Calendar

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Locations:

Sangre de Cristo Electric

29780 North U.S. Highway 24

Buena Vista, CO  81211

Time:

9:00 am – 3:30 pm

Fee:

There is no charge for attending the level 1 class, but participants must register.

The cost of this course has been eliminated thanks to a donation by the Colorado Electric Educational Institute and Tri-State G&T, who is providing a trainer to teach the course.

Lunch will be provided.

Instructor:

Michelle Pastor

To Register:  http://www.cvent.com/d/ktqr04

Questions:

Contact Jen Hight at the CREA office (303) 455-2700 ext. 700 or jenhight@coloradorea.org

A minimum of ten people must be registered for the class to be held. A letter will be sent to all participants confirming their registration in the course.

Registration Deadline:

March 23, 2018

The program is ideal for building on employees’ existing skills and taking them to the next step in service. It will improve their understanding of the Touchstone Energy tools and the impression we make with our own behavioral styles and interactions. We focus on communication skills and member advocacy both inside and outside the cooperative. This is a full day program for all employees and directors. Service Excellence Part 1 features customer service skills for both internal and external customers, communication skills and the changing member perspective.

Service Excellence Part 1 focuses on:

o   communication

o   behaviors

o   constructive language

o   problem solving skills

o   improving member and team relationships

Part 2 will be taught on April 25 at

Gunnison County Electric, Gunnison, CO

Part 3 will be taught on April 26 at

Grand Valley Power, Grand Junction, CO

Part 4 will be taught on April 27 at

Empire Electric Association, Cortez, CO

Colorado Electric Educational Institute

Colorado Rural Electric Association

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Locations:

Gunnison County Electric

37250 West Highway 50

Gunnison, CO  81230

Time:

8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Fee:

$240 for 10 – 14 students

$175 for 15 – 19 students

$140 for 20 – 24 students

$120 for 25+ students

The cost of this course has been reduced thanks to a donation by the Colorado Electric Educational Institute

Lunch will be provided.

Participants will be billed after the course.

Instructor:

Dan Cook

To Register: http://www.cvent.com/d/mtq5z7

Questions:

Contact Jen Hight at the CREA office (303) 455-2700 ext. 700 or

e-mail at jenhight@coloradorea.org

A minimum of ten people must be registered for the class to be held. A letter will be sent to participants confirming their registration in the course.

Registration Deadline:

March 23, 2018

In Part 2, we take employees to the next level and shares skills and techniques for relationship building with members and co-workers. We discuss member feedback results of the National Survey on the Cooperative Difference, explore the best practices of leading cooperatives and look at generational values among employees and members. This full day program is recommended for all employees and directors who have participated in Service Excellence Part 1.

Service Excellence Part 2 features:

o   Cooperative best practices

o   ACSI scoring methods and results

o   generational values and the changing member perspective.

*Participation in Service Excellence Part 1 – Committing to the Cooperative Advantage is essential in this continued learning environment and we recommend that participants experience the first program prior to participating in this class.

Part 1 will be taught on April 24 at

Sangre de Cristo Electric, Buena Vista, CO

Part 3 will be taught on April 26 at

Grand Valley Power, Grand Junction, CO

Part 4 will be taught on April 27 at

Empire Electric Association, Cortez, CO

Colorado Electric Educational Institute

Colorado Rural Electric Association

Thursday, April 26, 2018

Location:

Grand Valley Power

845 22 Road

Grand Junction, CO  81505

Time:

8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Fee:

$240 for 10 – 14 students

$175 for 15 – 19 students

$140 for 20 – 24 students

$120 for 25+ students

The cost of this course has been reduced thanks to a donation by the Colorado Electric Educational Institute

Lunch will be provided.

Participants will be billed after the course.

Instructor:

Dan Cook

To Register: http://www.cvent.com/d/0tqr0r

Questions:

Contact Jen Hight at the CREA office (303) 455-2700 ext. 700 or

e-mail at jenhight@coloradorea.org

A minimum of ten people must be registered for the class to be held. A letter will be sent to participants confirming their registration in the course.

