Union professional development programme 2011-12

The TUC Education union professional development programme 2011–12 meeting the needs of officers and other union professionals and staff

Now in its eighth year, the union professional development programme is regularly reviewed and evaluated to ensure its relevance to union professionals.

As a result the entire programme has been updated by TUC tutors ready for the 2011–12 programme.

In addition, the TUC’s interactive union professionals website, the only website exclusively devoted to the needs of people who work for unions, offers further information and support. To register, go to www.unionprofessionals.org.uk.

For further information about courses, services or the website please contact Martin Hegarty at mhegarty@tuc.org.uk

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Foreword Brendan Barber

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About the union professional development programme Choosing a course Course tutors and materials Accreditation Costs Your feedback

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www.unionprofessionals.org.uk

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IDS/TUC Pay Forum

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Online courses for union professionals Diploma courses Short course

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Courses Contemporary Trade Unionism Organise!

Running a Workshop Lights, Camera, Action Reading Financial Accounts Union Professional Officer Equality Handling Casework Employment Law Pensions

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Union Women Professionals’ Summer School

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On-request and bespoke courses

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Organising Academy programme

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Course dates by region Scotland Northern, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber Wales, the Midlands and South West London and the Southern and Eastern region

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TUC contacts

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Application form

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Foreword Welcome to the 2011–12 TUC Education programme for union professionals, bringing quality, accredited education to union officers through the very best of our partnership with further education.

The training and development of union professionals remains a priority for the TUC and this is our eighth year of delivery since the closure of the National Education Centre in 2005. The programme has grown exponentially since then, with around one in three trade union professionals taking part in the training offer each year. In 2010, 908 union professionals from 35 unions participated in a course, half of them women.

Much of the training takes place in London, as in previous years, but regional programmes are running in Scotland, the Midlands, South West, Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West, making the prospect of an expanded, regional offer – which can be accessed close to home – a reality.

The courses are complemented by online support for union professionals through an interactive website www.unionprofessionals.org.uk. This site is an essential tool for busy union officials and we welcome suggestions for improvements.

This year we are again offering our online courses for union professionals with options for diploma courses in Employment Law and Contemporary Trade Unionism, together with a shorter course, Introduction to Contemporary Trade Unionism.

TUC Education is committed to providing the best possible service for union officials. Please make full use of this booklet and its contents and let us know what you think.

Yours sincerely

Brendan Barber TUC General Secretary

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Choosing a course Course outlines

Accreditation

Each course has an outline that covers who the course is for, how long it is, and what key elements of knowledge and skills are covered. If there is a cost – usually the courses are free – this is also stated.

We have been working hard for some years to get the learning achievements of union staff appropriately recognised. Three years ago, TUC Education and NOCN took part in testing and trialling the TUC Education programme within the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF). The QCF is a new way of recognising achievement through the award of credit for units and qualifications. It provides flexible routes to gaining full qualifications, and enables qualifications to be achieved in small steps.

Dates and locations Course dates are shown for each region, by date, on pages 17–20.

‘On request’ courses The programme also lists ‘on request’ courses. These courses are not scheduled within the programme but may be run where a union has a requirement for the course and enough participants to make it viable.

To make a request contact the national or regional TUC Education office – contact details are on page 22.

Course tutors and materials The professional development programme brings high quality, accredited education and training to union officers locally, through the best of the TUC’s partnership with further education.

The programme is delivered by TUC trained tutors who are experienced trade unionists and professionally qualified. TUC Education develops and provides materials for all courses and materials are regularly reviewed and revised with input from tutors, policy experts and unions.

The TUC programme is now located within the QCF with new arrangements for qualifications. All learners registered on TUC Education programmes will be eligible to work towards qualifications.

This means that all credits achieved on courses will build towards awards, certificates and diplomas, issued through our awarding body, NOCN. Tutors will advise how to build credits into a recognised trade union qualification.

