Modules Studied

The TUC, in partnership with Ruskin College opened a Trade Union Education Centre in September 2008, located in Ruskin’s city centre site on Walton Street. The centre offers the following courses for Trade Union Reps, Health and Safety Reps and Union Learning Reps. We would be delighted if you could come and join us. All courses start at 09:30 and finish at 16:30.

UNION REPS STAGE 1 
Course content includes: role of the union rep; representing members; grievance and discipline. This course will run three times in the academic year 2011-2012 and requires attendance on 1 day a week for 10 weeks. Start dates are:
25 April 2012 (Wednesdays)

STEPPING UP – ADVANCED COURSE FOR UNION REPS
Course content includes: planning; organising; campaigning; collective bargaining. This course will run three times in the academic year 2011-2012 and requires attendance on 1 day a week for 10 weeks. Start dates are:
26 April 2012 (Thursdays)

HEALTH & SAFETY STAGE 1
Course content includes: role and functions of the health and safety rep; preventing accidents and ill health. This course will run three times in the academic year 2011-2012 and requires attendance on 1 day a week for 10 weeks. Start dates are:
23 April 2012 (Mondays)

NEXT STEPS FOR SAFETY REPS
Course content includes: building a safe and healthy workplace; keeping up-to-date on health and safety. This course will run three times in the academic year 2011-2012 and requires attendance on 1 day a week for 10 weeks. Start dates are: 
24 April 2012 (Tuesdays)

UNION LEARNING REPS STAGE 1
Course content includes: the role of the learning rep; identifying learning needs; developing learning strategies in the workplace. This course will run three times in the academic year 2011-2012 and requires attendance on one day a week for five weeks. Start dates are:
27 April 2012 (Fridays)

UNION LEARNING REPS STAGE 2
Course content includes: how to use the Unionlearn climbing frame tool to help members access learning opportunities. This course will run three times in the academic year 2011-2012 and requires attendance on one day a week for five weeks. Start dates are:
1 June 2012 (Fridays)

For further details contact:
Nigel Williams, TUC Programme Co-ordinator
Tel: 01865 759622
Email: nwilliams@ruskin.ac.uk
or Rachel Hemstock Secretary to the TUC Centre or Claire Roberts Assistant Secretary to the TUC Centre
Tel: 01865 759636
Email: tucadmin@ruskin.ac.uk
Please send application forms to:
TUC Admin, Ruskin College, Walton Street, Oxford, OX1 2HE.

"Ruskin College has made an enormous contribution to the training of trade union activists for over a hundred years now, and that’s why I’m especially excited that Ruskin is working in partnership with TUC Education to deliver our programme to the union reps of Oxfordshire.

I congratulate all Ruskin staff and students for the role they’ve played in building our great movement."

Brendan Barber, TUC General Secretary.