HOW TO APPLY
1. Choose a course from the selection below.
2. Fill in the Application Form and get it approved by a Branch or Full Time Officer.
3. Arrange paid release from your employer to attend the course.
4. Return the Application Form to:
Unison Branch Office,
Room A38,
County Hall,
Preston.
PR1 OLD
Applications for training/seminars/conferences MUST be sent to the Branch - not directly to the provider - for verification by the Branch Education Co-ordinator or Assistant Education Co-ordinator; expenses will NOT be paid for attendance on courses which have not been approved by the Branch. Training courses should be selected closest geographically to a steward's workplace or home.
This course will help you to develop the skills and knowledge required to:
The essential follow-on course for all union reps. You will develop ideas on:
For all union reps involved in health and safety:
The essential follow-on course which will:
URl 5 days plus the optional module Skills for Life (3 days)
The union learning representative is a new category of union activist. Course
content includes:
This course is designed primarily for experienced union safety representatives who have completed the Stage 2 Core Programme course. The course is accredited to meet the academic requirements for IOSH membership at Technician Safety Practitioner level (Tech SP) and is 'kite marked' for access to Higher Education. The aims of the course are to:
The Accesss programme provides opportunities for activists and reps who may wish to progress into higher education and is OCN accredited at Level 3. Participants will normally be expected to have completed the Stage 2 Union Representatives course or will be expected to undertake an interview with the course tutor. The course includes:
COURSE DATES
10 Thursdays starting 10th May
10 Tuesdays starting 8th May
10 Wednesdays starting 9th May
8 Fridays starting 17th May
36 Wednesdays starting 26th September
36 Tuesdays starting 28th September
How the Courses Work
Each course is organised in a friendly, informal, yet structured way. Many of your activities will involve working collectively in small groups. Time can be spent working on issues that concern you and your members.
Accreditation
TUC Courses are now accredited through the Open College Network. Reps who wish
to, will have the option to gain nationally-recognised credits for their achievements
which can often provide access to vocational awards or other further and higher
education training opportunities.
The main way to get paid release is through agreements with employers. There is legal backing in the Employment Protection Act and Health and Safety legislation. This is further strengthened by paragraph 17 of the ACAS Code of Practice on paid release for further training where this is necessary to meet changes in the structure and topics of negotiation at the place of employment or legislative changes affecting industrial relations. If you have any problems you should consult your senior union rep or full time officer.
New rights to paid release for training for Learning Reps came into force in early 2003.
For further information contact:
Susan McGonnell
Trade Union Education Unit
Bolton Community College
Manchester Road
Bolton
BL2 1ER
Tel: 01204 907485
Fax: 01204 907009
Email: susan.mcgonnell@bolton-community-college.ac.uk
In addition to the courses listed above we can also arrange to run Special short courses for unions in individual workplaces on issues such as European Safety Directives, payment systems, changes at work and grievance handling.
Why not visit the Unit’s comprehensive Health & Safety and Employment Law Library and CD Roms, or use the Unit’s computers for Branch Newsletters?
PETER HOLLAND
TUC Regional Education Officer
Cotton Exchange
Suite 506-510
Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9LQ
Tel: 0151 236 7678
Fax: 0151 236 2331
Email: tucednorthwest@tuc.org.uk