2025-26 Intents and Proposals will be due February 1!
All continuing, probationary, indefinite term, and post-retirement Faculty Members, except International Education Project Officers, Senior Analysts, and Program Developers in Professional Studies and Industry Training, are entitled to two months (or the equivalent) free of regular duties for approved scheduled development activities. Part-time Faculty Members are entitled to two months at their contract percentage.
Haven’t decided what yours will be yet?
- Maybe you’d be interested in working with C4 (Camosun College Climate Coalition) on projects such as a new climate action and sustainability plan, or developing a climate action credential? Contact Marty Donatelli at ac.nusomac@Milletanod to find out more.
- There are also opportunities to work with Camosun International, facilitating workshops for upcoming visiting groups. Contact Miki Speirs at ac.nusomac@msrieps.
Did you know?
- Your Intents, Proposals, and Reports are visible for ALL Camosun faculty to view by default! You must change the setting on the “sharing” tab from “my whole intent/proposal/report” to “nothing” if you don’t want it openly available. To view everyone else’s submissions, simply click on the “connect” button at the top of your Faculty Connect Dashboard page.
- Your proposals can’t be unreasonably denied! While you are entitled to take your SD as an uninterrupted block, some members propose to split their SD up over the year or take it as a percentage of release time. Let us help if your proposal gets turned down. And remember, if you have trouble submitting your proposal through Faculty Connect for any reason, make sure that you email your Chair and Dean before February 1st.
- You can defer or forego your SD, but please don’t include in your proposal that you will be doing your regularly assigned work as your SD! There are some conditions for deferring your SD, so if you’d like help with your proposal, we would be happy to review it with you in advance.
Scheduled Development IS assigned work!
- You can find a detailed breakdown of the new Clause 10 in this Blog Post or review it in the current Collective Agreement online. Chairs can request printed booklets of the new Collective Agreement from their Administrative Offices.
- Some kinds of leave reduce your Scheduled Development allotment, and some DO NOT, so be sure to check with us if you aren’t sure of what yours should be.
- Every round of bargaining, our employer attempts to restrict or reduce our access to Scheduled Development! Read this Blog Post to learn more about how we Bargained for this important right. Be sure to fill out our bargaining survey when our new organizing coordinator, Janice Niemann, visits your department so you’ll be first to know what changes our employer is trying to make this round.
Professional Development Funding Applications are a separate process!
- If your proposal includes a conference, workshop or educational materials, you may need to apply for PD Funding in addition to submitting your Intent and Proposal. Be sure to check if you are eligible for Long-Term PD Funding, too!
- While only continuing members are entitled to SD, ALL Faculty Members can access Professional Development Funding!
Lynelle Yutani (she/they)
ac.ytlucafnusomac@tnediserp
President, Camosun College Faculty Association
Lynelle is a queer, leftist rabble-rouser galvanized to guard the rights of union members and is on a crusade to convince you that you get out of your Union what you put into it. Lynelle serves on Presidents Council of the Federation of Post-Secondary Educators (FPSE) and was elected to FPSE Executive as a Member-at-Large. She is on a number of FPSE affiliate committees, including the 2SLGBTQIA+ and Racialized Workers Caucuses for the BC Fed, and is active in the Victoria Labour Congress. Lynelle also serves as V.P. of her Strata Council & oversees a rooftop community garden which partners with Harvest & Share Food Aid Society to grow fresh produce for local foodbanks and community food security programs.
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