CoopZone is pleased to again be offering its co-op development training courses in 2013-14, starting in September.  CoopZone offers various levels of training:

Advanced Program (Years 1 and 2): for those who wish to become active developers (Sept - May);

Foundation Program for those who may become developers or work in the early stages of development (Sept. - May); and 

Shorter Introductory Course will be appropriate for people interested in understanding the types and roles of co-ops, and the basic co-op development process (Oct. - March).  This is for people who are not co-op developers and may work in CED organizations, larger co-ops or credit unions, relevant government departments, etc.

All of these on-line courses take a few hours per week, and are designed to fit around a full-time job.  The Course Director is Peter Hough, and experienced co-op developers provide mentoring to students.

Information session: For those who are thinking about taking one of the courses and would like to know more, there will be a webinar held on August 27th, at 12 noon Eastern Time for approximately 60 minutes.  Please RSVP to Peter Hough (training@coopzone.coop) by the end of the day prior; you will receive the dial-in information by the start of the day of the call.  (If you do not receive it by then, please write again at that time.)

For more information about the courses being offered and registration information, check out the CoopZone On-line Training Program website.