The price of this course is reduced thanks to a grant from the CHS Foundation.

Get to know the basics of worker cooperatives, how they work and what they do, from management to the everyday practice of cooperation. Worker cooperatives are democratically and equally owned by the workers, and adhere to the principles of one worker, one share, one vote. Through activities, guided readings, and facilitated conversations with worker-cooperative professionals and other students, participants will become familiar with how co-ops work and the growing worker-cooperative movement.

You will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.

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Highlights:

• Learn with co-op educators, developers, and co-op professionals
• Develop an understanding of cooperatives and the cooperative economy
• Learn about and participate in the burgeoning cooperative movement

TESA has developed a wide range of educational resources and programs that have been implemented on local, regional, national, and even international levels. Our cooperative work includes creating Co-opoly: The Game of Cooperatives; fostering nearly 100 workshops around the country in 2012; coordinating Cultivate.Coop; working with four different organizations on cooperative incubation programs; leading cooperative courses at Greenfield Community College; and much more.

The price of this course is reduced thanks to a grant from the CHS Foundation.

Get to know the basics of worker cooperatives, how they work and what they do, from management to the everyday practice of cooperation. Worker cooperatives are democratically and equally owned by the workers, and adhere to the principles of one worker, one share, one vote. Through activities, guided readings, and facilitated conversations with worker-cooperative professionals and other students, participants will become familiar with how co-ops work and the growing worker-cooperative movement.

You will receive a certificate upon completion of the course.

This course will be offered again on June 19th.

Register now

Highlights:

• Learn with co-op educators, developers, and co-op professionals
• Develop an understanding of cooperatives and the cooperative economy
• Learn about and participate in the burgeoning cooperative movement

TESA has developed a wide range of educational resources and programs that have been implemented on local, regional, national, and even international levels. Our cooperative work includes creating Co-opoly: The Game of Cooperatives; fostering nearly 100 workshops around the country in 2012; coordinating Cultivate.Coop; working with four different organizations on cooperative incubation programs; leading cooperative courses at Greenfield Community College; and much more.

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The price of this course is reduced thanks to a grant from the CHS Foundation.

Explore cooperative business models and their various forms of democratic ownership in this course. Students will develop a course-long project to create and develop a local co-op enterprise. The projects will focus on strengthening food security, sustainability, community ownership, and/or food access.

Throughout this process, students will receive mentorship from TESA teachers, co-op professionals working in the food economy, and their fellow students. Interactive classes, online tools, and guest speakers will inform students’ understanding of the local food economy and help them develop a cooperative enterprise that makes sense for their region or focus

You will receive a certificate upon completion of this course.

Register now

Highlights:

• Work with cooperative experts and cooperative educators
• Learn hands on skills in cooperative business development
• Cultivate democratic meeting and management skills
• Learn about and participate in the burgeoning cooperative movement
• Develop your own cooperative and create a plan to move it forward
• Shape the class to fit your needs and interests

TESA has developed a wide range of educational resources and programs that have been implemented on local, regional, national, and even international levels. Our cooperative work includes creating Co-opoly: The Game of Cooperatives; fostering nearly 100 workshops around the country in 2012; coordinating Cultivate.Coop; working with four different organizations on cooperative incubation programs; leading cooperative courses at Greenfield Community College; and much more.

This course is adapted from the Farm & Food Cooperatives course developed for Greenfield Community College.