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1,200
full-time staff
new staff members to attend each
year.
“So often we’ve heard, ‘This really helped me meet people’ – we
really get the reinforcement of the
value people have in it,” Warner
says. “During the pandemic, we
almost gave up, but when we
did it online, people were really
appreciative. And when we got
back to in-person, people were so
thankful.”
The conference is just one
example of Okanagan’s “collegial”
culture, Warner says. Faculty often
jump in to help new colleagues
by sharing their course notes and
prep materials for classes they’ve
taught before. The collective
agreement allows staff to donate
sick days to their colleagues, and
people often do, he says. “If the
union puts out a call, they get
inundated,” he says. “If anyone
needs help, people jump up and
step in.”
69%
of managers are women
52
weeks, maternity and parental
leave top-up pay
100%
employer-paid health plan,
with family coverage
Employees are honoured yearly during the school’s Employee Excellence Awards with Okanagan College
president, Neil Fassina.
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