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update magazine June/July 2012
member portal
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Sign up in five easy steps At bcnu.org, hover your mouse over the “Portals” tab, located on the upper right hand side. A drop-down menu will appear. Move your mouse over “Member Portal” and click once.
Access Granted: BCNU Member Portal Reaches Out
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ecurity. Access to information. Privacy. Finally, BCNU members have an exclusive communication platform with their union, free from the worry that sensitive information may land in front of the wrong pairs of eyes. Member portals are, by design, aimed at de-cluttering the intranet into a more user-friendly experience. Launched in early 2012, the BCNU Member Portal is still in its infancy, but has great Did you kno w? potential to be a one-stop communications vehicle for all members. Over 1,500 members Currently, the shiniest tool on the Member Portal have alread y signed up is the Events Calendar, displaying a wide variety of to BCNU’s Mem ber Portal. events including training seminars and workshops offered by the Education Department. Members 80% of nursin can log in to the portal, choose the courses and g unions in Canada us workshops that interest them most and print out e member portals to co the applicable registration forms. Other categories mmunicate w ith members. include News, Documents and Profile Summary, as well as tabs relating to Occupational Health and Safety, Contract Administration, Learning 87% of nurses use a and Development and Human Rights. Member Port al for busine ss/ Ultimately, the goal of the BCNU Member research reas ons. Portal is to provide a user-friendly experience, enabling members to develop their “own” portal that is full of information and reference materials that matter to them. In these early days, member feedback is incredibly important: members are encouraged to not only report on what works, but also consider why they’re using the portal and whether their needs are met. update
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Next, click on “First time here?” and enter your information when prompted.
Enter required fields, including your BCNU member ID number (you can find it on the mailing label of this Update magazine), or the last four digits of your Social Insurance Number.
Write down your BCNU member ID number and password, and be sure to keep it in a safe place.
Having trouble? Download the “Member Portal Login Guide” from the portal login page, for a more detailed explanation on how to register.
If you experience problems signing on, please contact BCNU Tech Support at 604-433-2268 ext. 2159 or memberservices@bcnu.org.
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