This course is designed for experienced trade union representatives – the key link between the workplace and the wider union. It is intended to help engage with the development and practice of employment law, and to develop attitudes and skills needed for higher level study or activism.


The course:

  • provides guided learning through which the learner may become more effective as a workplace representative

  • promotes an understanding of trade union approach to employment law

  • deepens and extend the capacities of learners, enabling them to access full-time officer posts or Higher Education opportunities

  • widens and deepens understanding of trade union and workplace issues and offer up to date detail of new developments

  • develops personal/study skills, the ability to work collectively, and generally improve the confidence of learners to study at a higher level


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