Mohawk College Spring/Summer 2003 Continuing Education ...

WHMIS FOR WORKERS
This 6 hour course gives participants an
awareness of how WHMIS was developed,
what bodies of legislation were adapted to
meet its requirements, information workers
are entitled to, the body & how the workplace
affects it, methods to communicate hazard
information, examination of MSDS &
product labels, hazards created by workplace
processes & safe use instructions. Participants
will receive a wallet card (ROT) Record of
Training, upon successful completion. Course
fee includes $13.91 for manual.
EWS22 FEE: $50.00 ☎
S1 1 SA 9:00-4:00 HD Apr5 900290
S2 1 FR 9:00-4:00 HD Jun6 900292
SB 1 FR 9:00-4:00 BD May9 900291
THE LINK BETWEEN DISEASE AND
THE WORKPLACE
This 15 hour course will increase
participants’ awareness of occupational
disease and equip them to engage in
prevention activities. Topics covered: The
Magnitude of the Problem; The Body and the
Workplace; Investigating Occupational
Diseases and Preventing Occupational
Disease Resources. Course fee includes
$27.82 for manual.
EWS46 FEE: $91.72 ☎
S1 3 FR 6:30-9:30 HD Apr25 900293
SA/SU 9:00-4:00
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH &
SAFETY ISSUES
This 10 hour course is an introduction to the
issues concerning health and safety in the
workplace. The history of legislation, duties
of the workplace parties and other issues of
interest to the participants will be explored.
Fee includes $6.96 for manual.
EWS57 FEE: $49.56 ☎
S1 2 SA 9:00-4:00 HD Apr12 900294
SU 9:00-1:00
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE:RECOGNIZE,
PREVENT & CONTROL
This 10 hour course provides the participants
with the information needed to recognize
potential situations that may lead to violence
involving workers, clients and the public.
Participants will then explore ways to prevent
workplace violence and then look at how to
effectively handle the threat of and control
actual violence relating to their workplace.
Course fee includes $10.70 for manual.
EWS59 FEE: $53.30 ☎
S1 2 SA 9:00-4:00 HD May10 900295
SU 9:00-1:00
APPEALING MINISTRY OF LABOUR
ORDERS-PROVINCIAL
This updated 10 hour course provides the
participants with the knowledge needed to
prepare and present appeals of the Ministry of
Labour decisions concerning health & safety
before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.
This course will also provide information on
filing complaints under Section 50 of the
Occupational Health & Safety Act. Course
fee includes $13.91 for manual.
EWS65 FEE: $56.51 ☎
S1 2 FR 7:00-10:00 HD May23 900296
SA 9:00-4:30
LABOUR STUDIES JOINT
CERTIFICATE
McMaster University, Mohawk College, and
the Worker Education Centre, in partnership
with the Hamilton & District Labour Council
and the Brantford & District Labour Council
are pleased to offer a program of study
leading to a Joint Certificate in Labour
Studies. McMaster University offers a
number of scholarships and bursaries to
students taking certificate courses.
For further information on this program
contact Don Fraser at (905)692-5189 or
(905)318- 4295, mailbox #1086; the
McMaster Labour Studies Program,
(905)525-9140 ext. 24692; Mohawk
College, Lynn Cheverie at (905)575-2424
or (519)759-7200 ext. 2424.
Program of Studies
Successful applicants must complete the
following (equal to 240 hours) to qualify for
the certificate:
1. The Program of Studies includes four
required courses from McMaster (72
hours-approx.), 90 hours from Mohawk
and 38 hours from any partner institution.
The number of hours per course will vary
between each of the institutions but will
require at least 162 hours of instruction at
the university/college certificate level.
2. McMaster University courses must include
History of the Labour Movements - Parts I
& II, and Addressing the Challenges
Facing the Labour Movement - Parts I &
II, plus two electives.
3. 1 Additional credit(s) equivalent to 38
hours from McMaster, Mohawk or a
partner institution.
4. Mohawk College courses must include one
course from a menu of courses related to
Health and Safety (listed below), and 60
hours from a menu of courses related to the
Labour Movement.
Health and Safety (Minimum of 30 hours)
EWS01 OH & S Training Level 1
EWS02 OH & S Level 2 Law (Provincial or Federal)
EWS07 OH & S Level 2 Committees
(Provincial or Federal)
EWS38 OH & S Patient Handling
(Health Care Sector)
EWS08 Stress Awareness
Labour Movement (Minimum of 60 hours)
UN001 Assertiveness Training for Workers
UN002 Stewards - Level 1
UN003 Stewards - Level 2
UN004 Steward as an Educator
UN005 Body Mapping/Hazards Mapping
UN007 Employment Insurance Act
UN008 Political Action in Civic Politics
UN009 Union Counsellor Course
UN010 Instructor Training
UN030 W.H.M.I.S. The Law & How to Comply
UN100 Computer Concepts for Workers-A
UN101 Computer Concepts for Workers-B
UN102 Computer Concepts for Workers-Word-C
UN103 Computer Concepts for Workers-Excel-D
UN104 Computer Concepts for Workers-Windows 98-E
PLEASE NOTE:
Enquiries regarding registration & refunds
should be directed to the institution offering
the course.
B U S I N E S S
Brantford Location:
BD-Brantford & District Labour Council
Education Centre, 110 Icomm Drive,
Brantford, Ontario. Courses held in Brantford
are designated by /SB or SC.
2 Hamilton Locations:
HD-Hamilton & District Labour Council
Education Centre, 1130 Barton St. E., 2nd
Flr, Suite 207, (across from Centre Mall)
W-Mohawk College, Wentworth Campus, 196
Wentworth St. N. (between Barton & Cannon)
MCMASTER COURSES
ADDRESSING CHALLENGES FACING
THE LABOUR MOVEMENT
(PART 2)(required)
This 2 part course will look at the challenges
facing the labour movement. Three main
topics will be addressed. First, what is
happening to the job market? What kinds of
jobs are being created & who is getting them?
Second, how is globalization affecting the
world of work. Third, how is our economy
being restructured & what impact is this
having on the workplace? Throughout both
sections, an emphasis will be placed on how
labour has responded to these challenges.
Fee: $80.00
Date: SA/SU March 29/30, 2003 from 9 a.m.-4p.m.
Please Note: The following 2 courses can be
used as the requirement of either part 1 or
part 2 of Addressing the Challenges.
(If you have already fulfilled both
requirements of Addressing the Challenges,
these 2 courses can be used as an elective)
HISTORY OF STEEL WORKERS
This course explores the history of the
USWA in Canada, with particular emphasis
on Hamilton, from the days of S.W.O.C. in
the 1930’s to the present period. It will
explore breakthroughs made by the USWA
thoughout it’s history in areas ranging from
collective bargaining and strikes to politics,
emphasizing the contribution this union has
made both to it’s own members and working
people across Canada. It will draw on
historical documents as well as the stories of
USWA activists and leaders.
Fee: $80.00
Date: SA/SU May 3/4, 2003 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE, TOO RISKY
This course will offer a critical examination
of people’s experience of work and their
increasing inability to balance work with
family & community commitments. It will
examine various contemporary changes to
work & the workplace including issues of
overtime, short-term and part-time
employment and the difficulties faced by
youth and certain other groups in finding
“good” jobs. This course will also look at
some evidence of the growing risk and injury
of workers in contemporary workplaces.
Fee: $80.00
Date: SA/SU May 31/June 1, 2003 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
The above course will be held at 1130
Barton St. East, Suite 207 Please register
through McMaster University by calling
525-9140 ext. 24692.
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