Courses available through TUC Education

The TUC core course programme

Stage 1 Union Reps Course
(60 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

Stage 2 Union Reps Course
(60 hours of guided learning)
Course content
· Change at Work
· Union Organisation
· Bargaining
· Background to employment law
· Contract of employment
· Unfair dismissal law
· Industrial Action

Stepping Up - the Advanced Course for Union Reps
(60 hours of guided learning)
Course content
Core modules
·Trade Union Context
·Planning, Organising, Campaigning
plus two other modules
·Rights at Work
·Collective Bargaining
or
· Leading on the Collective Agenda

Stage 1 Health and Safety Reps Course
(60 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

Stage 2 Health and Safety Reps Course
(60 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

Learning Reps
· Bargaining for Training
· Front Line Advice and Guidance
· Learning Needs Analysis
· NVQs and Assessment
· Information Advice & Guidance
· Basic Skills
· Introduction to the Role of Trade Unions in Workforce Development
· E-learning and Learndirect

TUC Short Course Programme
These are organised as part of regional/national programmes, or on request from affiliates. They can be organised during working time and last between one and five days. Your TUC Regional Education Officer will provide details of the programme in your area but in general courses cover:

Employment Law
· Family Friendly Policies
· Right to be Accompanied
· Handling Discipline and Grievance
· Human Rights Act
· Recognition Arrangements

Collective Bargaining/Industrial Relations
· Representing Members

Partnership at Work

Equality
· Women's Programmes
· Tackling Racism
· Equal Opportunities
· Lesbian & Gay Issues
· Disability Rights

Health & Safety
· Risk Assessment
· Stress at Work
· Bullying at Work
· Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

Induction
· For New Representatives

Skills
· Negotiating Skills
· Communication Skills

Pensions
· Pension Trustees
· Women and Pensions

Information Communication Technology

· IT for Union Representatives
· Using the Internet for Reps
· Using Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Databases for Reps

Winning the Organised Workplace
· Organising Strategies for Unions

TUC Access Certificate Course Programme

TUC Certificate in Occupational Safety & Health
This course will develop your understanding of health and safety principle and practice and includes modules on:

Health and safety organisation
Health and safety law
Health, safety, welfare in the environment
Research, communication, problem solving

The TUC Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health at OCN Level 3 is accredited to meet the academic requirement for IOSH Technician Safety Practitioner membership

TUC Certificate 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 Certificate 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