Education Programs
Education and Professional Development Committee 2026 meetings:
- February 24, 2026 at 10 am – GCSECA offices
- May 26, 2026 at 9 am – AZ G&T (plant tour)
- August 6, 2026 at 10 am – Navopache Electric Cooperative
- November 17, 2026 at 10 am – Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative
Absorb LMS for online training and professional development: This Learning Management System has been implemented and is successfully being used. GCSECA currently subscribes to the Absorb Amplify Plus catalog. This catalog contains over 2500 courses to choose from along, with the ability to create courses. Any Full or Associate members who participate in the Education Program are eligible to utilize this Learning Management System. Please contact your local co-op/organization education coordinator for login or further details.
2026 Professional Development Schedule:
January 22nd – Board Leadership Course*
- Training provided by NRECA
- Topic: 937.1 Applying Emotional Intelligence in the Boardroom
February 17th – 19th – Administrative Assistant Training Conference*
- Training provided by Rising Stars LLC (Joanne Schlosser) and Life Coach Elle (Elle Cronin)
- Topic: Emotional Intelligence and Time Management
February 23rd – 26th – Staker Training*
- Training provided by HiLine.
- Topic: Phase 3
March 18th – Spring SMDP*
- Training provided by NRECA
- Topic: Course: 718.1 Personal Communication Styles: Who You Are and How You Impact Others
April 8th – 9th – Human Resource Training Conference*
- Training provided by – Life Coach Elle (Elle Cronin)
- Topics: Onboarding and Setting the Expectation to Create Belonging and Agile HR in Action
April 9th – Project Management (online orientation 9am to 11am)
- Training provided by NRECA
- Topics: Project Management: Ideas to Impact Course
April 22nd – Learning Management System -Absorb Training and Work Session
- Training provided by – SSVEC (Steve Garate)
- Topic: Overview of the LMS, Absorb and Work Session with counterparts and Steve
May 4th – 7th – Project Management (In-Person training)
- Training provided by NRECA
- Topics: Project Management: Ideas to Impact Course
May 19th and 20th – Finance and Accounting Training Conference*
- Training provided by BSGM
- Topic: Cooperative Accounting 201, Cost of Service and Depreciation
July 23rd – Board Leadership Course*
- Training provided by NRECA
- Location: Little America, Flagstaff Room
- Topic: 928.1 Artificial Intelligence and Electric Cooperatives
- Training provided by: TBD
- Location: Little America, Aspen Room
- Topics: Artificial Intelligence
- Training will be in conjunction with Homestead Advisors (tentative)
- Topics: Fiscal Management, Emergency Preparedness, Attracting and Retaining Talent, Care for Community and Financial Wellness
September 29th and 30th – IT Training*
- Training provided by Slade Griffin with Contextual Security
- Topics: Separating OT/IT networks, Artificial Intelligence, Firewall Configurations
October Date TBD – Leadership (Middle/Upper Management) Training (tentative)
- Training provided by TBD
- Topic: Crucial Communications and Time Management (tentative)
October 14th – Fall SMDP*
- Training provided by NRECA
- Topic: 719.1 Building Trust in the Workplace
November 12th– ACC
- Training provided by ACC
- Topic: Rate Case Filing
November 18th and 19th – Arizona Statewide Safety Summit*
- Training provided by Federated and NRECA
- Topic: Accident Investigation, Operations Maintenance & Inspection Programs
If you are a GCSECA Class A or B Associate member and are interested in joining the Statewide Education & Professional Development Committee, please contact Sylvia Cruz at GCSECA’s office or at SCruz@gcseca.coop.