Education for Action

Educational

Principles

Shop Stewards Stage 2

NC49

Days: 5

Date: 12 - 16 November 2018

Location: Northern College

NC56

Days: 5

Date: 3 - 7 June 2019

Location: Northern College

Functional

specific problems of members • Develop the skills and confidence required in order to represent members in meetings with management • Equality, discrimination and protected characteristics • Bargaining, negotiation and consultation in the workplace • Review of Statutory Employment Rights • Bargaining, negotiation and consultation in the workplace

This course is recommended for Workplace Shop Stewards who understand the basic elements and requirements of their role, and who want to further develop their skills and confidence in representing their members. This five day course, at Northern College, will include the following: • Understanding the range of problems that affect members • The ability to collect and present information in order to represent members • The production of a plan in order to deal with the

Skills

Foundation

Skills

Tutor: C. Lawrence

Advanced

Experienced Reps Development

Skills

EA91

Days: 2

Date: 2 - 3 October 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA49

Days: 2

Date: 12 - 13 February 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA64

Days: 2

Date: 4 - 5 June 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

• Consultation in the workplace • Labour Law • Equalities in the workplace • Using ACAS procedures and as a space for conciliation or redress • Briefing officials • Building the branch, mapping the workplace • Trade Union democracy • Organising and recruitment

This two day course, held at Quorn, builds upon New Reps Development and is intended for more experienced Reps who either wish for a refresher or an opportunity to broaden and deepen their knowledge around a whole cluster of workplace related issues; from pay and conditions, and health & safety, to negotiating skills and campaigning around members’ issues. The course will include: • The sharing of best practice and workplace agreements • An introduction to the art, & pitfalls, of negotiating and pay bargaining

Arts & Culture

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT Internationalism Events How to Sign up

Tutor: I. Lymer & D. Green

Negotiating Skills

NC53

Days: 5

Date: 1 - 5 April 2019

Location: Northern College

• Factors likely to hinder or advance gender equality bargaining • Willingness to ‘give’ and to ‘take’ • Wage demands • Check-off

This five day course, held at Northern College, is aimed at Reps who want a practical, no-nonsense guide to getting the best for themselves, and their members, in negotiations with management.

It will cover the following areas: • What is Collective Bargaining? • Bargaining at Local and National Levels

• Union recognition • Management rights • Negotiating strategies • Conflict resolution

• Industry wide agreements • Bargaining in good faith

Tutor: C. Lawrence

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