Foundations of Worker Cooperatives Course
Build fair, democratic workplaces in social services. This course gives social workers practical tools for cooperative governance, inclusive decision-making, and transparent boards to improve staff wellbeing, service quality, and community impact.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Foundations of Worker Cooperatives Course gives you clear, practical tools to build fair, democratic workplaces. Learn core cooperative governance, legal forms, bylaws, and member rights, then design effective assemblies, inclusive decision-making, and transparent systems. Through real-world diagnostics, rollout plans, and monitoring tools, you gain concrete strategies to improve participation, accountability, and long-term organizational health.
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Develop skills
- Design cooperative bylaws: craft clear, democratic rules for worker co-ops.
- Run effective assemblies: plan agendas, quorum, and fair voting in co-ops.
- Diagnose governance issues: spot power imbalances, bottlenecks, and risks.
- Lead inclusive decisions: use participatory tools for pay, workload, and projects.
- Monitor co-op impact: track KPIs for participation, equity, and service quality.
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