EUROPEAN TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES

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EUROPEAN TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES
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EUROPEAN TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES

• I.- LIST OF EUROPEAN BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS
  WITH TRADE UNION PARTICIPATION
• II.- TRAINING NEEDS
• III.- LEARNING PATHWAYS
• IV.- COURSES MODELS

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ILIST OF EUROPEAN BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS WITH
TRADE UNION PARTICIPATION
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EUROPEAN BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS WITH TRADE UNION
PARTICIPATION

• EU Committees
• European Social Fund
• Social Dialogue
• Vocational Training
• Social Security of migrant workers
• Free movement of workers
• Social Security Coordination
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• EESC European Economic and Social Committee
• External relations
• Energy, Transport, Infrastructures and knowledge
  based society
• Agriculture, Environment and Rural development
• Social affairs, Employment, Citizenship
• Economy, Monetary Union
• Internal market, Consumption and Production
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• CCMI Consultative Commission on industrial
  change 
• ITUCs Interregional Trade Union Councils  
• ETUC Management, Committees, Working groups,
  ETUI and EUROPEAN FEDERATIONS

EU Agencies CEDEFOP EUROFOUND HEALTH
AND SAFETY
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IIEUROPEAN TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES
TRAINING NEEDS
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KNOWLEDGE (1)

• a) EUROPEAN UNION
• History Different phases since its creation
• Institutions and bodies their competences.
  Decision making process.
• Policies social, economic, European social
  model, new Social Security policies..
• Legislation social, conflict of freedoms,
  European jurisprudence, recent sentences, new
  voting procedures (reverse majority)...
• Current situation The new Treaty TSCG the
  fiscal compact, six pack, two pack, European
  governance, stability plans, austerity policies,
  alert mechanisms, 12 indicators,...and their
  consequences. Balance between democracy and
  markets.
• Labour economy labour market, employment
  development (salaries included)...
• European Social Dialogue evolution, results,
  current situation, future, employers
  organisations, ...
• Last economic, social and political developments.
  Current challenges for Trade Unions
• EU integration new challenges

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KNOWLEDGE (2)

• b) EUROPEAN LEVEL versus NATIONAL LEVEL
• Conflicts/tensions between European and national
  issues, interests, etc
• Different national realities industrial, social,
  economic, political dimensions.
• Challenges for a Trade Union collaborative action
• c) EUROPEAN TRADE UNIONISM and INDUSTRIAL
  RELATIONS SYSTEMS
• Different models, structures, cultures,...
• Different national industrial relations systems
  workers representation and participation,
  collective bargaining, minimum wages, firing
  systems, etc
• Last evolutions in different countries

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KNOWLEDGE (3)

• d) EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ETUC)
• History, evolution and current situation
• National confederations
• European federations
• Different committees
• Policies
• Resources available to trade unions
• European Trade Union tools
• Social dialogue (employers organisations)
• National confederations involvement in ETUC
  activities

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KNOWLEDGE (4)

• e) INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNION ACTION
• European TU tools Social dialogue, EWCS, Frame
  Agreements,...
• New TU strategies in MNEs
• Corporate Social Responsability
• European Works Councils
• Frame Agreements
• European Union Networks
• Global Unions. ITUC (International Trade Union
  Confederation)
• World Union Councils and Networks
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• f) SPECIFIC POLICIES / ISSUES
• Equality
• Sustainability
• Decent work
• Working rights globalisation
• Workers mobility
• TU renewal and leadership
• Social dialogue and collective bargaining
• Project management and funding, ....etc

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SKILLS

• Communication and interaction skills Active
  listening, speaking, writing, reporting,
  information sharing , ...
• Linguistic skills English necessary or suitable
  depending on the position 
• Cross- cultural skills
• Negotiation skills in European contexts
• Working skills team building and working,
  campaigning, networking, problem solving,
  collaborative leadership, decision making,
  autonomy,..
• Linking local, national and Europewide issues
• Anticipating and managing the changes
• Research, analytical and assessing skills, TU
  eye,(instinct, intuition)
• Project elaboration and management
• Strategic planning
• Initiative and innovation

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ATTITUDES

• Acknowledgement of diversity and equity
• TU values applying
• Open and flexible mind
• Tolerance, respect, conflicts managing...
• Resilience
• Competence sharing and delegating
• Building a social Europe
• Unions and ETUC strengthening

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LEARNING PATHWAYS
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EUROPEAN TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES PATHWAYS
Strengthening European Social Model
ETUC Strategy Policy Priorities
ProjectManagementand Financing
Equality Social Cohesion
Social Dialogueand CollectiveBargaining
Sustainability
Workers Mobility
TU Renewal Leadership
Trade Union Renewal
Influencing EU Decision Process Role of TUs
Exiting the Crisis Growth with Equity
Fair Transition to Green Jobs TU Alternatives
Workers Mobility
Reinforcing European Social Dialogue
Project Management Level 2
Improving the Performance of TUs Working in Europe
EU 2020 Strategy Governance TUs Role
Strengthening Workers and TU Rights
Exiting the Crisis Sustainable Growth
Migrations and workers Rights
TU Organising and Leadership
Collective Bargaining Coordination
Project Management Level 3
Growth with Equity Social Compact
TU Strategies for Reinforcing Social Europe
Nano technologies and Reach
EU Integration New Challenges for TUs
Democratic Decision / Management and
Strategic Planning
Structural Funds
European Training Course for Young Leaders ETC
EU Integration New Challenges for TUs
Crisis Social Protection
Hot Issue Fracking for Shale gaz?
EU Funding on Health Safety
Hot Issue
Employment and Decent Work
IMPROVING LANGUAGES SKILLS ON LINE AND FACE TO
FACE ENGLISH AND FRENCH COURSES
On line course EUROPEAN AND WORLDWIDE TRADE
UNIONISM AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SYSTEMS
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IV EUROPEAN TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES
COURSES MODELS
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Improving the performance of Trade Unions working
in Europe
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Strengthening Workers and Trade Unions Rights in
Europe