NZ Council of Trade Unions

• union structures
• the role of the Komiti Pasefika
• key attributes of Pacific union leaders,
• leadership and problem solving skills in the union and workplace context.

• Knowledge of how LGBTI rights have been developed and the role of unions in supporting these rights.
• Skills and knowledge in problem solving and strategic planning and campaigning.

• Identify the principles of a strategic campaign.
• Discuss the elements of strategic campaign planning.
• Determine the strength and weaknesses of a campaign.
• Identify how involve and educate members with in a campaign.
• Develop methods to evaluate campaign. 
• Produce a campaign timeline.
• Identify ways to manage risk within a campaign.

• Industry Development Course    or the
• Regional Development Course

• increase knowledge around New Zealand migrant ethnicities.
• provide basic knowledge of new migrant workers rights in relation to immigration, employment legislation and collective agreements
• develop communication skills in relation to building new migrant workers union participation within their workplaces and communities, thus solving problem in workplaces using organising and collective approaches.

• identify the different major migrant ethnicities, reasons for migration and their employment histories in New Zealand.
• identify the main issues facing  new migrant workers and describe ways to overcome these.
• use key communication techniques within the workplace that is suitably for new migrants.
• develop organising plan for a specific workplace. 
• identify potential delegates or leaders from new migrant workers and use task based development techniques within the workplace.
• establish relationship with different Migrant Organizations and Migrant Service Centres.

• Use key communication techniques within the workplace
• Describe key aspects and techniques of organising within a Union context.
• Indentify the main issues facing NZ workers form a historical and contemporary perspective.
• Indentify workplace issues to organise and educate around
• Develop an organising plan focusing on building workplace and industry leadership
• Implement strategies to assist them with planning and prioritising their work
• Develop strategies and resources to assist in the process of educating delegates and members
• Undertake a systematic analysis and review of Organising plans.

• Knowledge around their employment rights in relation to dealing with discrimination, and ways to increase their co worker’s, employer’s, and other’s understanding of queer workers issues.
• Skills around dealing with employment relationship problems, setting up a queer workers’ network and educating other workers in relation to LGBIT workers’ issues.

• continue the process of engaging nga Kaimahi Maori as active and productive participants in the workplace, therefore contributing to Rangatiratanga (building collective leadership within Maori workforces)
• increase knowledge around the motivating factors and barriers that impact Maori workforce development
• increase knowledge around the Matuaranga Maori concept (Maori models of organising) which includes an emphasis on building strategic partnerships and collaborative approaches with employers, industry and iwi to increase Maori leadership across the labour force

• Describe the opportunities for employees and employers that can arise from a Workshop Learning programme
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of a Learning Representative and if they are elected to the role, confidence in starting to undertake that role.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of how to access the support resources available to a representative
• Describe the basic features of New Zealand’s industry training system

• Increase participants’ knowledge around the process of learning and the principles of adult education within the Union education context.
• Increase participants’ knowledge and skills in designing education sessions and exercises.
• Increase participants’ knowledge and skills around on-the-job delegate development processes so participants will use them to educate active members.
• Increase participants’ skills and knowledge in relation to facilitating education activities and sessions

• A working knowledge of the ACC partnership programme
• An understanding of the role of unions and employers in the ACC partnership programme.
• The skills to participate as a union delegate in the ACC partnership programme
• An understanding of the good faith requirements of the Employment Relations Act as it affects health and safety issues in the partnership programme
• An understanding of the principles of the ACC Partnership Programme.
• The skills to consult with employees and employers around achieving a safer and healthier workplace
• The ability to identify hazards, harm, and controls in the work place.
• The ability and confidence to promote and foster the interests of union members’ participation in the ACC partnership programme.

This is a two day seminar for women union members.

• To increase their understanding about productivity in the workplace and the potential benefits to workers.
• To develop skills and strategies to engage with their colleagues and employers about productivity.

• Understand the basic concept of productivity and the underlying economic factors.
• Be aware of the many factors that affect productivity.
• Identify key issues in their workplaces that impact on productivity levels.
• Contribute to the change process in their workplace around productivity.
• Discuss productivity related matters with colleagues and employers in a constructive manner.

• How hazards in the workplace give rise to harm
• How multiple hazards can interact to cause incidents and injuries
• Why and when to investigate incidents and injuries
• The steps of an injury and incident investigation
• The use of tools that can assist in collecting and analyzing information in an injury or incident investigation
• The sources of information and standards that can be applied to manage hazards.
• How injury and incident investigation fits into the hazard management process
• The use of tools for monitoring effectiveness of hazard management
• The role of Health & Safety reps in representing workers, finding solutions and making recommendations.

• foster positive health and safety management practices in the place of work
• identify and bring to the employer’s attention hazards in the place of work and discuss with the employer ways that the hazards may be dealt with.
• communicate effectively with employers
• represent the views of employees.