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TUC courses in Hertfordshire starting January 2008 (currently being rebuilt)

Ged Peck
Course Co-ordinator
Trade Union Studies Unit
Dunstable College (admin only)
Kingsway
Dunstable
Bedfordshire LU5 4HG

COURSES FOR JANUARY 2008...UNION REPS STAGE 1, HEALTH AND SAFETY STAGE 1, STEPPING UP - ADVANCED COURSE FOR UNION REPS, NEXT STEPS FOR SAFETY REPS, UNION LEARNING REPS, LIGHTEN THE LOAD (MUSCULAR-SKELETAL DISORDERS), ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE WORKPLACE, DISABILITY CHAMPIONS, EQUALITY REPS, AND A RISK ASSESSMENT COURSE.

WE ARE ALSO OFFERING THE YEAR LONG TUC DIPLOMAS IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, EMPLOYMENT LAW, AND CONTEMPORARY TRADE UNIONISM.

Our main teaching centre is at the Herts Trade Union Learning Centre, 27 Woodford Road, Watford, Hertfordshire WD17 1PB. It is right next to Watford Junction Main Line Station.

Phone: 01582 678716 / 477776 x271 or
07759 943 246
Fax: 01582 478801

gpeck@dunstable.ac.uk

Welcome to the TUC's Hertfordshire website:	TUC courses encourage everyone to learn in a friendly, supportive environment. For much of the time you will work as part of a small group whilst the experience of all the course members is used to tackle real issues, build confidence and develop skills in trade union strategies and organisation. The TUC and the college are committed to equal treatment regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation or age. The aims of the TUC education programme include the equal participation by, and equal treatment of, all groups.
The Trade Union Studies Unit is based at both the Herts Trade Union Learning Centre, 27 Woodford Road, Watford.	We offer TUC courses in the west of Hertfordshire. Our main Watford site offers excellent facilities for those on trade union courses: * A Trade Union resource centre * Journals relevant to your course * Access to computers and the Internet * Close to the town centre and right next to Watford Junction Station ALL OUR COURSES ARE RUN BY EXPERIENCED TUC TUTORS
So what courses are we offering?	* Union Representatives Stage 1 and then Stepping Up - Advanced Course for Union Reps * Health and Safety Stages 1 and the Next Steps for Safety Reps * Union Learning Reps (5-day) * Risk Assessment (3-day) * Lighten the Load - Muscular-skeletal disorders (3-day) * Mental Health Awareness (3-day) * Environmental Issues in the Workplace (3-day) * Disability Champions (3-day) * Equality Reps (3 days) TUC Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety / TUC Diploma in Employment Law / TUC Diploma in Contemporary Trade Unionism (one year for each course) Also Computing for Trade Unionists (10 days)
Anything else?	We organise courses for individual trade unions such as UNISON, CWU, and the NUT, and work closely with the Herts Trade Union Learning Centre in Watford where we organise Learner Reps courses. However, please contact us if you have any requirements or suggestions. More information about these course follows on another page.
Can I get paid release from work?	The main way of obtaining release is through agreements with employers. Workplace representatives, shop stewards, staff representatives etc. have a legal right to attend TUC and union approved courses without loss of earnings under the Employment Protection and Health and Safety legislation. This is strengthened by the ACAS Code of Practice on paid release for further training. If you have difficulty in securing release you should speak to your senior representatives or union officer. And don't forget, at the end of 2003 the trade union movement won an important Employment Tribunal ruling on allowing a rep to attend out 36 week Occupational Safety and Health course!

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