenia, England, Scotland, Brazil, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, France, Italy, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Finland In Canada Ontario, NB, PEI, NS, Sask, Nunavut, NWT, NL&L First Nations in BC

Where to Start…

• Reduce fees in infant-toddler spaces

• Eliminate fees for families who earn less than $40,000 annually

• School Districts to work with municipal/regional governments & the child care community to develop and implement ECL plans

What about Quebec? After 12 years, the Quebec system

more than paid for itself Dr. Pierre Fortin

Economics Professor at University of Quebec

The number of single-parent families on welfare dropped, from 99,000 in 1996 to 45,000 in 2008.

Insights West Polling Results

• 74% support the $10aDay Child Care Plan

• 3/5 would vote for a political party to implement the Plan and believe the Plan is realistic

Postmedia Poll February 2017

Poll numbers show robust support for $10-a-day daycare. The proposal has 46% support in B.C., close to doubling the opposition rate (29%)

BC Finance Committee

Select Standing Committee on Finance & Government Services recommendation on Budgets 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 to the BC Legislature •Provide funding and support for the development and implementation of a child care plan

Benefits to the BC Economy

An estimated:

• 17,189 more working women • $667 million more in taxes collected • 26,000 Early Childhood Educators better paid • $610 million saved by business • $685 million saved by families Dr. Paul Kershaw, New Deal for Families 2011 & Kershaw, Anderson GenSqueeze 2013

Can We Afford $10aDay?

YES! It will significantly increase the workforce participation of mothers of young children, grow BC’s economy by $3.9 billion per year, and generate about $1.3 billion in revenues for the provincial and federal governments. Economist Iglika Ivanova Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives 2015

Socio-Economic Impact Analysis

The increase to GDP is close to 2% or $5.787 billion on full implementation, employment increases by 2.8 per cent, or 69,100 net new FTE jobs Fairholm and Anderson, 2016

New Federal Liberal Government

For Canadian families, high-quality, affordable child care is more than a convenience-it's a necessity. $7 Billion over 10 yrs

Political Platforms

New Democratic Party Will implement the $10aDay Child Care Plan Green Party Free daycare 0-3s & 25 hrs free ECE for 3-4s Liberals Partial funding for 13,000 new spaces

Child Care is an Election Issue

They agree with us… The GVBOT encourages the Provincial Government to work with the Federal Government to find ways to increase supply and access to affordable child care.

2 Million Supporters & Growing

• 47 municipal / regional governments • 31 School Districts • Vancity & United Way of the Lower Mainland • Surrey Board of Trade & UBCM • Union of BC Indian Chiefs • Academics, Community, Labour, Business and

Women’s organizations • Early Childhood Development experts • 15,000+ petition signers

Things Can Change!

How We Think About Children

How We Think About Women’s Work

Top 10 Reasons For $10aDay 1. Pay for itself, in the near term 2. Create 69,000 new jobs 3. Add $5.8 billion to BC’s GDP 4. Higher returns than other government spending 5. Make BC affordable for families with young children 6. Support employers 7. Help families leave social assistance 8. Put new federal child care funds to good use 9. Spread jobs and benefits across the entire province 10. Keep orcas safe!

Text ‘SIGN’ to 604-670-4911

PD Stories


PD Stories

Frances McLafferty, Centre for Workplace Education

Rob Kruger, Faculty, School of Health


Have a PD story you want to share at a TR meeting, a GM, in a blog, or in the

newsletter? Contact Kyla!

The Art & Craft of Effective Group Facilitation • Improve your effectiveness in groups and develop skills for

enabling collaboration, resolving conflict and harnessing creativity. In this comprehensive introduction to facilitation techniques, learn how to help groups function at their absolute best. Acquire practical tools and strategies to promote empowerment within communities, organizations and across lines of difference. Discover why some groups work well and why some struggle. Learn and practice the skills needed to release the full potential of diverse teams.


Liberating Structures 2017

• Liberating Structures are a collection of powerful facilitation strategies that can be used in our classrooms, everyday meetings, strategic planning sessions, workshops, presentations, etc.