Registration Deadline:

March 23, 2018

The Part 3 program continues to build on both interpersonal skills and widens the view of industry knowledge. With a focus on best practices and execution strategies, we discuss the balancing act of addressing member needs and industry changes that affect us. We explore ways to build leadership skills and the cooperative legacy. This is a full day program recommended for all employees and directors who have participated in Service Excellence Parts 1 & 2.

Service Excellence Part 3 focuses on: executing change, service scenarios, changing industry, influences and current issues affecting electric co-ops. The course covers:

o   team-building skills

o   conflict resolution skills

o   role play

o   discussing leadership characteristics

o   demonstrating leadership behaviors

*Participation in Service Excellence Part 1: Committing to the Cooperative Advantage & Part 2: The Power of Human Connections is essential in this continued learning environment and we recommend that participants experience the first program prior to participating in this class.

Part 1 will be taught on April 24, 2018 at

Sangre de Cristo Electric, Buena Vista, CO

Part 2 will be taught on April 25 at

Gunnison County Electric, Gunnison, CO

Part 4 will be taught on April 27 at

Empire Electric Association, Cortez, CO

Friday, April 27, 2018

Location:

Empire Electric

801 North Broadway

Cortez, CO  81321

Time:

8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Fee:

$255 for 10 – 14 students

$190 for 15 – 19 students

$155 for 20 – 24 students

$135 for 25+ students

The cost of this course has been reduced thanks to a donation by the Colorado Electric Educational Institute

Lunch will be provided.

Participants will be billed after the course.

Instructor:

Dan Cook

To Register:  http://www.cvent.com/d/ttqr0r

Questions:

Contact Jen Hight at the CREA office (303) 455-2700 ext. 700 or

e-mail at jenhight@coloradorea.org

A minimum of ten people must be registered for the class to be held. A letter will be sent to participants confirming their registration in the course.

Registration Deadline:

March 23, 2018

The Part 4 program is designed to elevate service skills and challenge participants to build industry knowledge. With a focus on technology and talent, we discuss  anticipating future member needs and staying ahead of industry changes. We explore ways to build employee’s understanding and emotional acumen when responding to member and community needs. This is a full day program recommended for all employees and directors who have participated in Service Excellence Parts 1-3.

Service Excellence Part 4 focuses on:

o   future trends in customer service

o   communication

o   technology

o   energy efficiency

o   overall industry shift

o   how we use tools and resources to strive for excellence in challenging times

*Participation in Service Excellence Part 1: Committing to the Cooperative Advantage, Part 2: The Power of Human Connections, and Part 3: Powering the Cooperative Legacy are essential in this continued learning environment.  We recommend that participants experience the first three programs prior to participating in this class.

Part 1 will be taught on April 24 at

Sangre de Cristo Electric, Buena Vista, CO

Part 2 will be taught on April 25 at

Gunnison County Electric, Gunnison, CO

Part 3 will be taught on April 26 at

Grand Valley Power, Grand Junction, CO

Colorado Electric Educational Institute

Colorado Rural Electric Association

Wednesday & Thursday

May 1-3, 2018

Grand Valley Power

845 22 Road

Grand Junction, CO  81505

Time:

Wed:  8:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Thur:  8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Fee:

$200

The cost of this course has been reduced thanks to a donation by the Colorado Electric Educational Institute

Lunch will be provided on Wed.

Participants will be billed after the course.  Cancellations made after April 20 may be billed ½ of the registration fee.

To Register follow this link:

http://www.cvent.com/d/rtqbxk

Registration Deadline:

April 15, 2015

Questions:

Contact Jen Hight at CREA:

(303) 455-2700 ext. 700 or

jenhight@coloradorea.org

Lodging:

SpringHill Suites

236 Main Street

Grand Junction, CO

970-424-5777

Ask for the Colorado Rural Electric Assn group rate: $139

6:00 pm                     Meet in Hotel Lobby to Depart Hotel for Drive

through Colorado National Monument (carpool)

7:30 pm                     Dinner at Rockslide Brewery, 401 Main St.

