General Federation of Trade Unions
Education Service
- GFTU Education Service through the Educational Trust offers a range of services for affiliates
- these include a wide range of generic courses and customised courses
- courses go from one day seminars through weekend courses to one-week courses
- most courses are fully accredited
- the Trust works closely with a number of partner organisations such as Northern College and Ruskin College
- the Trust also has a series of grants and scholarships to assist on a number of specialised courses
- there is a ladder of courses from basic introductory up to full-time degree level available through the Trust
Please complete the online Course Application form here.
A downloadable PDF version is available here.
For GFTU Education queries contact Judith Jackson judith@gftu.org.uk
or Joan Amory joan@gftu.org.uk
To see all the UMF pages on the main BIS site, which includes all the UMF1 case studies and will feature the UMF2 case studies as they emerge (scroll down the lefthand side). Go to: http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/employment/trade-union-rights/modernisation/page16097.html
- The GFTU has launched an extensive, bespoke range of courses for its new affiliate CCISUA, which is aimed at the needs of union representatives in UN
- New booklets on employment rights for vulnerable workers
- GFTU Union Modernisation Fund - Vulnerable Workers Project
- Report re GFTU’s Pensions Fund Project
- GFTU Equality Reps Project Dissemination Event - 29th October - Telford
- Building Global Unions: GFTU works with Ruskin College to deliver three day course to the UNICEF global staff association in Istanbul 13-18 July 2009
- EDUCATION IN ACTION