Education
Courses for 2009
Listed below are forthcoming courses. If you require any further information on any of these courses please contact the ASLEF Head Office and speak to the Education Dept.
Getting active in ASLEF - A course for new workplace representatives, including Health & Safety Reps and Union Learning Reps, new branch officers. It is also aimed at members who are interested in taking a more active role in ASLEF and would like to find out more. The course will cover:
- What ASLEF stands for
- How your union is structured and how decisions are made
- The different roles, responsibilities and rights of representatives and officers
- How members are represented individually and collectively
- Recruiting members and building union organisation
It is run in a friendly and informal way and will involve practical activities and working in groups. Don’t expect to be listening to long lectures. Skills development and confidence building is an important element of this course. You’ll be surprised at how much you can learn this way. There are no exams yet you do have the opportunity to get a recognised qualification via the TUC scheme if you want to keep evidence of your learning – it’s up to you.
London: 2 consecutive days - February 23rd & 24th 2009 at the WEA, 4 Luke Street, London EC2A 4XW. Closing date for applications 6th February 2009.
Employment Law - A two day course for Local Reps and Company Council Reps in District 2. To be held on two consecutive Mondays, the course will cover:
- Understanding contracts of employment
- Individual employment rights
- Update on developments in employment law
It is run in a friendly and informal way and will involve practical activities and working in groups. Don’t expect to be listening to long lectures. Skills development and confidence building is an important element of this course. You’ll be surprised at how much you can learn this way. The course also gives you the opportunity to gain Open College Network Credits which can be used to obtain nationally recognised qualifications.
Glasgow: 2 x Mondays – January 19th and 26th 2009 at Trade Union Studies Department, Stow College, 75 Hotspur Street, Maryhill, Glasgow G20 8LJ. Closing date for applications January 9th 2009.
Course application form - to apply for any of the above courses complete the application form and either email it to sarah.laurie@aslef.org.uk or post it to 9 Arkwright Road, Hampstead, London, NW3 6AB.
Lifelong Learning Network/TUC Unionlearn University Certificate in Learning Through Work
Are you an ASLEF member living/working in the Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire area or working for East Midlands Trains?
Would you like the chance to study a programme at University level about a subject with which you are most familiar and are most likely already an expert, ie what you do at work?
Well now you can!
ASLEF Proud to Educate is pleased to offer 3 places on this new programme run by the University of Derby in association with TUC Unionlearn and Leap Ahead, the Lifelong Learning Network for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
Lots of people already access university level short courses through ‘Learning Through Work’ and many even go on to complete Degree and even Masters Degree qualifications! Unionlearn has teamed up with Leap Ahead and the ‘Learning Through Work’ team at the University of Derby to develop a Higher Education ‘taster’ programme, ideal for people who are in employment but who feel they would never have the confidence to study at university level. You would be fully supported by a tutor throughout the programme both face-to-face and on-line and the programme is so flexible that you can study at a time and place that suits you.
There are no exams but you are required to complete assignments. Each assignment is designed to help you gradually build up the study skills appropriate for university level study but based upon a subject about which you are already an expert, your workplace and your role within it. At the end of the course, which should take about a year to complete, you will be awarded a University Certificate in Learning Through Work which is worth 60 credits – this is university speak for about half of the first year of a degree course. This certificate provides evidence to a university that you have what it takes to be successful in studying at university level. You may even decide to continue with your studies and embark on studying towards a full university level qualification part-time. The choice is yours!
The full cost of the programme is £650, but there are a limited number of places available at a reduced cost of £300.
If you are interested in taking up this opportunity to stretch yourself that little bit further, please apply in writing stating in no more than 500 words why you would like the opportunity to trial university level study.
You should be ready to commence your studies during spring 2009.
If you would like more information please contact Chris Nutty on 07748624369 or submit your application to cnutty@hotmail.co.uk no later than 31st January 2009.