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

8:00-8:30 am            Continental Breakfast & Introductions

8:30–9:30 am            Put Performance Back into Performance Management – Part 2

Instructor:  Nadine Ontiveros, LPEA

9:30-9:45 am            Break

9:45 am-12:00 pm    HR Strategic Planning: Building Organizational Capability

Instructor: Mark Cicotello, Mountain States Employers Council

12:00-12:30 pm        Lunch

12:30-4:45 pm          HR Strategic Planning continued

6:00 pm                     Dinner at Goat & Clover Tavern  (on your own dime)

Location:  336 Main Street

Thursday, May 3, 2018

8:00-8:30 am            Continental Breakfast

8:30–9:00 am            James Jackson, NRECA Field Rep. confirmed

9:00-10:30 am          Leadership Development

Instructor:  Carlene Goldthwaite, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

10:30-10:45 am        Break

10:45-11:45 am        Roundtable Discussion

11:45 am                   Officer Elections

Meeting Topics & Location for 2019

12:00 pm                   Adjourn

HR Group Officers:

Nadine Ontiveros, La Plata Electric Association, President

Angela Bamber, Southeast Colorado Power, Vice President

Christopher Snyder, Empire Electric Association, Secretary

Colorado Electric Educational Institute

Colorado Rural Electric Association

Denver Class

Monday & Tuesday

October 8 & 9, 2018

Location:

Colorado Rural Electric Assn.

5400 Washington Street

Denver, CO  80216

To Register:

http://www.cvent.com/d/htqsrt

Time:

Mon: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Tues: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Fee:

$850 for 10 – 14 students

$570 for 15 – 19 students

$430 for 20 – 24 students

$350 for 25 – 30 students

$290 for 30 – 35 students

The class size is limited to 35 participants.

Lunch will be provided on Monday.

Participants will be billed after the course is held.

Registration Deadline:

September 8, 2018

Instructor:

Kim Mikkelsen

Questions:

Contact Jen Hight at

(303) 455-2700 ext. 700 or jenhight@coloradorea.org

Confirmation:

A minimum of ten people must be registered for the course to be held.  A letter will be sent to all participants confirming their registration in the course.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations received on or before the registration deadline will receive full refunds.  Cancellations received after the deadline may be billed 25 percent of the registration fee.

The course will help line crews, staking personnel, accounting clerks, engineers, work order clerks, materials management personnel, payroll clerks, accounts payable clerks and any other employee who touches a work order.  A construction and retirement work order will be tracked through all processes and closed to plant in a “practice-set” approach. Topics include:

The Electric Delivery System – a brief introduction to the importance, composition and accountability of the utility’s electric delivery system.

The Purpose of a Work Order System – discussion of accounting for capital vs. operating expense.

The Sources of Capital Planning – discussion of necessary planning elements, their names and functions, and who typically prepares them.

Financing Options – what’s best to use, internal funds (rates), loans from RUS, CFC, CoBank, bond sales or other outside agencies, or CIAC

The Work Order Chain of Events – who does what and when?

Work Orders, Accounting and Financing – YES, there is a difference between accounting and financing purposes in the work order system — an often misunderstood concept!

The Cost Elements of a work order system – Labor, materials, and overhead, problems, concerns and triumphs!

Staking – let’s stake a line!  A concise and clear presentation of what it looks like “in the field”.  Clear photos of construction assemblies.

Unitization and Distribution to plant accounts – Translating from construction specs to accounting units and the importance of standard costs.

continued

Continuing Property Records – purposes and function

Contract Construction – a brief discussion of contracts and the proper forms.

Special Equipment – accounting process and discussion of trends in the industry moving away from special equipment and towards transformers as inventory.

