EDUCATION PROGRAM
The Alberta Teachers’ Association is the professional organization of teachers in Alberta. Its objectives are set out in the Teaching Profession Act. To adapt to changes, the Association engages in strategic planning and actively encourages all of its subgroups to do the same.
Latin American partners: Berta Oliva de Nativi Pedagogical & Social Collective, and PRICPHMA.
British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) represents 46,000 teachers, and advocates for a free, inclusive and quality public education system where the learning needs of all students can be met.
Latin American partners: Berta Oliva de Nativi Pedagogical & Social Collective, FECODE, FMPR, FOMCA, FOMH, IDEA Network (Red SEPA), Paulo Freire Institute, PRICPHMA, SEC, SNTECD, SUTEP, Nuevo Horizonte, Totlahtol Yoltok, and Kom Pu Lof
The Centrale des Syndicates du Quebec brings together more than 200,000 teaching, professional and support staff from school boards, CEGEPs and universities, daycare workers, nurses and staff from the health and social services sector, and communications workers. It also has an association of retired people in its ranks, which adds another dimension to its representative strength.
Latin American partners: FECODE
The Surrey Teachers’ Association is a union of professionals representing 5800+ public school teachers in Surrey, BC. Some of the objectives of STA are: to promote the welfare of members, to promote and foster the cause of education, to promote the professional development of teachers, and to represent its members and to regulate relations with their employer through collective bargaining of terms and conditions of employment. Surrey Teachers’ Association members provide professional educational services to the more than 67,000 students in Surrey.
Latin American partners: Berta Oliva de Nativi Pedagogical & Social Collective, and FECODE
The Vancouver Elementary and Adult Educators’ Society (VEAES) is a Union of elementary K-7 teachers, associated professionals, and Adult Educators in the Vancouver School District. Their sections are educational interest groups within the membership and are recognized as a Section of the Association upon approval of the Executive Committee. Sections establish goals and activities annually in such areas as curriculum professional development and policy advice to the VESTA Executive Committee in these areas and any other matters of general concern to the Section. They have counsellors, learning support specialists, gifted students' educators, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, etc.