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Courses available for reps through TUC Education
The TUC core course programme
Union Reps Stage 1 Course
(60-72 hours of guided learning)
Course content
- The job of the union rep
- Building union membership
- Making the union work
- Using and making agreements
- Representing members
- Grievance and discipline
- Your rights and negotiating at work
- The rep within the wider union
- Looking forward and making plans
Stepping Up - the Advanced Course for Union Reps
(60-72 hours of guided learning)
Core modules
- Trade Union Context
- Planning, Organising, Campaigning
plus two other modules - Rights at Work
- Collective Bargaining
or - Leading on the Collective Agenda
Health and Safety Stage 1 Course
(60-72 hours of guided learning)
Course content
- Role and functions of the trade union health and safety rep
- Organising for health and safety
- Preventing accidents and ill health
- Skills for the Safety Rep
- Planning for the future
Next Steps for Safety Reps - Stage 2 Course
(60-72 hours of guided learning)
Course content
- Building a safe and healthy workplace
- Building health and safety organisation
- Keeping up-to-date on health and safety
- Effecting Change in health and safety
- Planning for the future
Union Learning Reps
(30-50 hours of guided learning)
Course content
- Getting organised
Including - the role of the ULR*
- statutory rights and facilities for ULRs
- Working with members
Including - involving members
- skills for life
- learning needs surveys
- organising to improve learning opportunities
- Working with Employers
Including - top tips for a learning workplace
- training and learning opportunities
- organising to improve learning opportunities
- Skills Notes
- ULR workplace toolkit
TUC Diploma Course Programme
TUC Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety
This course will develop your understanding of health and safety principle and practice and includes modules on:
- Occupational Health and safety organisation
- Occupational Health and safety law
- Occupational Health, safety, welfare in the environment
- Research, communication, study skills, ICT*, working with figures/statistics
The TUC Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety at OCN Level 3 is accredited to meet the academic requirement for Safety Technician (Tech IOSH) grade.
TUC Diploma in Contemporary Trade Unionism
This course will develop your understanding of industrial society and the role of trade unions past and present and includes modules on:
- Development of trade unionism in Britain
- Trade unions today
- Future of trade unions
- Research, communication, problem solving
- Project writing
TUC Diploma in Employment Law
This course will develop your understanding of current Employment Law and includes modules on:
- Employment relations
- Sex, race, disability discrimination
- Worklife balance/protecting workers
- Representation and union recognition
- Research, communication, problem solving
- Project writing
Fact sheet (700 words) issued 8 Feb 2006
