Economic Training Centre
Supporting Québec workers
The mandate of the Economic Training Centre (ETC) has been an integral part of the Fonds' mission since its inception. By providing in-person and remote training and facilitation services, the ETC has two main objectives:
- To empower workers to increase their influence on Québec's socio-economic development by addressing a range of important issues such as climate change.
- To educate and encourage Québecers to save for a decent retirement.
Personal finance and retirement savings sessions
Personal finance and retirement savings sessions
Free, flexible training sessions on personal finance and retirement savings to inform workers and encourage them to save for a decent retirement. Offered virtually or in-person, our training sessions can be held outside of work hours, either in a lunch-and-learn format or in the evening.
Topics:
- Budgeting
- Credit, debt, and personal finance
- Savings
- Building your retirement over the long-term
- Preparing for a pending retirement.
Climate change sessions
Climate change sessions
With a flexible duration of up to one hour, this free session is offered in the workplace and aims to encourage dialogue among colleagues on various topics related to climate change:
- The origins of climate change
- Sustainable development
- The impact of climate change on society and the environment
- Everyday actions that can make a difference.
Training to support transformations
Training to support transformations
In a world where society and work are undergoing profound transformations—whether environmental, energy-related, societal, or organizational—ETC advisors are putting the mission of the Fonds' education component into action by leveraging the collective intelligence of businesses. Depending on the audience, the ETC collaborates with various Fonds experts, such as the Savings Market Development department, the vice-president of Human Resources, the asthuce group, and the Communications and Marketing department, to ensure targeted content that achieves the established objectives.
Training for the network of local representatives (LR)
Training for the network of local representatives (LR)
A multifaceted training program to maintain and develop the knowledge and skills needed to act as an LR for savers in unionized workplaces represented by the FTQ, CSQ, or FIQ.
Fonds étudiant
Fonds étudiant
A program designed to support Québec youth engaged in initiatives with strong educational and entrepreneurial value. Launched in 1998 under a partnership between the Québec government, the FTQ, and the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, the Fonds étudiant helps finance student employment in Québec's small businesses, social economy enterprises, labour organizations, and cooperatives.
