Trade Union Education

South Cheshire College now offer the provision of high quality training courses for all Trade Union Representatives. Working in partnership with North West TUC Education, all reps will be able to gain nationally recognised qualifications whilst learning in a modern, friendly and supportive environment. Each term the College will be offering a variety of courses to a whole range of trade union members and representatives including:

Union Representatives
Health & Safety Representatives
Learning Representatives
Equality Representatives
Branch Officers

South Cheshire College and TUC Education are committed to meeting the learning needs of all union reps and will be offering the full range of courses including short induction programmes, traditional day release programmes, plus more flexible and on-line options.

Bespoke and Specially Designed Courses

The College's union learning unit is also able to develop and teach courses for companies and organisations in partnership with their recognised trade union on a range of subjects, including:

Health and safety management and the law
Industrial relations
Workplace hazards and controls
Health and safety (subject specific)
Developing policies
Using procedures
Employment law
Equal opportunities

For more information about this new development and other TUC Courses available through South Cheshire College please contact our Trade Union Learning Co-ordinator

Tel: +44 (0)1270 654638

Fax: +44 (0)1270 669739

Time off to learn

Union representatives who wish to attend TUC courses in working time should first ask their employer for time off with pay. The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 section 168 and the safety Representatives & Safety Committee Regulations 1977 give accredited union and safety representatives a legal right to reasonable time off with pay to attend courses approved by the TUC or their union. Guidance towards establishing what constitutes reasonable time off can be found in the ACAS Code of practice.