Education for Action

Health & Safety Reps 2

Educational Principles

NC50

Days: 5

Date: 3 - 7 December 2018

Location: Northern College

NC58

Days: 5

Date: 22 - 26 July 2019

Location: Northern College

specific problems • The development of the skills and confidence required in order to represent members in meetings with management • Bargaining, negotiation and consultation in the workplace • A review of Statutory Employment Rights • Knowledge of Equality, discrimination and protected characteristics • Bargaining, negotiation and consultation in the workplace.

This five day course held at Northern College is recommended for Workplace Representatives, who understand the basic elements of their role and their rights but who want to further develop their skills and confidence in representing members. The course will include the following: • Understanding a range of problems that affect members • Knowledge of how to collect and present information when representing members • The production of a plan for dealing with member’s

Functional Skills

Foundation Skills

Tutor: C. Lawrence

Health & Safety Reps 2

EA33

Days: 2

Date: 5 - 6 December 2018

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

Advanced Skills

EA46

Days: 2

Date: 26 - 27 February 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

EA67

Days: 2

Date: 18 - 19 June 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

standards at work • Using Health & Safety issues as part of your own union’s toolkit for recruitment in the workplace • Developing the confidence to raise Health & Safety matters on behalf of union members • Understanding the key legal requirements relating to risk assessment • Understanding the risk assessment process • Using risk assessment strategies and union organisation in order to secure improvements in workplace safety

This two day course, held at Quorn, is intended for new Workplace Representatives who have completed the Health & Safety Stage 1 course; and for experienced Reps who would like to refresh their training. The course will include: • The background and origins of specific Health & safety legislation affecting the workplace • The main legal requirements of specific Health & Safety regulations • An understanding of how Health & Safety regulations can be used in order to improve Health and Safety

Arts &

Culture

Tutor: D. Green, I. Lymer and M. Cudjoe

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Managing Safety

Days: 2

Date: 20 - 21 March 2019

Location: Quorn Grange Hotel

The course covers: • Assessing risks • Controlling risks • Understanding responsibilities

Every union officer managing staff needs to have an understanding of their health and safety responsibilities. Managing Safety, run by GFTU in partnership with IOSH, provides full step-by-step guidance which aims to engage and inspire in order to embed the principles of Health & Safety right across the Trade Union Movement. The two day course is designed for union officers and staff working across any sector of their respective union. It aims to get participants ‘up to speed’ on the practical actions they need to take to tackle the Health and Safety issues that they are responsible for, within a single programme.

• Understanding hazards • Investigating incidents • Measuring performance Successful participants will be awarded the IOSH Managing Safety certificate.

Tutor: IOSH

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