Costs The majority of courses offered here are free of charge to unions. Where it has been necessary to pass on costs (as with the Union Women Professionals’ Summer School, or the Lights, Camera, Action course, for example) this is clearly indicated in the course descriptions. More information on charges for bespoke programmes can be obtained through the relevant TUC Regional Education Officer or from Martin Hegarty at mhegarty@tuc.org.uk.

Your feedback This union professional development programme has been designed with the assistance of many union officers. We welcome your views on the programme to help us continue to ensure it is relevant and practical.

If there is something missing from the programme, please tell Liz Rees at lrees@tuc.org.uk.

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web

www.unionprofessionals.org.uk The TUC’s exciting unionprofessionals website, the first online community designed solely for officers and staff employed by TUC-affiliated unions, is now in its fifth year. It is designed to provide a dynamic space for cross-union networks to meet and share resources, experiences and advice and keep up to date as professionals’ roles become increasingly complex and challenging.

Users have access to: ❚ useful exclusive content from the Labour Research Department, Incomes Data Services, and Thompsons Solicitors ❚ regular features such as the monthly newsletter, unionprofessionals News, and the General Secretary’s report to the General Council (not previously available to union staff online) ❚ member offers from the LRD and IDS ❚ employment law podcasts ❚ the latest info from the TUC on new courses, events and more, just for union officials ❚ restricted specialist areas ❚ targeted region- and country-specific information.

unionprofessionals has pages on: ❚ bargaining ❚ TUC training for union professionals ❚ pay ❚ employment law ❚ equality ❚ learning ❚ media and communications ❚ and many others.

All these pages have their own discussions and resources.

Unionprofessionals is informative, interactive and user-driven. Members can: ❚ exchange news, views, ideas and experiences ❚ share events, links and resources.

Website features include: ❚ live discussion forums ❚ event listings ❚ articles and publications ❚ resource library ❚ quick polls and surveys ❚ course listings and materials ❚ member directory ❚ search facility.

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The IDS/TUC Pay Forum 21 February 2012 Pay Prospects for 2012 Event organised by the TUC and Incomes Data Services Keynote speaker: Professor Danny Dorling, author of Injustice: why social inequality persists

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The conference will also provide a ‘negotiator’s tool box’ covering issues such as market-based pay, company intelligence and putting together a pay claim

Agenda Opening remarks by the Chair: Gail Cartmail Assistant General Secretary, Unite Opening address: Frances O’Grady, Deputy General Secretary, TUC

The Pay Negotiator’s Tool Box Session B – Challenging market-based pay, zero pay increases and the rate for the job a) Short introduction

Pay Prospects for 2012: Alastair Hatchett, Head of Pay Services, IDS

b) In the finance sector, Bernadette Fisher, Unite

Economic prospects: Nicola Smith, Head of Economic Department, TUC

d) In the civil service, Sue Ferns, Prospect

Q&A to Alastair Hatchett and Nicola Smith Guest speaker: ‘Inequalities and the widening pay gap’ Professor Danny Dorling, University of Sheffield

Coffee The Pay Negotiators’ Tool Box Session A – Building intelligence

c) In telecoms, Andy Kerr, CWU

Challenging the fragmentation of bargaining An examination of pay fragmentation in the public sector, in the context of outsourcing, agency staff, abolition of the school support staff pay body, and staffing and pay in free schools.

The session also looks at challenges to pay bargaining in the private sector especially for agency staff, and paying for skills in construction.

Three speakers led by Karen Jennings, with guests from the NUT, and UCATT or the GMB

a) Measuring the cost of living: CPI and RPI, with Richard Exell, Senior Policy Officer, TUC b) Maximising pay intelligence with Ken Mulkearn, Editor, IDS Pay Report c) Company financial intelligence with Jim McAuslan, General Secretary, Balpa

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online courses

Online courses for union professionals TUC Education is again offering online courses for union professionals. These are designed to offer a more flexible way to allow union officers and staff to access high quality training. There are two formats available, the diploma courses and a short course.

