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Labour Relations for Academic Leaders

November 30, 2026 9:00 AM - December 3, 2026 4:30 PM (PST)

Description

This program is specifically designed for people leaders who manage faculty. This program has been developed in extensive consultation with experienced academic leaders and human resources experts from the sector and was piloted in August 2024 to 23 participants from the sector. 

This program is suited for academic leaders (with fewer than two years) of experience in an excluded academic leadership role (Typically Dean/Associate Dean/Director level) and/or who are new to working in BC. However, individuals with more experience are also welcome to register. 

During the program, participants work with leaders from across the sector to navigate the challenges of the expectations placed on them to know and be able to do. The program supports leaders in managing the shift from peer to leader and from union member to excluded employee. This cohort-based program requires full participation in all components. 

LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Through interactive sessions, with the support of expert facilitators from academic, legal, and labour relations fields, this program enables participants to: 

  • Appreciate what the transition from union member to management entails, both personally and professionally.
  • Recognize when and how to draw upon labour relations resources and guidance.
  • Identify legal frameworks, policies, employer duties, limitations, and pitfalls when managing within a complex unionized post-secondary environment.
  • Describe the differences and connections between leadership and management in a unionized workplace.
  • Examine their biases, assumptions, triggers, and strengths as they apply to the labour relations aspects of their role.
  • Proactively build purposeful, collaborative relationships to create a productive, respectful, and inclusive workplace.
  • Manage employee performance, including providing timely feedback, setting expectations, applying progressive discipline, and knowing when to investigate.
  • Engage confidently and constructively in disagreement or conflict, drawing on various strategies and practices.

Facilitators: Katie Cobban, PSEA Executive Director, Legal and Sector Services; Tom Teasdale, PSEA Director of Labour Relations; Sara Grujin, PSEA Legal Counsel, senior Dean from the sector; experts from the sector participate in panels throughout the workshop

Time


This program takes place over 4 days from 9:00 - 4:30 pm each day.

Location

Post Secondary Employers' Association

Meeting Room - Strathcona

Pricing

Lower Mainland Participants: $750 + GST 

Multiple Registrants from the same institution: $650 + GST

Outside the Lower Mainland Participants: $500 + GST


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Post-Secondary Employers' Association
Name: PSEA Learning
Email: learning@psea.bc.ca
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