Recognising and Promoting an Active Role for Māori – Advanced Programme. Course No 553
Contact: Ross Teppett 04 387 4670
A three-day workshop for union delegates, workplace leaders and key union members designed to broaden their skills and knowledge for achieving greater Māori participation in their union. This programme also informs how Māori can contribute more to meeting the principle object of the ERA 2000 and how they can make a unique contribution to raising workplace productivity.
First approved:02/06/2009 Subsequent approval:

Problem Solving Around Occupational Health Issues: An Industry Approach. Course No 541

Contact: Ross Teppett, National Education Officer 04 387 4670
Fritz Drissner, Health and Safety Coordinator 09 303 9020

A one-day workshop targeting Health and Safety Representatives, EPMU shop stewards, union delegates, workplace leaders and other people working in the plastics and other industries, including managers and supervisors, who have an interest in Health and Safety.
The course has the following three broad aims

To raise the awareness of health hazards in industries;
To develop strategies for controlling these hazards; and
To equip participants to solve these issues in a way that enhances and develops productive workplace relationships.

This is approved for ERE leave purposes, and is approved for H&S training leave purposes for H&S representatives who have completed at least Stage 1 H&S Representative training.

First approved: 17/06/2009
Approved under section 72 of the Employment Relations Act, and under section 19G of the Health and Safety in Employment Act.

Building Financial Literacy: A Union Guide Course No 505

Contact: Ross Teppett 04 387 4670

A two day advanced course for union officials and experienced delegates and other workplace leaders that aims to deepen their understanding of accounting and financial reporting and practices – including how to analyse and interpret information and the limitations of financial reports.

This course will be useful for developing a better understanding of the financial well-being of companies for use in a collective bargaining context.

First approved: 14/10/2008
Subsequent approval:

Workplace Leaders Forum Course No 530

Contact: Ross Teppett 04 387 4670

The target group for this course are newly elected EPMU workplace delegates. Delegates may be professional, trades or production workers. This course is designed to use practical and participative methods to ensure that literacy levels are not a barrier to learning.

By the end of this one-day course the course participants should:

Have an understanding of the EPMU’s democratic structure, function and key systems, and;
Be able to understand the key principles and object of the Employment Relations Act 2000, and;
Have an introduction to how to organise in the workplace.

First approved: 23/12/2008
Subsequent approval:

Foundation Union Skills Workshop Course No: 561
Contact: Ross Teppett 04 387 4670
A workshop for newly elected union delegates, other workplace representatives and leaders and members. The programme is designed to deepen participants’ understanding of the role and function of various union representatives, learn more about the ERA 2000 and broader legal environment, and develop basic problem solving tools. The workshop can be facilitated flexibly as a full one day programme, as two half day courses or as four modules up to three hours each.
First approved: 29/10/2009 Subsequent approval:14/07/2006 *This course is also approved for NZCTU and affiliated Unions*

The Productivity Challenge: A Union Role in Developing High Performance Work
Contact: Ross Teppett, National Education Officer. 04 378 4670
A one day advanced course for experienced delegates and workplace leaders designed to deepen their understanding of the challenges around building workplace productivity, and how they can contribute to seeking productivity and high performance work solutions on their job and across their industry.
First approved: 04/12/07 Subsequent approval:

Building Communication Networks

Contact: Ross Teppett 04 568 0086

This is a 4 hour course intended for union members who have a role in an industry or enterprise based communication network. By the end of the course participants will:

Understand the structures and processes of a communications network within a particular industry
Have developed skills around building and maintaining the communications network
Have identified the issues that arise for them as members in the communications network

Have identified members concerns and discussed ways of addressing them.

First approved: 6/09/07
Subsequent approval:

Recognising and Promoting an Active Role for Maori in Building their Union
Contact: Ross Teppett 04 387 4670
A three-day workshop for union delegates, workplace leaders and key union members designed to broaden their skills and knowledge for achieving greater Maori participation in their union and how Maori can contribute more to meeting the principal object of the ERA 2000.
First approved: 27/05/2005 Subsequent approval: 17/04/07

Delegate Leader Development Workshop
Contact: Ross Teppett 04 387 4670
A one-day workshop aimed at experienced union delegates and workplace leaders with knowledge of EPMU’s role, structures and functions. The course is intended to develop participant’s understanding of their roles within the union; equip participants with skills for more effective involvement in the union’s democratic structures; and develop participants understanding of the EPMU’s industry bargaining and development strategies and members roles in these areas.
First approved: 08/08/2005 Subsequent approval:07/09/2007

Getting Organised
Course No 422