Course costs

All TUC Education’s online courses are delivered through a web-based learning environment called Moodle. Group activities take place using an online learning environment that learners can log onto whenever convenient.

The TUC Diploma is accredited by the National Open College Network and is divided into several units – three core units and four study skills units.

The course is run in a similar way to the classroom, involving a mixture of discussionbased activities, workplace tasks and individual project work. Discussions are based around the activities and involve sub-groups of the class, and they are facilitated by experienced online tutors.

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All online courses are free for union professionals from unions affiliated to the TUC.

Diploma courses

These courses are delivered over 36 weeks spread over three terms and will commence October 2011 or January 2012.

online courses

Online Diploma in Contemporary Trade Unionism This course is for union professionals. It focuses on the early, present and potential role of trade unions, and develops the values and skills needed for higher level study and activism.

The course will help you: ❚ become more effective as a union professional ❚ promote an understanding of trade union values and policies ❚ extend your capacity as a learner, preparing you for higher education opportunities ❚ understand trade union and workplace issues at a deeper level ❚ develop personal/study skills, the ability to work collectively and improve your confidence to study at a higher level.

The course will start in October 2011.

To apply contact Martin Hegarty mhegarty@tuc.org.uk or call 020 7079 6946.

Online Diploma in Employment Law This course is for union professionals. It supports the development and practice of employment law.

This course will help you: ❚ become a more effective union professional ❚ promote a better understanding of the trade union approach to employment law ❚ extend your capacity as a learner, preparing you for higher education opportunities ❚ understand trade union and workplace issues at a deeper level ❚ develop personal/study skills, the ability to work collectively and improve your confidence to study at a higher level.

This course will start in January 2012.

Introduction to Contemporary Trade Unionism This course is for all officers and staff who wish to develop their understanding of early, present and potential roles of trades unions. It is ideal for officers and staff who have a limited background in or knowledge of trade unions. The course is delivered over ten weeks and is a superb introduction to the Contemporary Trade Unionism Diploma course.

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Contemporary Trade Unionism

Organise! A Voice in Every Workplace

This course has been adapted from the TUC Diploma course and is designed to help union professionals to broaden their knowledge of the past, present and future role of trade unions.

Organising is an issue for all trade unions.

This course will give you an overview of the main arguments concerning the organising and servicing models.

The course will develop a greater understanding of trade union values, policies, and workplace issues enabling union professionals to become more effective.

Who the course is for

Who the course is for This course is for union professionals who wish to develop their knowledge of the early, present and potential role of trade unions and activism.

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Duration Three days, non-residential.

Knowledge The course covers an understanding of: ❚ how to become more effective as a union professional ❚ promoting trade union values and policies ❚ trade union and workplace issues at a deeper level.

This course is suitable for all union officers and staff.

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Two days, non-residential.

Knowledge This course covers essential knowledge in: ❚ reviewing union organisation, recruitment and retention practices ❚ identifying target areas for recruitment ❚ planning how to support and organise a union reps’ network ❚ using an organising/recruitment toolkit to involve reps in recruitment strategies.

Skills You will find out how to: ❚ develop communication skills ❚ prepare presentations ❚ run a workshop ❚ find and use information.

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Running a Workshop

Lights, Camera, Action

Running discussions and participative workshops is an essential part of union work. Effectively run workshops can help to build union teamwork, develop union reps’ confidence and skills, and plan and organise campaigns.

Whilst the course is not intended to give the participants the skills to become professional filmmakers, learners will develop their ideas for a video, learn about equipment and film grammar, practise filming and editing techniques and end up with a ‘professional looking’ video.

Who the course is for All union officers and staff who are involved in planning and running discussion sessions and workshops. The course is useful as a starting point for trade union tutors. The course is also helpful to officers and staff working on campaigns and organising strategies. No previous knowledge of discussion leading or workshop planning is assumed.

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Who the course is for All union officers and staff who want to take advantage of the powerful communication tool provided by video media and understand the ease with which it can be transmitted electronically via video sharing websites such as YouTube.

