Mission

Mission:

Through labor-management cooperation, the NYS & CSEA Partnership for Education and Training (Partnership) 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

The Partnership is a joint labor-management organization that provides education and training services to NYS agencies and CSEA-represented employees. The Partnership is funded through the collective bargaining agreements between the State of New York and the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA).

A four-member Board of Directors, made up of representatives from the NYS Governor's Office of Employee Relations and CSEA, provides policy guidance to the Partnership. Co-Directors Jeannine Morell and Peter Trolio oversee the Partnership's programs and services.

Partnership staff members work with management and labor representatives to deliver job skills and professional development training programs to local worksites. Individual CSEA-represented employees enroll in courses offered at training sites across the state and can also access an extensive online learning program. Thousands of employees use tuition benefits and advisement services to pursue their educational goals and career ambitions. Labor-management committees throughout the state work with Partnership staff to learn how to strengthen their structure and relationships to address issues of mutual concern more effectively. A range of other programs and services are also available to employees and labor-management agency representatives.

Success Through Collaboration: A Report on the Activities and Accomplishments During the 2007-2011 Contract Agreements [pdf] provides a summary of accomplishments during the contract period.

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]