The Ontario Nurses’ Association is pleased to be accepting applications for attendance at our 2023 Leadership Summit, which will be held September 18-22, 2023, at the Oakwood Resort (70671 Bluewater Highway, Grand Bend, ON. N0M 1T0.)
It is important for Local Executive teams to consider their Local/Bargaining Unit’s learning needs and which of their leaders will be motivated and engaged by this kind of educational opportunity.
The deadline to submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) Form for the Novice or Advanced Stream is June 16, 2023 @ 12 p.m. ET. All candidates (and their Local Coordinators) will be notified, by email, of the status of their application no later than July 7, 2023. Both streams are limited to 45 participants.
Each member accepted into the Leadership Summit will be funded locally for salary and travel (local expense policy compliance will be required.) Meals and accommodation, from noon on Monday, September 18 through Friday, September 22 at 11:30 a.m. ET, will be funded centrally by ONA.
Learn more about the streams and application criteria below and apply online today!
Novice Stream
The Novice Stream covers the foundations of labour relations and is intended to build Bargaining Unit Presidents’ and executive team members’ knowledge in the following core competency areas:
- The history and structure of ONA in specific relation to services offered.
- ONA’s Communication Pathways.
- Services offered – a specific focus on:
- Grievances
- Health and Safety
- Advocacy in Action 101
- Professional Practice
Application Criteria
Minimum criteria:
- The member currently holds at least one position on the Bargaining Unit Leadership Team.
- The member has a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Local Leadership capacity.
Other requirements:
- The member provides support to the Bargaining Unit President.
- The member demonstrates the following leadership qualities: honesty and integrity, inspires others, commitment and passion, good communication, decision-making capabilities, creativity and innovation.
Advanced Stream
The Advanced Stream will focus on mastering fact-finding and investigations. Members will work through the entire fact-finding and investigation process, including:
- Prescreening complaints and selecting the correct process.
- Planning the investigation using a step-by-step guide.
- Participating in a joint union management investigation process.
- Conducting effective interviews.
- How to handle difficult witnesses.
- Gathering and accessing evidence.
- Writing an investigation report.
Completion of the Advanced Stream will result in a 3-credit training program certificate from Queen’s University IRC.
Application Criteria
Minimum criteria:
- The member has held several positions and currently holds a position on the Bargaining Unit Leadership Team.
- The member has a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a Local Leadership capacity.
Other requirements:
- The member provides support to the Bargaining Unit President or Local Coordinator.
- The member has attended the Novice Stream.
- The member demonstrates the following leadership qualities: honesty and integrity, inspires others, commitment and passion, good communication, decision-making capabilities, creativity and innovation.
