Report - Fire Brigades Union

Section
Education
H1 Introduction
Educational courses and seminars have been run successfully
within regions, brigades and sections with assistance and input
from head office officials and staff where requested and as
appropriate.
Meetings of the national education committee have been held
as agreed. In addition, meetings with section education officers
have taken place to try and ensure that all schools and courses
fit in with the overall direction of education within the union.
Trevor Cave, the director of education, has continued to
coordinate the development of the union’s education programme,
including working on the production of new materials in support.
National education
Discussions nationally within the union have continued to
highlight education priorities for regional and brigade officials
and this year priority was given to providing and supporting
courses that attracted over 500 participants. Courses delivered
during 2010 included the following:
January
Bargaining skills for union officials 18/1 – 20/1/10
Qualifications and workforce
development 18/1 – 20/1/10
February
Bargaining skills for union officials 15/2 – 17/2/10
Qualifications and workforce
development 15/2 – 17/2/10
March
Bargaining skills for union officials 15/3 – 17/3/10
Understanding equality impact
assessments 15/3 – 17/3/10
Health and safety update 2010 23/3 – 25/3/10
April
The Women’s School 2010 9/4 – 11/4/10
Understanding IRMP and challenging
within the process 12/4 – 14/4/10
The ONC seminar 14/4 – 15/4/10
The CSNC seminar 14/4 – 15/4/10
May
Time management for union officials 24/5 – 26/5/10
June
Qualifications and workforce
development 14/6 – 16/6/10
July
Fairness and equalities
introductory – part 1 5/7 – 7/7/10
Promoting and developing union
learning 8/7 – 9/7/10
October
The B&EMM School 2010 8/10 – 10/10/10
The LGBT School 2010 15/10 – 17/10/10
Developing union education
and union learning 20/10 – 21/10/10
November
National School 2010
Year 1 and Year 2 7/11 – 12/11/10
Due to financial constraints it was necessary to postpone the
following courses until next year:
● Pensions update and handling medical appeals; and
● Discussion leaders and education methods.
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