Secretary-Treasurer Training Available Online

The APWU Secretary-Treasurer’s Department has established a new schedule for online training on a variety of important subjects for local and state officers who have fiduciary responsibilities. The new schedule will be for webinars given from July 09-Oct 09. [Webinar Schedule]

Training topics include reporting requirements for the Department of Labor and the IRS, elections, audits, and other subjects of interest to secretary-treasurers, presidents, trustees and others. Each topic is addressed in its own online “workshop.” Sessions last 1-2 hours, depending on the subject.

Web-based training is very economical and it is a great way to reach local and state officers who otherwise would not be able to attend seminars. No fees are charged, and, of course, participants and instructors avoid the travel and hotel expenses associated with on-site training seminars.

The decision to hold webinars is part of the union’s effort to modernize and to conduct training as inexpensively as possible. The Secretary-Treasurer’s Department is committed to offering state-of-the-art instruction for APWU affiliates, and training remains one of our primary focuses.

Registration

Invitations to register for each Webinar are e-mailed to local and state presidents, treasurers, and secretary-treasurers three weeks before the Webinar is scheduled to take place. To receive the invitations, the officers’ e-mail addresses must be up-to-date in My Local & Personal Info. Links to register for the Webinars are contained in each invitation. After registering, participants receive an e-mail message containing specific information about taking part in the training session.

Upcoming Webinars are listed on the APWU Calendar of Events pages at www.apwu.org. If you are a president, treasurer, or secretary-treasurer who would like to participate but have not received the invitation three weeks before a Webinar, please call the Secretary-Treasurer’s Department at (202) 842-4215, and please be prepared to provide your e-mail address.

Local and state officers are encouraged to invite executive board and committee members (such as election committee members) to participate as appropriate. Several individuals may gather in a room to call-in on one phone; this will allow for greater participation. The maximum capacity for each Webinar is 120 callers. If you register for a Webinar, you will account for one of the 120 participants, even if you do not call-in, so please do not register unless you intend to participate.

Webinar participants will need a telephone and a computer with an Internet connection. This will permit attendees view the presentation online while listening to the instructor over the phone. Participants using PCs will need Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server or Vista; attendees using Macs will need Mac OS ®, X10.3.9 (Panther®) or newer. You must have Internet Explorer 6 or above to participate in the webinars. No video is associated with this training.