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Courses
Equalities for Trade Union Representatives - TUC Equality Diploma
12 Sep 2012, Hull
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The Diploma is designed primarily for experienced Trade Union Reps whose role would benefit from a wider understanding of Equality Issues.
| Audience type | Union reps |
| Start date | 12 Sep 2012 |
| Duration | 36 Wednesdays from 12th September 2012 |
| Location (region) | East Riding College, Trade Union Studies, Hull (Yorkshire and Humberside Region) |
| Status | Available |
Unions have always been at the forefront for equality at work, whether through the struggle for equal pay, through tackling racism or working for equal access to learning and skills. This Diploma is designed to bring together all the threads of the equality agenda so that reps have a thorough grounding in union policy, best practice and equality law.
The Diploma is designed primarily for experienced trade union reps whose role would benefit from a wider understanding of equality issues. It is intended to help students understand the equality issues in the workplace, current equality legislation and how it can be applied to their own organization. The Diploma also develops values and skills needed for higher level study and activism.
The Diploma will:
* provide guided learning through which the learner may become more effective as a union representative, particularly on equality issues
* promote an understanding of trade union values and policies on equalities
* deepen and extend the capacities of learners, enabling them to apply for full-time officer posts or higher education opportunities
* strengthen understanding of trade union and workplace issues and offer up to date detail of new developments in the law and policy
* build learners knowledge of equality issues in the workplace
* support learners ability to build workplace equality and tackle issues at work
* develop personal/study skills, the ability work collectively, and generally improve the confidence of learners to study at a higher level.
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| Course outline |
Programme modules
Equality issues at work
Equality and the law
Working for equality
Communication and study skills for trade union representatives
Legal skills
Information communication technology
Research project
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| Fees |
This course is free of charge for reps from affiliated unions.
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| More information |
claire@tradeunionstudies.com
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