As you already know, the Board has released the requirements for this year's mandatory online training.
We have received several questions from members regarding where to find the WHMIS Review and the Offence Declaration requirements in the Employee Portal. They are found under the Personal Information heading on the left hand side. The mandatory on-line training modules can be found on the same page, on the right hand side under Staff Development and Training.
This year you are responsible for the following:
- Worker Awareness (scroll down to bottom to find this)
- AODA Part 2 (lower down the list)
- WHMIS Review (under "Personal Information" in Employee Portal)
- Annual Offence Declaration (under "Personal Information" in Employee Portal)
- Anaphylaxis Awareness
- Driving in Inclement Weather
- Employee Accident Incident Review
- Attending a TVDSB Site
- Routine Practices
- Module 2 - Handling a Violent Situation
- Module 3 - Post Incident Review Documentation
- Module 4 - Safe Schools and Employee Roles
- Module 5 - Harassment
- Module 7 - Management of Aggressive Behaviour
- Module 8 - Domestic Violence
- Module 10 - Working Late
- Module 12 - Workplace Design
- Module 13 - Recognizing and Coping with Aggressive Behaviour
- Think Before You Click
Early this month, ETFO launched their education agenda and called for:
1) Smaller class sizes to enable Teachers to provide more individual attention to students
2) More meaningful and random student assessment rather than the narrowly focused EQAO tests
3) Greater access to specialist Teachers to ignite and sustain student's attention in the arts, technology etc.
4) More resources for special needs students such as more EAs, Speech and Language pathologists, physical resources etc.
5) Greater focus on inclusion and equal opportunities for students from families with lower incomes
6) A strong union to fight for safe, healthy schools that foster student engagement and academic success.
As President Sam Hammond said, "Some of ETFO's proposals will save money, some are cost-neutral, and some will cost more. In anticipation of the next provincial election, our goal is to continue bringing to the fore issues that directly affect the education and lives of all students."
Spring General Meeting and Elections
Please save the date for our Annual Spring General Meeting which will take place on Wednesday, May 28th at the Best Western Lamplighter Inn. Registration will be open via our website shortly.
