Stage 1 and 2 courses
Union Reps Stage 1 Certificate
This course is for union representatives.
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Stepping Up – The Advanced Course Certificate
This course is designed for union representatives who have already completed the TUC Stage 1 Union Representatives Course or its equivalent.
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Health & Safety Stage 1 Certificate
This course is for trade union health and safety representatives. It is the first stage in the TUC health and safety training programme.
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Next Steps for Safety Reps Certificate
This course is designed for health and safety representatives who have already completed the TUC Health & Safety Stage 1 course or its equivalent.
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ULR Stage 1 Award
The aim is to be able to work effectively as ULR you need to build a broad knowledge and understanding of education and training matters.
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ULR Stage 2 Award
This course will provide ULRs with the opportunity to build on knowledge and skills developed in the new TUC ULR Stage 1.
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Diploma courses
Diploma in Contemporary Trade Unionism
This course is designed for experienced trade union representatives – the key link between the workplace and the wider union.
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Diploma in Employment Law
Promotes an understanding of trade union approach to employment law.
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Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
Provides guided learning through which the learner may become more effective as a trade union health and safety representative.
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Diploma in Equalities
Provide guided learning through which the learner may become more effective as a union representative, particularly on equality issues.
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Short courses
Health and Safety
- Trade Unions and International Health and Safety
- Health & Safety Conditions at Work
- Introduction to Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
- Health & Safety Update
- Body mapping
- Risk Assessment
- Developing Safety Representative Skills
- Organising for Health & Safety
- Manual Handling
- Workplace Accident Investigation and Reporting
- Tackling Stress in the Workplace
- Union Inspection Notices
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Dealing with intimidating behaviour
- Smoke free Workplaces
- Women and Health & Safety
- Occupational Health
- Mental Health Awareness
Promoting Learning
- Developing Workplace Learning
- Supporting learners
- Skills for Life and the Union Role
- Skills for Life – The Whole Organisation Approach
- Workforce Development – The ULR Role
- Mentoring and coaching skills for union reps
- Climbing Frame for Union Learning Reps
- Working with Members
- Working With Employers
- Negotiating with Employers on Learning
- How to Work with Providers
- Organising & Learning
- Equality in the Workplace
- Learning and Organising
- Supporting learners into higher learning
Personal and Professional Development
Capacity Building
- Employment Law Update - Information and Consultation
- Trade Unions and Apprenticeships
- Apprenticeship Mentoring
- Employment Law Update – Dispute Resolution
- Handling Casework
- Running a Trade Union Learning Centre
- Engaging Learners in a Trade Union Learning Centre
Equality
- Sexual Orientation and Religious Belief Regulations
- Tackling Racism
- Equal Pay
- Disability Champions @ Work
- Understanding the Employment Equality Regulations
- Countering the far right
- Equality reps
- Mental Health Awareness




