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COURSE TITLE:
START DATE:
YOUR FULL NAME:
Home address:
Postcode:
Tel:
Email:
Trade Union:
Union branch:
Posts held:
Previous courses:
Name and address of employer:
I am a fully paid up member and representave of my union
YES/NO
My employer has agreed to my aending this course without loss of
earnings YES/NO
Signature of applicant: Date:
Signature or stamp of full me ocer/branch
Customised courses - we can work together with
you and your union to deliver short courses to meet your
needs.
Contact Monica to discuss [email protected] or 0207 426 1976
PLEASE RETURN completed form to Monica : [email protected] or by
post to:
Monica Gort at WEA London Region, 4 Luke Street,
London EC2A 4XW
Workers Educational Association
London Region
Trade Union Studies
Free courses for Trade Union
Representatives
SEPTEMBER 2014 - JULY 2015
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At the WEA we oer a range of union courses for reps of all
experiences andbackgrounds. Our courses are free for union reps and
are accredited through me inthe classroom and workplace acvies.
Workplace reps, shop stewards, H&S reps andlearning reps all
have a legal right to aend without loss of earnings.NB: for all
courses listed below WEA are running two separate courses on each
day a General course and a course specically for those who work on
London
Underground.All courses listed , unless otherwise stated, run
from 9.30am to 4.30pm
GETTING STARTED in YOUR UNION ROLE? These courses are designedto
give you the knowledge, skills and condence to help you represent
your members.
UNION REPRESENTATIVES Stage 1Find out what it means to be a
union rep, how union democracy works, how torepresent your members
eecvely, how to deal with collecve and individual issues. Duraon:
10 MONDAYS from 29 SEPTEMBER - 1 DECEMBER 2014; or
10 MONDAYS from 19 JANUARY - 23 MARCH 2015; or10 MONDAYS from 20
APRIL - 6 JULY 2015 (not including bank holidays)
HEALTH & SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES Stage 1This course provides
an understanding of the health and safety framework, trade
union
safety reps funcons and the union approach to health and
safety.Duraon: 10 WEDNESDAYS from 1 OCTOBER - 3 DECEMBER 2014;
or
10 WEDNESDAYS from 21 JANUARY - 25 MARCH 2015; or10 WEDNESDAYS
from 29 APRIL - 1 JULY 2015
FOR MORE EXPERIENCED REPS: If you have completed a Stage 1
courseand would like to further your skills and knowledge, you can
sign up for Stage 2.
CERTIFICATE in EMPLOYMENT LAW (Stage 2 Union Reps)This course
approaches the law from a workplace perspecve and its
principleconcern is how knowledge and condence in using employment
law can improveworkplace bargaining
Duraon: 10 TUESDAYS from 30 SEPTEMBER- 2 DECEMBER 2014; or
10 TUESDAYS from 20 JANUARY - 24 MARCH 2015; or10 TUESDAYS from
28 APRIL - 30 JUNE 2015
NEXT STEPS for Safety Representaves (Stage 2 H&S Reps)This
course helps to build the skills, knowledge and condence in
tackling H&S issues,including research skills, report wring and
speaking up on workplace health andsafety problems, as well as
keeping up to date on H&S legislaon.Duraon: 10 THURSDAYS from 2
OCTOBER - 4 DECEMBER 2014; or
10 THURSDAYS from 22 JANUARY - 26 MARCH 2015; or10 THURSDAYS
from 30 APRIL - 2 JULY 2015
Formore info contact Monica on 0207 426 1976 or email:
[email protected]
DIPLOMA COURSES: these courses are for experienced reps who
havecompleted Stages 1 and 2, or union equivalent
DIPLOMA in EMPLOYMENT LAWThis course provides a grounding in the
law relang to employment and work.You will learn about collecve and
individual law, the pressures and inuencesthere are and how it all
aects your workplace and the people you represent.Duraon: 36
WEDNESDAYS over 3 terms starng 24 SEPTEMBER 2014TERM 1 - 24
SEPTEMBER - 10 DECEMBER 2014TERM 2 - 7 JANUARY 25 MARCH 2015TERM 3
- 29 APRIL 15 JULY 2015
DIPLOMA in OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY This course helps
safety reps to develop their in-depth understanding of healthand
safety law, occupaonal health and work-related environmental
issues.Duraon: 36 FRIDAYS over 3 terms starng 26 SEPTEMBER 2014TERM
1 - 26 SEPTEMBER - 12 DECEMBER 2014TERM 2 - 9 JANUARY 27 MARCH
2015
TERM 3- 1 MAY 17 JULY 2015
DIPLOMA in EQUALITIESblended ( rst 2 days and last day of each
term
in classroom, and in between alternate days distance and
classroomThis course is intended to help experienced reps develop
anunderstanding of equality in the workplace and union as well as
gain anunderstanding of current equality legislaon and how it can
be applied.Duraon: 36 THURSDAYS over 3 terms starng 25 SEPTEMBER
2014TERM 1 - 25 SEPTEMBER - 11 DECEMBER 2014TERM 2 - 8 JANUARY 26
MARCH 2015TERM 3 - 6 MAY 22 JULY 2015
UNION LEARNING REPS Stages 1 and 2The new Union Learning Rep
courses have replaced the 5 day course and follow
on modules. Stage 1 looks at the funcons and facilies of a ULR,
union learning
and structures and promong learning through the trade union
approach.
Stage 2 looks in more depth at learning needs, organising and
working with
others, and developing strategies around learning and
organising.
Duraon: STAGE 1: 5 TUESDAYS from 23 SEPTEMBER - 21 OCTOBER 2014;
or
5 TUESDAYS from 13 JANUARY - 10 FEBRUARY 2015; or
5 TUESDAYS from 5 MAY- 2 JUNE 2015
STAGE 2 : 5 TUESDAYS from 4 NOVEMBER - 2 DECMBER 2014; or
5 TUESDAYS from 24 FEBRUARY - 24 MARCH 2015; or
5 TUESDAYS from 16 JUNE - 14 JULY 2015