Supplies To Bring:

·       Calculator

·       Most recent year-end financial report (Parts A-M)

·       Summary value of materials used in the year of report above along with ending value of account 154 if not an RUS borrower

The cost of this program has been reduced thanks to a donation from the Colorado Electric Educational Institute

Monday & Tuesday

October 8-11, 2018

Morgan County REA

734 Barlow Road,

Fort Morgan, Colorado 80701

To Register follow this link:

http://www.cvent.com/d/qtq5q7

Registration Deadline: Sept 21, 2018

Time:

Mon: 9:00 am-5:30 pm

Tues-Thur: 8:00 am-4:30 pm

Time includes 2 15-minute breaks & a 30-minute lunch each day

Instructor:

Dale Kishbaugh

Fee:

$50 for CREA members, $250 for non-members

This class is limited to 40 participants.

The fee will be billed to your co-op after the course.  Lunch is included each day.

Audience:

This course is designed for lineworkers who are currently supervisors or expect to hold a supervisory role.

Objectives & Event Highlights:

The objective of this training is to review the hazards of utility work and introduce the students to the OSHA rules regarding these hazards.  The training will involve demonstrations of electric hazards and how to handle them so students will have a good perspective of the hazards involved with their type of work.

2 hours of OSHA introduction

2 hours of managing safety and health

2 hours of walking and working surfaces

2 hours of exit routes (EAP)

2 hours electrical

1 hour personal protective equipment

2 hours materials handling

2 hours hazard communications

2 hours permit required confined spaces

2 hours hazardous materials

2 hours lock out tag out

1 hour machine guarding

1 hour welding, cutting, and brazing

1 hour bloodborne pathogens

2 hours fall protection

1 hour safety and health programs

1 hour powered industrial vehicles

2 hours 1910.269

Important:  Participants in the OSHA 10-hour class will be attending the first 1-1/2 days of this class.  In the 30-hour class, the instructor will be expanding on curriculum taught in the 10-hour class to comply with OSHA requirements.

The course is certified by OSHA and cards are issued to the students completing this course.

Confirmation:  A minimum of ten people must be registered for the course to be held and a maximum of 40 people can attend.

Cancellation Policy:  Cancellations received on or before the registration deadline will receive full refunds.  Cancellations received after the deadline may be billed the full registration fee.

Note:  The cost of this course has been discounted thanks to a donation by the Colorado Electric Educational Institute and the operations/engineering education fund.

Registration Questions:  Contact Jen Hight at

(303) 455-2700 ext. 700 or jenhight@coloradorea.org

Colorado Electric Educational Institute

Colorado Rural Electric Association

Monday & Tuesday

October 8 & 9, 2018

Morgan County REA

734 Barlow Road,

Fort Morgan, Colorado 80701

To Register: follow this link:

http://www.cvent.com/d/stq51m

Registration Deadline: Sept 21, 2018

Time:

Mon: 9:00 am-5:30 pm

Tues: 8:00-11:00 am

Time includes two 15-minute breaks & 30-minute lunch on Monday and one 15-minute break on Tuesday

Instructor:

Dale Kishbaugh

Fee:

$15 for CREA members, $100 for non-members

This class is limited to 40 participants.

The fee will be billed to your co-op after the course.  Lunch is included on Monday.

Objectives & Event Highlights:

The objective of this training is to review the hazards of utility work and introduce the students to the OSHA rules regarding these hazards.  The training will involve demonstrations of electric hazards and how to handle them so students will have a good perspective of the hazards involved with their type of work.

2 hours of OSHA introduction

1.5 hours on falls

1 hour of electrocution

1 hour of struck by

1 hour caught in between

.5 hour of personal protective equipment

.5 hour of health hazards

Electives:

.5 hour on hand and power tools

1 hour on stairways and ladders

.5 hour on scaffolds

.5 hour on cranes and derricks

Important:  Participants in the OSHA 10-hour class will include people continuing with the training to complete the OSHA-30 class.

The course is certified by OSHA and cards are issued to the students completing this course.

Confirmation:  A minimum of ten people must be registered for the course to be held and a maximum of 40 people can attend.

Cancellation Policy:  Cancellations received on or before the registration deadline will receive full refunds.  Cancellations received after the deadline may be billed the full registration fee.

Audience:  This course is designed for line workers.

