GFTU BGCM 2017

GFTU and co operation

Designing & Project managing Infrastructure, Desktop & Server proposals/provisions Designing, project management and commissioning membership/CRM or other systems Project managing and/or delivering system upgrades and migrations Billing & cost reviews.

Higher Education Institution partnership working

The General Secretary’s report to the BGCM covers in greater detail the Higher Education Institution partnership working, however for the purpose of considering Shared Services and collaborative working, the following is noteworthy and shows the reach we have achieved recently.

Leeds Beckett. The university will deliver our new course for trade union educators in 2017.

Newman University. The University will deliver our new course for trade union educators at Level 6.

Northern College. The GFTU’s five day courses at Northern are very successful.

Ruskin College. Positive discussions are under way about closer working. The Secretary remains a member of the Executive Board of Ruskin. Somerville College Oxford. Dr Alice Porcheska wrote the first history of the GFTU and is discussing access to Oxford University for trade unionists. Wolverhampton University. We are working closely with the University and rolled out a specific offer for members of affiliated Union members looking to access Higher Education courses at the TUC, we were also able to promote Northern College and Ruskin College at the TUC and the new education brochure. We are sponsoring a Ph D student to update GFTU’s history and have two post doc students working with us on special projects and as partner with the university into the history of the North West Coalfields attracted a large government grant.

DeMontfort University. Extensive discussions have been held about mutual co-operation and opportunities.

Exeter University.

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