The services that the Federation provides to PSAs include:
- Management of financial accounts, PSA membership records, and archives
- Financial support, including PSA Member Grants, Regional Conference Grant and Special Project Grant
- Advice and assistance on PSA administration and professional development matters
- Coffee service at cost for meetings in the BCTF building
- Five days’ release time (paid by BCTF) for PSA presidents or designates for their own PSA work
- Layout, printing, and mailing at cost (with 25% off labour by BCTF staff)
- E-mail lists for PSAs and their executive committees
- Meeting rooms, provided at no cost, in the BCTF building (subject to availability)
- BCTF Staff support/liaison
- Training for new PSA presidents, treasurers, and conference chairs.
Financial assistance
PSA Member Grants are paid to all PSAs following Federation approval of their grant application. Only active BCTF members are counted for this grant. BCTF committees pay the expenses of representatives from any PSA they invite to meetings on special issues. The BCTF also pays expenses of the PSA president to the PSAC meetings.
Publications
The BCTF office will produce and mail PSA publications at cost. PSAs receive a 25% discount on labour for layout, printing, and distribution by Federation staff. An electronic mailing list for members and subscribers of PSAs is maintained free of charge. PSAs choosing to use third-party mailing services should ensure that their service contracts include confidentiality clauses with respect to the storage, security, and non-disclosure of any personal information and that they comply with BCTF privacy policy.