Note:  The cost of this course has been discounted thanks to a donation by the Colorado Electric Educational Institute and the operations/engineering education fund.

Registration Questions:  Contact Jen Hight at

(303) 455-2700 ext. 700 or jenhight@coloradorea.org

Wednesday & Thursday,

October 10 & 11, 2018

Time:

Wed: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Thur: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Location:

White River Electric Assn.

233 6^th Street

Meeker, CO  81641

Instructor:

Kim Mikkelsen

Fee:

$850 for 10 – 14 students

$570 for 15 – 19 students

$430 for 20 – 24 students

$350 for 25 – 30 students

$290 for 30 – 35 students

The class size is limited to 35 participants.

Lunch will be provided on Wednesday.

Participants will be billed after the course is held.

The cost of this program has been reduced thanks to a donation from the Colorado Electric Educational Institute

To Register:

http://www.cvent.com/d/1tqsfy

Registration Deadline:

October 10, 2018

Questions:

Contact Jen Hight at

303-455-2700 ext. 700 or jenhight@coloradorea.org

Confirmation:

A minimum of ten people must be registered for the course to be held.  A letter will be sent to all participants confirming their registration in the course.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations received on or before the registration deadline will receive full refunds.  Cancellations received after the deadline may be billed 25 percent of the registration fee.

The course will help line crews, staking personnel, accounting clerks, engineers, work order clerks, materials management personnel, payroll clerks, accounts payable clerks and any other employee who touches a work order.  A construction and retirement work order will be tracked through all processes and closed to plant in a “practice-set” approach. Topics include:

The Electric Delivery System – a brief introduction to the importance, composition and accountability of the utility’s electric delivery system.

The Purpose of a Work Order System – discussion of accounting for capital vs. operating expense.

The Sources of Capital Planning – discussion of necessary planning elements, their names and functions, and who typically prepares them.

Financing Options – what’s best to use, internal funds (rates), loans from RUS, CFC, CoBank, bond sales or other outside agencies, or CIAC

The Work Order Chain of Events – who does what and when?

Work Orders, Accounting and Financing – YES, there is a difference between accounting and financing purposes in the work order system — an often misunderstood concept!

The Cost Elements of a work order system – Labor, materials, and overhead, problems, concerns and triumphs!

Staking – let’s stake a line!  A concise and clear presentation of what it looks like “in the field”.  Clear photos of construction assemblies.

Unitization and Distribution to plant accounts – Translating from construction specs to accounting units and the importance of standard costs.

continued

Continuing Property Records – purposes and function

Contract Construction – a brief discussion of contracts and the proper forms.

Special Equipment – accounting process and discussion of trends in the industry moving away from special equipment and towards transformers as inventory.

Supplies To Bring:

·       Calculator

·       Most recent year-end financial report (Parts A-M)

·       Summary value of materials used in the year of report above along with ending value of account 154 if not an RUS borrower

Monday & Tuesday,

December 3 & 4, 2018

Location:

Sangre de Cristo Electric

29780 North U.S. Highway 24

Buena Vista, CO  81211

To Register:

Follow this link: http://www.cvent.com/d/4tqcm5

Time:

Mon: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Tues: 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Fee:

$850 for 10 – 14 students

$570 for 15 – 19 students

$430 for 20 – 24 students

$350 for 25 – 30 students

$290 for 30 – 35 students

The class size is limited to 35 participants.

Lunch will be provided on Monday.

Participants will be billed after the course is held.

Registration Deadline:

November 1, 2018

Instructor:

Kim Mikkelsen

Questions:

Contact Jen Hight at

(303) 455-2700 ext. 700 or jenhight@coloradorea.org

Confirmation:

A minimum of ten people must be registered for the course to be held.  A letter will be sent to all participants confirming their registration in the course.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations received on or before the registration deadline will receive full refunds.  Cancellations received after the deadline may be billed 25 percent of the registration fee.