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Duration Three days, non-residential.

Three days, non-residential.

Knowledge The course covers essential knowledge in: ❚ defining your aims ❚ methods of handling participative discussions ❚ planning and structuring a workshop ❚ simple and suitable materials for discussion sessions ❚ controlling the timing ❚ summing up and agreeing action points.

Skills You will find out how to: ❚ set up activities and write discussion tasks ❚ use group work effectively ❚ get maximum participation ❚ work to tight timings ❚ make sure there is a clear summary and action points.

Knowledge The course covers essential knowledge in these areas: ❚ understanding screencraft and basic equipment ❚ experiencing practical, hands-on filming ❚ becoming familiar with postproduction theory and practice.

Skills You will find out how to: ❚ develop your ideas for a film ❚ contribute to the TUC Education YouTube page.

Cost There is a charge of £250 per person for this course.

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Reading Financial Accounts

Union Professional Officer

The ability to read and interpret information contained in financial accounts is crucial for union professionals to carry out their work.

Financial accounts contain vital information, if you can recognise the clues to tell you what is really going on. This course will introduce union professionals to reading company accounts and understanding how to interpret the information they contain.

The role of the union professional officer is a complex and varied one. This course looks at the varying demands and pressures on union professional officers and the resources and facilities they must utilise to meet those demands.

Who the course is for All officers and staff who have to deal with financial accounts. No previous knowledge of reading financial accounts is assumed.

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Duration Three days, non-residential.

Knowledge The course covers essential knowledge in: ❚ reading company and other accounts ❚ identifying key financial documents published by organisations ❚ interpreting accounting statements and their related documents ❚ using financial information to identify appropriate questions and find out what’s really going on ❚ picking out the warning signs for organisations and companies that may be failing ❚ understanding different types of accounting information organisations produce and how these can be used by trade union officers.

Who the course is for This course is particularly suitable for newly appointed officers but will also be of use to experienced officers seeking to refresh existing skills or learn new methods of organising their office, duties and workload.

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Duration Three days, non-residential.

Knowledge The course covers: ❚ the differing demands on a union activist and union officer ❚ prioritising work and organising people ❚ managing an office and office staff ❚ handling stress and conflict ❚ office systems and information and communications technology ❚ time management.

Skills You will find out how to: ❚ develop leadership and delegation skills ❚ set realistic goals for yourself and others ❚ make communications technology work for you.

Skills You will find out how to: ❚ understand financial terminology ❚ use sources of financial information to evaluate a company ❚ tackle financial information ❚ assess the financial health of a company ❚ relate financial accounts to bargaining.

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Equality

Handling Casework

Unions reflect the diversity of the communities they represent. They also have responsibilities as employers. Recent test cases have shown that fairness at work is a key union issue. Union officers and staff need an understanding of employers’ legal duties in order to ensure that the union benefits all members through effective representation, structures and policies.

Handling casework for members is a key union function. This course is the essential foundation for developing your approach to handling casework in a professional and effective way.

Who the course is for

Who the course is for

All union officers and staff with a responsibility for handling cases referred by members. The course is particularly suitable for recently appointed officers and casework administrators and support staff.

All union officers and staff with responsibility for representation, negotiation, handling casework and organising. This course is not suitable for union representatives covering a single workplace. No prior knowledge is assumed.

Some knowledge of contracts of employment would be helpful but not essential. Previous training in handling members’ problems would also be an advantage. The course is not suitable for union representatives covering a single workplace.

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Duration Three days, non-residential.

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Three days, non-residential.

Knowledge

Knowledge

This course covers essential knowledge in these areas: ❚ what is meant by equality, discrimination and diversity ❚ equality law ❚ using equality legislation when representing members ❚ discrimination and harassment cases ❚ negotiating policies and procedures ❚ equality bargaining – recognising opportunities to widen the bargaining agenda ❚ organising under-represented groups of workers – ensuring that the union message is inclusive for all potential members.

