The BLET Education & Training Department is offering a full slate of training opportunities throughout the coming year. All BLET officers are encouraged to attend, especially first-time officers who were elected during the 2024 Triennial Election cycle.
The 2025 class schedule is as follows:
• February 4-6, Secretary-Treasurer LM-3/LM-4 Class
The class will be conducted via Zoom. Registration is now open and details have been sent by email and UnionTrack alert.
• March 4-6, Secretary-Treasurer LM-2 Class
This is a hybrid class that will be conducted in-person and via Zoom. Registration is now open and details have been sent by email and UnionTrack alert.
• March 11-13, Division Secretary-Treasurer Class
Registration is opening soon. This is a hybrid class that will be conducted in-person and via Zoom.
• April 8-10, Local Chairman Class
Registration is opening soon. This is a hybrid class that will be conducted in-person and via Zoom.
• May 13-15, Legislative Representative Class
Registration is opening soon. This class is in-person only and will be held in Washington, D.C.
• June 19, Training at BLET Eastern Regional Meeting
Registration is opening soon. One-day classes for Secretary-Treasurers, Local Chairmen, and Legislative Representatives. These classes are in-person only and will be held in Daytona Beach, Fla.
• August 21, Training at BLET Western Regional Meeting
Registration will open in early spring. One-day classes for Secretary-Treasurers, Local Chairmen, and Legislative Representatives. These classes are in-person only and will be held in Bellevue, Wash.
• September 16-18, Division Secretary-Treasurer Class
Registration will open in early summer. This is a hybrid class that will be conducted in-person and via Zoom.
• September 23-25, Local Chairman Class
Registration will open in early summer. This is a hybrid class that will be conducted in-person and via Zoom.
Please note: The in-person portion of all hybrid classes will be held in the training center at BLET National Division Headquarters in Independence, Ohio. Additional officer training opportunities will be added to the schedule and announced later this year.
For more information: Please contact David Estes, National Secretary-Treasurer and Department Head of the BLET Education and Training Department, at: (216) 241-2630 ext. 227; or by email at: estes@ble-t.org.