NZ Council of Trade Unions and affiliated unions

• union structures
• the role of the Komiti Pasefika
• key attributes of Pacific union leaders,
• leadership and problem solving skills in the union and workplace context.

• Knowledge of how LGBTI rights have been developed and the role of unions in supporting these rights.
• Skills and knowledge in problem solving and strategic planning and campaigning.

This is a cross-union seminar aimed at paid and unpaid union officials.

The aims of the half day seminar are to

• increase the participants’ knowledge and confidence in relation undertaking follow up
• provide union officials with the appropriate techniques, information and skills to conduct follow up as part of their role

• Develop and discuss effective methods for better involving young workers in unions.
• Identify and practise effective communication techniques suitable for one to one and small group union education.
• Discuss the role of Union Delegates within the workplace, their Union and across industries.
• Indentify the main issues facing NZ workers form a historical and contemporary perspective.

This is a one day introductory course for union members and delegates who are new migrants working and living in New Zealand less than five years.

The aim of the course is to:

• increase knowledge around New Zealand migrant ethnicities.
• provide basic knowledge of new migrant workers rights in relation to immigration, employment legislation and collective agreements
• develop communication skills in relation to building new migrant workers union participation within their workplaces and communities, thus solving problem in workplaces using organising and collective approaches.

This two day course is designed for employees who are elected to the position of employees’ Learning Representative. The two day course is followed up by a half day workplace assessment.

The Learning Representative is trained to assist and encourage co-workers with regard to workplace learning, to advocate on behalf of co-workers on learning and career issues, and to work with employers in identifying learning needs and opportunities.

The aims of the course are:

• To ensure that all participants have improved skills, knowledge and confidence to deal with those aspects of the workplace environment that relate to learning, skill and career opportunity.
• To equip students to play a role in fostering a workplace learning culture, in particular:
• To understand the role of the Learning Representative
• To be able to describe the benefits of workplace learning for employees and employers
• To understand issues surrounding literacy and numeracy at work
• To be able to describe ways to assist co-workers with learning

This course is for paid union officials and senior delegates who are working with new migrant workers.

The aim of the one day course is to increase participants’ knowledge and skills to organise new migrant workers.

By the conclusion of the one-day workshop, participants will be able to:

• identify the different major migrant ethnicities, reasons for migration and their employment histories in New Zealand.
• identify the main issues facing new migrant workers and describe ways to overcome these.
• use key communication techniques within the workplace that is suitably for new migrants.
• develop organising plan for a specific workplace.
• identify potential delegates or leaders from new migrant workers and use task based development techniques within the workplace.
• establish relationship with different migrant organisations and Migrant Service Centres

• Knowledge around their employment rights in relation to dealing with discrimination, and ways to increase their co worker’s, employer’s, and other’s understanding of queer workers issues.
• Skills around dealing with employment relationship problems, setting up a queer workers’ network and educating other workers in relation to LGBIT workers’ issues.

• Describe the opportunities for employees and employers that can arise from a Workshop Learning programme
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of a Learning Representative and if they are elected to the role, confidence in starting to undertake that role.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of how to access the support resources available to a representative
• Describe the basic features of New Zealand’s industry training system

• Explain to others key aspects of unionism and well-organised workplaces.
• Define their role as a union delegate within their industry.
• Utilise active communication skills when working with other workers and employers.
• Identify and use the appropriate processes and options for dealing with workplace issues.
• Be confident in using a range of organising techniques within their workplaces.
• Undertake a self-initiated task within their workplace to put into practice what they have learnt at the seminar.
• Deal more confidently with the disciplinary processes within the workplace.

This is a two day seminar for women union members.

• To increase their understanding about productivity in the workplace and the potential benefits to workers.
• To develop skills and strategies to engage with their colleagues and employers about productivity.

• Understand the basic concept of productivity and the underlying economic factors.
• Be aware of the many factors that affect productivity.
• Identify key issues in their workplaces that impact on productivity levels.
• Contribute to the change process in their workplace around productivity.
• Discuss productivity related matters with colleagues and employers in a constructive manner.