The course covers essential knowledge in these areas: ❚ using grievance and discipline procedures ❚ dispute resolution ❚ exploiting Acas codes ❚ individual employment rights ❚ tribunal procedures, forms and time limits ❚ managing stress ❚ discrimination and harassment issues ❚ effective teamwork and delegation for casework ❚ filing systems and information technology.

Skills Skills You will develop these skills on the course: ❚ improving your representation skills ❚ finding and using information ❚ team work ❚ developing systems to meet deadlines ❚ using information technology as a tool.

You will develop these skills on the course: ❚ improving interviewing skills ❚ a systematic approach to handling casework ❚ making information technology work for you ❚ developing the union team ❚ effective meetings with management.

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Employment Law

Pensions

A working knowledge of employment law is essential for most union officers and many staff.

This course covers the fundamentals and goes on to show you how to keep up to date.

Pensions issues are climbing the agenda as the workforce gets older. Changes to and pressures on pension schemes mean union officers need to be alert to the issues and understand union strategies.

Who the course is for This course is particularly suitable for newly appointed officers and staff extending their range of duties. More experienced officers will find it useful as an update.

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Duration Three days, non-residential.

Who the course is for Union officers and staff who are involved in consultation, negotiation and communication with members on pension schemes, in any sector.

No previous knowledge of pensions is assumed.

Participants are asked to collect essential information about schemes they deal with and use this information on the course. The course is not suitable for officers or representatives from single workplaces.

Knowledge The course covers essential knowledge in: ❚ basics of employment law – contracts, statutes, codes of practice, case law ❚ individual employment rights ❚ collective rights – recognition, representation, consultation ❚ equality and discrimination ❚ trade union law ❚ key sources of information.

Skills You will find out how to: ❚ research sources of information ❚ use legal sources to help deal with cases ❚ consult the internet to keep up to date on employment law ❚ make links between legal and bargaining issues.

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Three days, non-residential.

Knowledge The course covers essential knowledge in: ❚ structure of pension schemes – state, occupational, personal ❚ final salary and money purchase schemes ❚ issues for scheme members – and non-members ❚ benefits and retirement age ❚ funding, investment, and the role of actuaries ❚ update on legislation ❚ union strategies.

Skills You will find out how to: ❚ analyse different schemes ❚ interpret pensions information ❚ communicate pensions issues to members ❚ develop your trade union strategy ❚ use sources of advice and support.

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Union Women Professionals’ Summer School The eighth annual Union Women Professionals’ Summer School will take place again in London in 2012. Last year’s summer school was a real success, involving women from many unions in work on trade union priorities in a supportive classroom setting. The course has particular focus on organising, leadership and women’s participation in the work of unions. Guest speakers, visits and social events will make for a fun and hard-working week.

Normally held in June/July the Summer School 2012 will take place in October due to unprecedented demand for accommodation in London for the Olympics.

Who the course is for All women union officers, whether newly appointed or with substantial experience.

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Duration Five days, residential.

15–19 October 2012 Congress House, London

Knowledge This course covers essential knowledge in these areas: ❚ women and trade unions ❚ women and pensions ❚ employment law ❚ organising ❚ equality and diversity.

Skills You will develop these skills on the course: ❚ improving your representation skills ❚ finding and using information ❚ team work.

Cost There is a fee of £700 for this course to cover residential and additional course costs.

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On-request and bespoke courses On-request and bespoke courses are not scheduled within the programme but may be run where a union has a requirement for the course and enough participants to make it viable. Some examples are listed below. To make a request, contact the national or regional TUC Education team – contact details are on page 22.

Public Speaking This course will help you to: ❚ structure a speech to different types of meetings and conferences ❚ examine the techniques of presentation and improve your own delivery ❚ use appropriate language for the audience you are addressing ❚ handle questions effectively.

Challenging Racism Communications and Campaigning This course will help you to: ❚ put your message across effectively ❚ write a press release ❚ prepare a presentation ❚ target your audience ❚ build trade union organisation through good communications and campaigns.

