Foundations of Worker Cooperatives Course
Establish equitable, democratic workplaces within social services. This course provides social workers with essential tools for cooperative governance, participatory decision-making, and transparent boards. Enhance staff well-being, elevate service quality, and amplify community outcomes through proven strategies and real-world applications.

4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with practical tools to establish democratic workplaces. You will explore cooperative governance principles, legal structures, bylaws, and member rights. Learn to create effective assemblies, inclusive decision-making processes, and transparent operations. Using diagnostics, implementation plans, and monitoring frameworks, develop strategies to boost participation, accountability, and sustained organizational vitality.
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Develop skills
- Develop cooperative bylaws with clear, democratic guidelines for worker co-ops.
- Facilitate effective assemblies by managing agendas, quorum, and equitable voting.
- Identify governance challenges like power imbalances, inefficiencies, and potential risks.
- Guide inclusive decision-making using tools for compensation, workloads, and initiatives.
- Evaluate cooperative performance by monitoring key indicators for engagement, fairness, and service excellence.
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