The course will help line crews, staking personnel, accounting clerks, engineers, work order clerks, materials management personnel, payroll clerks, accounts payable clerks and any other employee who touches a work order.  A construction and retirement work order will be tracked through all processes and closed to plant in a “practice-set” approach. Topics include:

The Electric Delivery System – a brief introduction to the importance, composition and accountability of the utility’s electric delivery system.

The Purpose of a Work Order System – discussion of accounting for capital vs. operating expense.

The Sources of Capital Planning – discussion of necessary planning elements, their names and functions, and who typically prepares them.

Financing Options – what’s best to use, internal funds (rates), loans from RUS, CFC, CoBank, bond sales or other outside agencies, or CIAC

The Work Order Chain of Events – who does what and when?

Work Orders, Accounting and Financing – YES, there is a difference between accounting and financing purposes in the work order system — an often misunderstood concept!

The Cost Elements of a work order system – Labor, materials, and overhead, problems, concerns and triumphs!

Staking – let’s stake a line!  A concise and clear presentation of what it looks like “in the field”.  Clear photos of construction assemblies.

Unitization and Distribution to plant accounts – Translating from construction specs to accounting units and the importance of standard costs.

continued

Continuing Property Records – purposes and function

Contract Construction – a brief discussion of contracts and the proper forms.

Special Equipment – accounting process and discussion of trends in the industry moving away from special equipment and towards transformers as inventory.

Supplies To Bring:

·       Calculator

·       Most recent year-end financial report (Parts A-M)

·       Summary value of materials used in the year of report above along with ending value of account 154 if not an RUS borrower

The cost of this program has been reduced thanks to a donation from the Colorado Electric Educational Institute

Colorado Electric Educational Institute

Colorado Rural Electric Association

Wednesday & Thursday

December 5 & 6, 2018

Time:

Wed: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Thur: 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Location:

Sangre de Cristo Electric Assn.

29780 N US Highway 24

Buena Vista, CO 81211

Instructor:

Kim Mikkelson

Fee:

$660 for 10 – 14 students

$445 for 15 – 19 students

$340 for 20 – 24 students

$270 for 25 – 30 students

$230 for 30 – 35 students

The class size is limited to 35 participants.

Lunch will be provided on Wednesday.

Participants will be billed after the course is held.

Registration Deadline:

November 2, 2018

To Register:  http://www.cvent.com/d/htqr0z

Cancellation Policy:  Cancellations received on or before the registration deadline will receive full refunds.  Cancellations received after the deadline may be billed 25 percent of the registration fee.

Questions:

Contact Jen Hight at the CREA office (303) 455-2700 ext. 700 or jenhight@coloradorea.org

This workshop is based on the premise that “Every employee and every task performed at the utility has an impact on the ultimate bill sent to a member.”

Kim will describe how the impact of our jobs can be measured and evaluated.  Practical examples will be provided for improving favorable outcomes and minimizing those that are not as favorable.  Employees will learn skills that help your system achieve financial security and long-term benefits for members.

Your system’s financial cornerstones will be revealed in terms that all employees can understand.

Topics:

Is there a Money Tree where the cash comes from?  Analysis of the financial report.  What lines on the financials are impacted by your job and productivity?  Where does the money to support your activities come from? Review of the balance sheet.  Review of the statement of operations.

Is there a Giant Rat Hole where the money goes?  Review of Key Ratios

Billing Woes:  Accounts turnover ratio, write-offs, over 90 day accounts

Materials that Matter:  Inventory turnover ratio, inventory as a percentage of total plant, acceptable inventory variances

Engineering and Operations:  Construction work in progress, impact of pole replacement, depreciation, vintage accounting, idle services, overtime ratio, contributions in aid of construction (CIAC), and continuing property records.

Financial Management:  Equity changes, capital credits, TIER, DSC, general funds, cash management and capitalization ratio, cost-of-service study.  Special emphasis will be placed on equity management and capital credits.  The new legal challenges, impacts on equity of payment of capital credits and growth in capitalization will be discussed.  Various methods of allocation and retirement pro’s and con’s will be discussed.

Member Services:  Marketing, communications

                                                                Continued