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FETC: Trade Union Practices Qualification Presentation

Develop leadership in labor movement. Learn through workplace experience. Understand organizing, negotiation, legal issues. Enhance efficiency and professionalism.

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FETC: Trade Union Practices Qualification Presentation

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  1. Ditsela Trade Union Practice QualificationPresentation 8 August 2019 CHIETA SETA HEAD OFFICE - PARKTOWN

  2. Introduction The Further Education Certificate in Trade Union Practices (FETC: TUPQ) is the first general qualification in trade unionism in South Africa offered by DITSELA as the lead accredited provider in partnership with other labour service organisations. It is the first qualification in this field offered in the form of a Learnership with a strong emphasis on learning within the workplace. Therefore, as a learnership, the curriculum has been designed to make conscious the learning from the union as a work place with its unique practices and experience.

  3. Introduction The purpose of the FETC: TUPQ is to develop a new cadre of leadership in the labour movement through accredited learning resulting from systematising without formalising trade union education. One of the key principles guiding the development, design and delivery of the FETC: TUPQ is that it is based on the needs of the labour movement rather than designed down from unit standards. This ‘bottom-up model’ is embedded in union culture and experience and is reflected in DITSELA’s own education practice such as in the methods used in learning and teaching and in development and design of the learning and teaching content. While identifying and analysing needs will always be a contested terrain, DITSELA strives to use a range of mechanisms and processes to achieve broad consensus about which needs to prioritise. These include amongst others consultation around curriculum development in DITSELA educators’ forums and with education structures of the federations, with the elected representatives of the federations serving on the DITSELA board as well as through conducting occasional research studies into the education needs of trade unions.

  4. General Course Description The learning culminating in this FETC: TUPQ will enable participants to promote and protect the rights of workers, advance economic and social justice for the broader working class. It will also contribute to promoting a trade union perspective in education and training that recognises alternative knowledge constructs, theories and practices. Ultimately, the FETC: Trade Union Practice is aimed at increasing levels of efficiency, effectiveness, coordination and professionalism within the trade union movement.

  5. Course Structure and Delivery • The TUPQ: The Cheita Seta Skills Project is part of the overall Trade Union Practice Qualification. • This Skills Programme will consist of the following Unit Standards:

  6. Course Structure and Delivery (cont) • LabourLaw as an Organising Tool Labour laws have been developed to mediate the battles between employers and workers in a systematic way. A key organizing challenge for workers is how to use the law as one of many tools to increase worker unity and power.) • Conduct Negotiation in Labour Mediation In this section we will explore in depth collective bargaining issues and processes

  7. Course Structure and Delivery (cont) • The theoretical component of this Skills Programme will be delivered through a week-long residential period. In this week they will do their POEs. • After contact session, participants will spend 2 weeks structured time to do summative assessment the workplace.

  8. Project Delivery Plan: 100 Shop Stewards • Application Process:

  9. Project Delivery Plan: 100 Shop Stewards Cont..

  10. METHODOLOGY: • Ditsela acknowledges that adults bring a lot of experience into the learning space. Thus Ditsela draws first from learners experiences before introducing new information/knowledge. • Module facilitation will include Lecturing, Presentations, Group work, simulation activities, role – plays, writing tasks and practical activities will be done as workplace projects.

  11. Entry Level Requirements The entry level requirement of the FETC: TUP makes provision for • Experienced unionists with the equivalent of or less than Std 8 or Grade 10 i.e. NQF Level 3 • Not so experienced unionists with equivalent of Std 8 or Grade 10 • Incumbents who do not meet the formal entry requirements will be RPL’ed for access. Using their work place experience in the union. Minimum 2 years as a Shop

  12. Applications/Recruitment After Ditsela will send a detailed Recruitment Letter) • Applications to have the following: Authorised application Form Copies of ID, Highest qualification, or statement of results and CV

  13. Selection Criteria/Process A week before the closing date of applications, Ditsela will check if there is adequate applications. If there is low intake, a vigorous recruitment with the participating unions will ensue for a week.

  14. Selection Criteria /Process • Once the number of learners have been agreed, acceptance letters will be sent by Ditsela. As per the project plan. • The Union reps will arrange time offs for the selected learners. • Registration of all learners to ETDP Seta.

  15. Conclusion We look forward to having you in this exciting journey. Thank You.

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