Pay and Grading Structures: Understanding Equal Pay Issues This course will help you to: ❚ understand how the pay gap occurs ❚ know what the law says about equal pay ❚ understand what pay reviews are and why they are necessary ❚ understand how to undertake an equal pay review.

Negotiating Skills This course will help you to: ❚ advise on and contribute to negotiations ❚ interpret and summarise information to support negotiations ❚ lead and conclude negotiations ❚ develop your confidence in dealing with management in negotiations.

Project Management This course will help you to: ❚ set clear objectives for your work ❚ plan projects effectively ❚ monitor and modify projects to meet the changing circumstances ❚ evaluate the result against objectives.

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This course will help you to: ❚ consider strategies for recognising racism in the workplace ❚ look at ways of challenging racism in the workplace ❚ use the law effectively ❚ raise the issue with employers.

Using the Media This course will help you to: ❚ understand what ‘news’ is and how to make it ❚ see how journalists work and when to contact them ❚ research media contacts ❚ arrange a media event or photo opportunity ❚ understand legal issues – fair comment, libel, slander ❚ write a news or diary release or editor’s letter ❚ respond to a phone interview ❚ appear on radio and TV ❚ get your message onto the internet ❚ develop your media strategy.

We can also provide a tailored service of courses for individual unions if required. This may involve adapting one of our existing courses to your specific needs or it could mean analysing a particular training need, writing the training programme from scratch and then delivering it. For more information on this service and costs please contact Martin Hegarty mhegarty@tuc.org.uk.

Organising Academy courses are also available on a bespoke and on-request basis. Contact Becky Wright bwright@tuc.org.uk for details of courses and costs.

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Building Stronger Unions Training Programme 2011/12 Organising, Campaigning and Leadership

Organising Academy Trainee Organiser Programme Each year, the Organising Academy works with unions to sponsor trainee Academy Organisers who undergo a comprehensive training and development programme. During a 12-month placement with their sponsoring union Academy Organisers attend the Diploma in Organising programme and apply the skills that they learn in real organising campaigns with their sponsoring unions.

Building Stronger Unions

If you would like more information on sponsoring an Academy Organiser or becoming one, please contact Becky Wright at bwright@tuc.org.uk

The TUC Organising Academy

Bespoke training

The TUC Organising Academy continues to provide unions with an innovative and comprehensive package of training and consultancy support aimed at increasing the capacity of unions to be strong, effective and campaigning organisations.

This year’s programme includes courses on effective communications, collective bargaining and building community power coalitions and, for the first time, a dedicated award for union support staff that will enable them to contribute to the organising and campaign work undertaken by their unions. Alongside this, the programme contains details of our leadership courses for both senior officers and lay leaders.

We look forward to working with you and your union in the year ahead.

Carl Roper National Organiser Becky Wright Director, Organising Academy

Unions may wish to develop their staff in organising, campaigning or leadership around specific areas that reflect their key industries, sectors or challenges. We are able to tailor our core programme to those needs or to develop bespoke courses. For more information, please contact Becky Wright at bwright@tuc.org.uk

Consultancy and briefings In addition to training the Organising Academy provides other support via consultancy services and briefings to assist unions to develop and review organising strategies, practice and campaigns.

These can include: ❚ team building of union leaders and staff ❚ strategic planning sessions ❚ briefings for elected officials and staff ❚ support for campaigns ❚ support for union change programmes.

For more information, please contact Becky Wright at bwright@tuc.org.uk

organisingacademy@tuc.org.uk 0207 167 1382 As well as offering our core programme, we also offer unions a wide range of services, including:

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OA courses

Core Organising Academy Programme The main work of the Organising Academy is the delivery of our core programme of courses designed to help union officers and leaders to tackle the challenges that unions face.