• They are seriously fun methods to engage and work together.


http://www.liberatingstructures.com/

http://www.liberatingstructures.com/ls/

Rob Kruger Faculty for Critical Care Nursing, Simulation and

Innovation

PD Funds have given me opportunity…. • To travel to places I would not normally go

• Combine vacation time and PD is a bonus

• To showcase the work that I have done both personally and professionally

• To get certified in a new skill • Meet similar minded professionals • Be recognized for my work

Learning & Teaching Framework Cathy Griffin, LTC


Save the date!

June 14 & 15th Wednesday/Thursday

Learning and Teaching Framework Summit*

Keynote speakers Workshops on teaching and learning

Lunch

*Organized by the LTC

Labour Relations Update Heather Neun, Union Counsel


LR Update


Report from the President Presented by Kyla on behalf of Teresa Place


FSA Election Results • Terry Gordon, Treasurer (Acclaimed) • Karl Hildebrandt, Director-at-Large (Elected) • Zaa Joseph, Director-at-Large (Elected) • Shannon Kelly, Director-at-Large (Elected) • Nancy Knaggs, Director-at-Large (Elected) • Silvia Raschke, Director-at-Large (Elected) • Paul Mills, Director, Associate Members (Acclaimed) • Ted Rutledge, Director, Associate Members

(Acclaimed)


GM Attendance • Three general meetings a year: Oct (AGM), Jan & Apr • Impt to get quorum – not just for procedure but

because…. • These are when members get a chance to be updated

and members exercise their rights as a member-driven organization

• Please encourage folks to attend – either in-person or via live stream

• Next one: Apr 26 @ 2:30pm • Please attend and bring a +1…or +2…or +3…you get

the point!


CAUT Award Call Out


BCIT Employee Engagement Survey • CAUT is soliciting nominations for the

Sarah Shorten Award. • The award was established in 1990 to recognize

outstanding achievements in the promotion of the advancement of women in Canadian universities and colleges.

• Nominations for the award may be submitted by academic staff associations, status of women committees, or any other interested parties.

• The deadline for nominations is June 1, 2017. • The full criteria, nomination form, and procedures

are available on the CAUT website.

http://www.caut.ca/about-us/awards-scholarships/lists/awards-and-scholarships/sarah-shorten-award

State of the Union Paul Reniers, Executive Director


State of the Union


• Staffing • Budget • Research • Operations • Negotiations • Government Relations

Discussion Series: Guarding Minds @ Work


GM@W: Overview

What we’re going to do: • Started in Jan • One topic/meeting until April • Provide info & time for discussion on four of the Psychosocial

Factors covered in Guarding Minds @ Work

Why? • Highlight important issues • Provide you time to learn from colleagues


What is Psychological Health & Safety?

A psychologically healthy and safe workplace is one that promotes

employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to

employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.

Handout


http://www.guardingmindsatwork.ca/docs/What_is_Psychological_Health_and_Safety.pdf

Resources • Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) – BC

– www.cmha.bc.ca

• National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (the Standard); Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC)

– www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/national-standard

• Guarding Minds @ Work: A Workplace Guide to Psychological Health & Safety

– www.guardingmindsatwork.ca


http://www.cmha.bc.ca/

http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/national-standard

http://www.guardingmindsatwork.ca/

Today: PF8 / Involvement & Influence • GM@W defines PF8: Involvement & Influence as

present in a work environment where employees are included in discussions about how their work is done and how important decisions are made.

• Opportunities for involvement can relate to an employee’s specific job, the activities of a team or department, or issues involving the organization as a whole.


Roundtable Discussions: PF8 / Involvement & Influence • Read handout • Questions you may want to consider discussing:

1. What do employee involvement and influence in the workplace mean? What does it look like? Prompts if you are stuck a) What does it look like? b) What does its opposite look like?

2. Why is employee involvement and influence important? 3. What are some actions that could be taken to improve involvement

and influence? OR What are some of the categories of actions that should be assessed?

• Activity idea: Summarize this factor as a bumper sticker!


http://www.guardingmindsatwork.ca/docs/abouts/About_PF8_Involvement%20&%20Influence.pdf

Draw, Open Forum, & Drop Box


Open Discussion/Forum

This is your opportunity to ask any questions for your department or share any concerns.

Please introduce yourself with your name &

department for those who may not know you!


Thank you! Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions/concerns!

Teresa Place, FSA President x 7558 Kenzie Woodbridge, FSA Vice President x 6703

FSA Staff, x 8695 or [email protected]

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