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PROJECTS/SEMINARS

MONTHS

DURATION

REMARKS

5

BEC AGM

March 19

To be determined

6

Managing in a Trade Union Environment

April

1 day

This seminar targets new BEC members as well as persons new to supervision and management in a unionized environment. This session will provide guidelines on the characteristics of a unionized environment and the key ingredients to maintaining industrial harmony.

7

Broadening Your Labour Pool – Recruiting and Employing Persons With Disabilities

April

2 hours

This session falls under the BEC’s programme “Promoting the Employment of Persons With Disabilities”. It will address the issue of recruitment mechanisms to ensure that persons with disabilities have equal employment opportunities.

8

Managing Diversity at Work

May

The issue of diversity in the workplace is becoming more critical for Barbadian managers in all types of companies, in light of the free movement of labour under the CSME. This session will offer new approaches to people management that will enable managers and supervisors to better manage a diverse workforce. 

9

Performance Management

May

To be determined

10

Collective Bargaining

June

2 days

The issue of Collective Bargaining in an environment such as ours remains critical for unionized organizations. This 2-day session will address the new issues facing us in relation to collective agreements, and will highlight the key components of our Industrial Relations “model”.

11

Stepping into Supervision & Management

July

3 days

What every Supervisor, Manager and high potential employee should know about people management.

12

Safety Issues in Food and Beverage

July

To be determined

13

Advanced Supervision & Management

September

3 days

Having started the ball rolling with “Stepping Into Supervision & Management” it is necessary to move to the next stage. This programme is aimed at furthering the development of supervisors and managers by exposing them to various aspects of performance management and productivity improvement.

14

Management Forum - Delegation

September

2 hours

This workshop provides tools and techniques on delegation, which is one of the areas of concern for supervisors and managers. After this session participants should be more comfortable with using delegation not only as a means of freeing their time, but also as a developmental tool for those they supervise and manage.

15

Management Forum – Employment Rights Bill and its implications for supervisors and managers

November

2 hours

With the pending legislation on Employment Rights come challenges for supervisors and managers in relation to living up to their responsibilities. This session explores the contents of this legislation and offers guidelines for supervisors and managers in complying with its requirements.