Mission and History

Mission:

Through labor-management cooperation, the NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training provides programs and services for NYS employees and agencies that promote:

• increased career mobility, workplace safety and health, and job satisfaction;
• a highly skilled, motivated, and productive workforce committed to excellence in public service; and
• effective labor-management relationships between State and CSEA representatives.

History:

For nearly three decades, New York State (NYS) and the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) have embraced, through collective bargaining, its programs and services for NYS agencies and its CSEA-represented NYS employees. These joint endeavors have proven remarkably successful and, in some instances, have gained various recognitions.

NYS and CSEA established the NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training (Partnership) to manage CSEA education and training programs funded through the collective bargaining agreements. The Partnership represents the merger in April 2002 of three organizations: the Clerical and Secretarial Employee Advancement Program (CSEAP); the NYS/CSEA Labor-Management Committees (LMC); and the Labor Education Action Program (LEAP). [Return to Top]

Co-Directors Peter Trolio and Jeannine Morell lead the Partnership. A four-member Board of Directors, made up of representatives from the NYS Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER) and CSEA, oversees the Partnership's programs and services.

Partnership staff works with NYS agencies to bring job skills and professional development training programs to local worksites. Thousands of employees use tuition benefits and advisement services to pursue their educational goals and career ambitions. Labor-management committees at agency worksites work with Partnership staff to learn how to strengthen labor-management relationships and facilitate solutions to difficult problems.

Education and training accomplishments during the New York State and CSEA 2003-2007 Agreements are summarized in Success Through Collaboration – Education and Training Highlights 2003-2007 [pdf] [html]

The NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation in the admission to, access to, or employment in its programs or activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided on request. [Return to Top]