The application deadline for this training as passed. We hope to see you at an event in the future.
Training Dates: February 28 – March 1, 2020
Training Location: Vancouver, BC
Training Location: Coast Coal Harbour Hotel, Vancouver, on the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh people. (Near Waterfront Station or Burrard Skytrain Station) There is a gender neutral washroom option available.
Application Deadline: January 10, 2020
Review Code of Conduct & Financial Guidelines
PAN is very excited to announce that we will be hosting a Positive Leadership Development (PLDI) training: Bored? Get on Board! February 28 – March 1, 2020 in Vancouver. This training is only open to graduates of the Core Leadership Training (formerly known as “Level I”).
The Bored? Get on Board! governance training will explore the following topics through presentations, group work and discussions:
• Presentations and discussions on the voluntary sector in Canada
• Board accountability and responsibilities
• Board governance models
• Dealing with difficult situations
• General Financial management
• Understanding committee structures and purpose
• Understanding potential conflicts of interest
It must be emphasized that the upcoming Bored? Get on Board! training, like the Core Leadership Training before it, is a professional development opportunity – not a retreat. The training will take place over the course of three days – and these days are very structured and intensive. While there are scheduled breaks, the days are quite long and people attending the training are expected to be present and participating for the duration. As with the Core Training, this event is recommended for people whose physical and mental health is at a place that they can fully participate.
Please read this information carefully, as well as the Code of Conduct & Financial Guidelines prior to completing an application.
Who is eligible to apply to attend the Bored? Get on Board! Training?
The Bored? Get on Board! Training is only available to PLHIV who have completed the Core Leadership Training (formerly known as Level I). You will have taken Core Training either at Loon Lake or Silver Star.
What is the application process for this training?
There are a total of 20 spots available for the training. All persons interested in taking the training must complete and submit an online application form.
Deadline for receipt of applications: Friday, January 10, 2020.
Due to limited administrative resources, to promote efficiency and to make things easier for our volunteer Selection Committee members, we require that all applications be submitted electronically: Online or email. We thank you kindly in advance for complying with this requirement.
IMPORTANT: Applications should be submitted online, or to the following email address: [email protected]. Applications should be saved and sent in the following format: Lastname_Leadership – example, Seguin_Leadership. If scanning facilities are available, the application can be signed, scanned and sent as a PDF. However, it can also be simply worked on as a word document, and then emailed (we will obtain the necessary signatures subsequently from all successful applicants).
By submitting an application, a person is indicating that they agree to the Code of Conduct for the training, the Financial Guidelines, as well as the Release of Liability, to be signed at registration at the start of the training (See links on this page).
Who will decide who gets to attend the training?
All applications will be reviewed by our volunteer PLDI Steering Committee comprised of PLHIVs and it is the Steering Committee that will make the determination as to the successful applicants. Applicants will be notified as to whether or not they have been accepted to the program on or before the week of January 22. A small wait-list will be generated as well in the event there are persons who decide in the end they are not able or willing to attend the training, and who provide us with the required 5 business days of notice, i.e. Thursday February 20, 2020 by 4:00 PM.
Who will be delivering the training?
PAN works in an ongoing partnership with the OAN & COCQ-SIDA to deliver the PLDI trainings here in BC Ontario and in Quebec. This particular training will be delivered by BC trainers.
What costs are covered? What costs are not covered?
Travel: PAN will reimburse long-distance direct or local ground or travel to and from Vancouver for people traveling from outside of the Lower Mainland (not including Mission, Abbotsford and Chilliwack); For participants traveling from within the Lower Mainland who do not have a monthly transit pass, Trans Link expenses will be reimbursed at the training facility in Vancouver (you must provide receipts).
Once accepted, travel bookings, including flight bookings, are the responsibility of the individual applicant. Where expenses are present, a reimbursement expense claim must be made following the training. Flight bookings will need to be completed by no later than Friday February 12, 2020 to ensure an economical fare (to a maximum of $400) that will align with our limited budget. Failure to book before this date will result in a forfeiture of your seat at the training. The Pacific AIDS Network does not pay for or reimburse for advance seat selection fees. Baggage fees will be reimbursed for one bag following the training, using an expense claim form and your baggage fee receipt. Any additional charges to a flight on on top of the base cost are the responsibility of the individual. This includes, but isn’t limited to, changes to reservations and other fees. Please read the Code of Conduct & Financial Guidelines for further details on travel arrangements and reimbursement.
For people traveling to Vancouver and flying in and out of the Vancouver International Airport (main terminal or the south terminal) there is public transit via the Canada Line Skytrain downtown to the hotel within a short walk.
If you have concerns about travelling to attend the training please consult with Marc Seguin, PAN’s PLDI Program Manager. [email protected]
Hotel Accommodation: All participants will stay in Vancouver; we hope this will facilitate a more enjoyable training experience. PAN will book accommodations for you, all you need to do is check-in. PAN will help with your travel arrangements. Marc Seguin, PLDI Program Manager will be in touch with you, once you are accepted, with regards to logistical and travel arrangements.
PAN will book all accommodation for persons who are accepted and will be attending the Bored? Get on Board! Accommodation will be based on shared occupancy. If you wish to have a single room a charge of $95.00 per night will be levied and an invoice will be provided to you onsite at the training. Please note that failure to pay the invoice will result in your exclusion from future PAN sponsored events, including future Leadership training opportunities.
Meals: PAN will provide the following meals for all participants – dinner on day one of the training (Friday); breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner per diem on day two (Saturday); breakfast, lunch and snacks on day three (Sunday). At this time PAN is not in a position to provide any extra daily per diems for participants.
Childcare: We will also provide child care subsidies wherever possible ($50 per day) and the need for childcare must be indicated on your application form. A signed invoice from your childcare provider must be attached to your reimbursement form.
The above noted costs are the only costs that PAN will cover for this training – all other costs are the responsibility of the participant.
What is the fee? There is no registration fee for the Bored? Get on Board! governance training.
“No Show” and Cancellation Policy
We want to stress that at present, we only have the resources to provide this training to a very limited number of PLHIV in BC and PAN is allocating finite and limited resources to make this training a reality.
PAN therefore requires 5 business days’ notice of a person’s inability to attend the training, in order to contact persons on the wait list and ensure that all training spots are filled, i.e., Thursday February 20, 2020, by 4:00 PM.
In the event that a person does not arrive at the training hotel at the designated meeting time on February 28, 29, and March 1, or fails to provide 5 business days’ notice of inability to attend (i.e. by 4:00 PM on Thursday February 20), PAN will invoice the individual for 100% of their training costs including any travel charges incurred by PAN, as well as their accommodation and meal costs. Exceptions to this are for documented and unexpected medical or health emergencies and family emergencies.
If after having read all of the information above, and having reviewed the Application Form, Code of Conduct and Financial Guidelines, if you still have questions, please email us at: [email protected]
On behalf of our volunteer trainers we would like to thank you for taking the time to consider this worthwhile opportunity.
Marc Seguin
PLDI Program Manager
Pacific AIDS Network
Read Code of Conduct & Financial Guidelines before advancing to application page.
Sample Release of Liability Form
We greatly appreciate the vision of our government funders and their ongoing commitment to supporting the work of the Pacific AIDS Network. In particular we gratefully acknowledge the Public Health Agency of Canada – HIV and Hepatitis C Community Action Fund. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
Application for this training is now closed. For more information about PLDI, visit our program page.