J.T.A. LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP

The Jamaica Teachers' Association in association with the Canadian Teachers' Federation and Lararforbundet (Swedish Teachers' Union) has taken the initiative to develop a second tier cadre of leaders to ensure sustainability. This year from November 11 to 14, approximately seventy (70) members from all across the island will converge on Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa Ocho Rios, St. Ann to participate in a workshop under the theme: Planning for Organizational Renewal, Sustainability and Success.

The workshop programme is as follows:

DAY 1

• Opening Ceremony


• Trade Union Movement in Jamaica - Historical Perspective. Lloyd Goodleigh, President, Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU)


• Teachers' Unions in a Changing Global Context. Barbara MacDonold-Moore, Director of International Programs, and Emily Noble, Past President, Canadian Teachers Federation (CTF) and Past President, Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO).


• Leadreship in Teachers' Unions. Barbara MacDonold-Moore, Director of International Programs, and Emily Noble, Past President, Canadian Teachers Federation (CTF) and Past President, Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO).


• Teachers' Unions in the Caribbean; Issues and Challenges. Colin Greene, Past President Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) and President Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers. Former Executive Board Member of Education International.

DAY 2

• JTA Within the Jamaican Trade Union Movement. Patrick Smith, Senior Secretary Member Services Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA).
• Public Speaking. Viris Clarke-Ellis, Senior Education Officer Ministry of Education Jamaica.
• Organizational Structure and Functions of the Jamaica Teachers' Association. Dorothy Raymond, Senior Secretary Administration and Finance Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA).
• Legal Underpinnings of the Jamaica Education System. Chenee Riley, Former Legal Advisor to the Teachers Services Commission.
• Changing the Conversation in Organizations to Achieve Success. Beverly Anderson-Manley, Political Scientist, Policy Analist, Gender Specialist and Host of the "Breakfast Club" on Jamaican Radio.

DAY 3

• Leadership Styles. Sonia Jones, Lecturer School of Education, University of The West Indies (UWI)
• How to Chair Meetings - Rules of Order. Colin Greene
• Code of Ethics for the Teaching Profession. Dorothy Raymond
• Recruitment and Retention of Members. Patrick Smith

DAY 4

• Financial Management in Teachers' Unions. Sherlock Allen, Chairman Finance Cimmittee, Jamaica Teachers' Association.
• QUIZ.
• Closing Ceremony.