Education Committee

The CUPE Education Committee is responsible for the following.

• Make recommendations on education for the Local at each monthly meeting
• Review all education activities
• Inform the executive board of its recommendations concerning education related items
• Review material received by the Local regarding schools, conferences, conventions or any other sessions that may educate the membership
• Maintain a list of all approved conferences, conventions, schools, seminars and any other education sessions which members of the Local have attended

Mandate

1. It shall be the duty of this Committee to:

1. review all material received by the Local regarding schools, conferences,
   conventions or any other sessions that may educate the membership;
2. make recommendations for all aspects of education for the Local at each
   monthly meeting;
3. inform the executive board of its recommendations concerning education
   related items which, due to untimely notification, need to be dealt with
   before the next membership meeting. In the absence of a membership
   meeting the Board shall approve, amend or reject such
   recommendations and implement them. The executive shall report all
   such decisions at the next scheduled regular monthly membership
   meeting;
4. review all education activities periodically keeping in mind the finances of
   the Local and the education budget, if such has been approved by the
   membership;
5. co-ordinate with the Union Development and Communications
   Departments of CUPE, and with the regional Education Representative,
   in implementing both the Local’s and CUPE’s educational policies and
   communications needs.

2.

1. The Committee shall be composed of five members, including at
   least one member from Grenfell Campus. The Committee shall
   appoint a secretary from among its members.
2. The secretary of the Education committee shall maintain, at all
   times a list of all approved conferences, conventions, schools,
   seminars and any other education sessions which members of
   the Local have attended. The list shall also contain the names of
   the members who attended and the location of each session. A
   copy of this list shall be furnished to the Recording Secretary and
   the Trustees committee upon request.