TUC Stage 2 Courses For Trade Union Representative

TUC Stepping Up Course (stage 2 for Union Reps/Shop Stewards/Staff Reps)

The essential second part of the introductory course for all union representives who have completed a basic steward's course. As an elected Trade Union Rep / Shop Steward you have the legal right to attend this course on full pay under Section 168-(2)(b) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. You will learn about:

• collective bargaining aims and techniques.
• find and using information.
• analysing documents and surveys.
• improving union organisation.
• developing skills for union work
• applying employment law.
• addressing industrial relations issues
• public speaking.

TUC Next Steps (stage 2 for Health and Safety Reps)

For safety representatives who have completed the Introduction Health and Safety course and have had further practical experience since then. the course builds upon basic skills and issues developed on the Stage 1. The course runs for twelve weeks. As well as the core activities your group will choose topics to study in detail on the first day of the course, this could be anything from noise to office safety, lifting regs to stress. You will also undertake a project to make real improvements to the safety of your members back at work. As an elected Trade Union Safety Rep you have the legal right to attend this course on full pay under Section 4-(2)(b) of the Safety Reps & Safety Committees (SRSC) Regulations. You will learn about:

• detailed health and safety law.
• communicating with members.
• negotiating improvements in health and safety.
• analysis of workplace hazards experience by course members.
• proposed solutions to such workplace problems.
• updating knowledge of new regulations and standards

TUC Union Learning Reps Stage 2

The TUC have written a brand new Stage 2 ULR course which we are running for the first time 5 Wednesdays from June 23^rd.

On the stage 2 courses reps have the opportunity to focus on an aspect of their work with a view to improving their practice as representatives. For most reps, having time and support to develop something that is of interest and value to them is a thoroughly enjoyable challenge. You may already have something going on at work that would benefit from this space to find out more, talk to people, think, plan and develop. It may be that you have been introduced to new information or skills as part of previous courses that you could usefully apply to your workplace context. Alternatively, there may be an issue or problem that you feel has never been properly investigated and resolved.

This course provides the opportunity to pick up any such item to work on. In addition to the timetabled course hours, the course tutor and other ULRs working through a similar process will be able to provide support with this project. If there are ULRs from the same workplace or union they may want to work collectively on a project, each having their own area to focus on.

Whatever is chosen to work on, it does not have to be something that has to be ‘finished’ by the end of the course. What is asked is that ULRs will work closely with the Tutor, using course materials as guidance, logging what they do in the Project diary, and sharing what they develop with others on the course.

If you have done the ULR stage 1 course this could be just the course to give learning a kick start or to devote some focused time to something you wish to achieve.