Courses at a glance Organising and Collective Bargaining Diploma in Organising Certificate in Advanced Organising Communities and Coalitions Award in Strategic Research, Bargaining and Campaigning ❚ Negotiations in Campaigns ❚ Award in Supporting Organising ❚ Strategic Research ❚ ❚ ❚ ❚

Communications ❚ Award in Communications and Campaigns

Leadership ❚ Leading Change ❚ Lay Leadership Development Programme ❚ Lay Leadership Development Programme for Women Activists ❚ Young Leaders Programme

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course dates

Courses in Scotland Union professionals courses are offered in Scotland at Stow College or the TUC’s office at John Smith House.

To make sure you receive up-to-date information about TUC courses and other events contact your Regional Education Officer.

October 2011 4–6

Handling Casework Stow College

December 2011 6–8

Equality John Smith House

February 2012 1–2

Organise John Smith House

March 2012 Harry Cunningham

6–8

hcunningham@tuc.org.uk 0141 221 8545 4th Floor, John Smith House, 145–165 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 4RZ

April 2012 17–19

Employment Law Stow College

Union Professional Officer Stow College

May 2012 1–3

Pensions Stow College

June 2012 5–7

Reading Financial Accounts John Smith House

Both venues are in Glasgow.

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Courses in the Northern, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber regions Union professionals courses are offered throughout the Northern, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber regions, with college venues in Newcastle, Leeds and Liverpool.

To make sure you receive up-to-date information about TUC courses and other events contact your Regional Education Officers.

October 2011 18–19

Organise Newcastle College, Newcastle

November 2011 23–25

Pensions Wirral Metropolitan College, Liverpool

December 2011 12–14

Union Professional Officer Leeds City College, Leeds

February 2012 6–8

Reading Financial Accounts Newcastle College, Newcastle

March 2012 Northern Ian West iwest@tuc.org.uk 0191 232 3175 5th Floor, Commercial Union House, 39 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6QE

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Equality Leeds City College, Leeds

April 2012 11–13

Employment Law Wirral Metropolitan College, Liverpool

May 2012 North West Pete Holland pholland@tuc.org.uk 0151 236 5366 2nd Floor, Orleans House, Edmund Street, Liverpool L3 9NG Yorkshire and the Humber Trevor Sargison tsargison@tuc.org.uk 0113 242 9296 33 Park Place, Leeds LS1 2RY

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23–25

Handling Casework Leeds City College, Leeds

course dates

Courses in Wales, the Midlands and South West regions

October 2011

Union professionals courses are offered throughout Wales, the Midlands and South West regions, with college venues in Bridgend, Derby and Bristol.

9–11

To make sure you receive up-to-date information about TUC courses and other events contact your Regional Education Officers.

11–13

Reading Financial Accounts Derby College, Derby

November 2011 Employment Law City of Bristol College, Bristol

February 2012 6–8

Handling casework Bridgend College, Bridgend

March 2012 20–22

Union Professional Officer Derby College, Derby

Wales Julie Cook jcook@tuc.org.uk 029 2034 7010 Transport House, 1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF1 9SD

April 2012

Midlands Pete Try ptry@tuc.org.uk 0121 236 4454 24 Livery Street, Birmingham B3 2PA

June 2012

23–25

Pensions Bridgend College, Bridgend

May 2012 23–24

19–21

Organise City of Bristol College, Bristol

Equality Derby College, Derby

South West Marie Hughes mhughes@tuc.org.uk 0117 947 0521 Ground Floor, Church House, Church Road, Filton, Bristol BS34 7BD

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Courses in London and the Southern and Eastern region All union professionals courses in these areas are offered at Congress House in central London.

To make sure you receive up-to-date information about TUC courses and other events contact your Regional Education Officers.

October 2011 10–12

Union Professional Officer

24–26

Pensions

November 2011 7–9

Running a Workshop

14–16

Organise!

