Fundamental Elements: Action Programme for Trade Union Education of the New International Confederation

1. Fundamental Elements: Action Programme for Trade Union Educationof the New International Confederation Presentation at: ILO Trade Union Training on Issues and Perspectives of Trade Union Training 7-10 May 2006 ILO Training Center, Turin, Italy

2. Empowering Equality and Equity Enabling Facilitating Liberating Enculturing Solidarity Ownership Alignment Capacity-building Commitment 1 - Principles & Values

3. 2 - Objectives • Organizational • Build a strong, free, independent and effective trade unions • Build or enhance organizing capacity in the informal economy, EPZ, Migrant workers • Promote unity and solidarity • Strengthen trade union capacity in serving its members • Promote self-reliance • Imbibe/inculcate trade union principles and values

4. 2 - Objectives • Workers’ Rights • Promote fundamental human and trade union rights • Promote gender equality and non-discrimination • Promote safe, healthy workplaces and environment • Promote sound and harmonious industrial relations

5. 2 - Objectives • Participation in the Promotion of socio-economic and sustainable development • Build and enhance capacities and capabilities of trade union representatives in Social Dialogues and other tripartite bodies

6. 3 - Needs, Priorities and Content • Expression/definition of a trade union education policy • Capacity-building of trade union representatives at all levels in the following fields: • Industrial relations matters • Social dialogue • Gender equality and equity • Communication

7. 3 - Needs, Priorities and Content • Capacity-building of trade union representatives at all levels in the following fields: • Planning, organizing and campaigning • Leadership • Organizing • Trade union administration • Labour legislations and international labour standards (ILS; including Core Labour Standards - CLS)

8. 3 - Needs, Priorities and Content • Capacity-building of trade union representatives at all levels in the following fields: • Trade union values and principles • Social protection • OSH and Environment • Economics, Trade and Globalization

9. 3 - Needs, Priorities and Content • Freedom of association and Collective Bargaining • Child labour • Organizing informal economy, EPZs and migrant workers • Women • Youth • Elderly members and Retired Members

10. 3 - Needs, Priorities and Content • Poverty Reduction Strategies • ILO and its Decent Work Agenda • Project Development and Management • Language skills • Transition and Change Management • Organizational Development • Leadership Succession Planning and Development

11. 4 - Strategies and Methodologies A. Strategies • Planning Trade Union Programmes 1. strategic educational plan for a minimum time frame of 5 years • Education Policy 2. education policy that is relevant to the training needs of trade unions

12. 4 - Strategies and Methodologies A. Strategies • Structures 3. appropriate structures, committees, networks to facilitate development of effective education programmes • Content 4. effective training materials and training modules

13. 4 - Strategies and Methodologies A. Strategies • Content 5. Structured training programmes at different levels 6. Mainstreaming/integration of principles and values of the new international organization 7. Integration of gender dimension in training programmes and materials

14. 4 - Strategies and Methodologies A. Strategies • Content 8. Integration of approaches enhancing trade union image 9. Periodical reviews to upgrade and update training materials and modules

15. 4 - Strategies and Methodologies A. Strategies • Trainers 10. Continuous development and upgrading of trainers’ capacities and capabilities • Participants 11. Development of database of participants in training programmes

16. 4 - Strategies and Methodologies A. Strategies • Participants 12. Clear selection criteria which includes: • Age, gender parity, language proficiency, experience, level of training and appropriate responsibility • Professional Development 13. Establishment of avenues/pathways including scholarships for potential and existing trade union leaders

17. 4 - Strategies and Methodologies A. Strategies • Follow-up and Evaluation 13. Establishment of evaluation instrument 14. Conduct follow-up and final evaluation (assessing impact)

18. 4 - Strategies and Methodologies B. Methodologies 1. Assessment of training needs analysis (TNA) • Profiling of target group/participants • Establishment of capabilities needed • Establishment of training gaps 2. Development of training plan • Aims, objectives, expected outcome/s • Session plan and trainer’s manual

19. B. Methodologies Participatory and inter-active Simulation exercises Facilitative learning Schematic learning Use of multi-media Study circle method Coaching/mentoring Secondment Distance-learning Video-conferencing 4 - Strategies and Methodologies

20. 5 - Structures • Education Committees at different levels • National • Regional • Global • Composition • Members of the Executive Board, Regional Representatives, and representatives from education department (secretariat)

21. 6 – Mobilization and Use of Resources • Funding Sources • Membership dues (automatic appropriation of specified percent for education fund) • Donors • National trade union organizations (industrialized countries) • Foundations • Government development agencies (DFID, SIDA, CIDA, NORAD, DANIDA, etc.) • EU • ILO and other inter-governmental agencies

22. 6 – Mobilization and Use of Resources • Human Resources • pool of trainers’ • Pool of experts / resources • Trade Unionists and Practitioners • Trade Union Institutes (OTC, etc.) • ILO Workers’ Education Specialists’ • Academics and Researchers • Resource Persons supportive to trade union ideals and aspirations

23. 6 – Mobilization and Use of Resources • Materials • Use of communication network resources (eg. Solicomm) • Establishment of databases/ library of education materials • Collation of existing materials at different levels • Development and Production of effective training materials

24. 6 – Mobilization and Use of Resources • Effective Use of Resources • Coordination and sharing of responsibilities and programmes of training activities between the new international organization and its Partners (ILO-ACTRAV, ETUC, TUAC, GUFs) • Avoid duplication of training effort • Establishment of common database of participants for monitoring, assessment and to maximize resources (avoid participants attending same programmes)