Certificate in employment law: online course
The TUC Certificate in Employment Law is designed for union representatives who have already completed UCU Rep 1 or the 10-day TUC equivalent. This is a practical training course, designed for trade union workplace reps. Please be aware that you must be in a position to be able to commit to completing this course. Please do consider this prior to applying as UCU may be charged for learners who do not complete.
This is a practical training course, designed for trade union workplace reps.
It approaches the law from this perspective and its principal concern is how knowledge of, and confidence in, using employment law can improve workplace bargaining. It is not aimed at legal professionals or the finer points of technical interpretation of the law.
The course will help you to:
- build confidence and knowledge in exploring, questioning and using employment law
- develop and consolidate research skills in finding out how legal provisions impact upon workplace rights
- review changes and challenges to workplace rights
- plan what needs to be done in relation to your union and workplace situation
- apply representational, organising and collective bargaining skills to making the most of the law at work
- work collectively in planning collective action
- prepare for/facilitate progression to advanced work on union issues, including advanced courses and union roles
Please note you must have completed at minimum the UCU Rep 1 course or TUC 10 day equivalent, and commit to completing the course in order to apply.
Starting: 30 September 2016 for 10 weeks.