28–30

Equality

December 2011 5–7

Reading Financial Accounts

February 2012 Theresa Daly tdaly@tuc.org.uk 020 7467 1238

20–22

Employment Law

27–29

Campaigns and Communications

March 2012 Rob Hancock rhancock@tuc.org.uk 020 7467 1369

12–14

Handling Casework

26–28

Lights, Camera, Action

April 2012 Both at Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS

23–25

Contemporary Trade Unionism

May 2012 14–16

Running a Workshop

21–23

Reading Financial Accounts

June 2012 18–20

Union Professional Officer

July 2012 16–18

Employment Law

October 2012 15–19

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contacts

TUC Education national contacts

Regional Education Officers

Liz Rees Trade Union Education Manager lrees@tuc.org.uk t: 020 7079 6923

Southern and Eastern Region Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS Theresa Daly: tdaly@tuc.org.uk t: 020 7467 1238 Rob Hancock: rhancock@tuc.org.uk t: 020 7467 1369

Jackie Williams Education and Training Officer jwilliams@tuc.org.uk t: 020 7079 6924 Martin Hegarty Education and Training Officer mhegarty@tuc.org.uk t: 020 7079 6946 Craig Hawkins Online Learning Officer chawkins@tuc.org.uk t: 020 7079 6947 Anna Kalsi E-Learning Support Officer akalsi@tuc.org.uk t: 020 7079 6957

Midlands Region 24 Livery Street, Birmingham B3 2PA Pete Try: ptry@tuc.org.uk t: 0121 236 4454 Yorkshire and Humberside Region 33 Park Place, Leeds LS1 2RY Trevor Sargison: tsargison@tuc.org.uk t: 0113 242 9296 Northern Region 5th Floor, Commercial Union House, 39 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6QE Ian West: iwest@tuc.org.uk t: 0191 232 3175 South West Region Ground Floor, Church House, Church Road, Filton, Bristol BS34 7BD Marie Hughes: mhughes@tuc.org.uk t: 0117 947 0521 Wales Transport House, 1 Cathedral Road, Cardiff CF1 9SD Julie Cook: jcook@tuc.org.uk t: 029 2034 7010 North West Region 2nd Floor, Orleans House, Edmund Street, Liverpool L3 9NG Pete Holland: pholland@tuc.org.uk t: 0151 236 5366 Scotland 4th Floor, John Smith House, 145–165 West Regent Street, Glasgow G2 4RZ Harry Cunningham: hcunningham@tuc.org.uk t: 0141 221 8545

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union professional development programme 2011–12

application form

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How to apply 1 Fill in your personal details on the application form. Make sure that you give us your daytime telephone number and email address if you have one.

2 Tell us which course you want to do and fill in the date.

3 Complete your union details, sign and date the form.

4 Pass the form to the appropriate person within your union for approval and endorsement (failure to do this can result in a delay processing your application).

5 Send the form to the Regional Education Officer for your area.

6 You will receive a letter confirming your place on the course of your choice along with further course information.

7 If you have any questions about availability of places or how to book a place on a course then contact the Regional Education Officer for your area.

Application form PLEASE USE CAPITAL LETTERS Course title ..........................................................................................................................................................

Dates......................................................................Location................................................................................

Your full name......................................................................................................................................................

Home address ...................................................................................................................................................... .........................................................................................Postcode......................................................................

Daytime tel..............................................................Email....................................................................................

Your age............................................................................ Male / Female Do you define yourself as disabled?......................................................................................................................

All access needs will be met where reasonably practicable. You should inform the appropriate Regional Education Officer of any specific requirements at the earliest opportunity.

TUC Education is anxious to encourage greater ethnic minority participation in trade union education. To assist us to achieve this aim it would be helpful if you could provide details of your ethnic origin by ticking the appropriate box. This information is for monitoring purposes only and will be treated confidentially.

African

Asian/Pacific

Caribbean

UK/European

Other – please specify

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Union you work for ...........................................................................................................................................

Position in union .................................................................................................................................................

Are you happy to receive future TUC Education communications? Yes / No

Applicant’s signature....................................................................................Date.................................................

Approved by print name....................................................................................................................................... position in union...................................................................................................................................................

Signature.........................................................................................................Date........................................................

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The TUC Education union professional development programme 2011–12 meeting the needs of officers and other union professionals and staff

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