Get Set to Rep: Information and Q&A for new reps (online only)

This online session is ideal for newly elected union reps or those wanting to reconnect with the basics. The program is designed to provide participants with overview of information to get them started in the role of union rep.

• QTU democratic structures
• Where to go for information and advice
• Role of the Union Rep
• Rights of Union Reps
• Q&A

Union Rep Training: Setting the Foundations

This training course is ideal for beginning union reps or as a refresher for union reps who have not completed training in the past 3 years. The program is designed to provide participants with the foundations needed to undertake their duties with knowledge and confidence.

• Union Values
• Role of the Union Rep
• Growing the Union
• Building Strong Union Culture in the Workplace
• Local Consultative Committees

Union Rep Training – Advanced Modules

Advanced modules are designed to provide union reps with the knowledge and skills to be a leading union rep in their workplace.

• Unpacking the Industrial Agreements
• Communication essentials including; support person, challenging conversations, chairing meetings

• Consulting and representing members’ views
• ‘Union Mapping’ to grow the union and its influence
• Supporting, activating and organising members

• Negotiation Skills
• Campaign Skills

Workplace and Health and Safety

This one-day course is designed to support teachers and school leaders with a role or interest in Workplace Health and Safety.

• Understanding the differing WHS roles
• Managing risks within the school
• Understanding psychosocial hazards
• The role of HSRs, HSR elections and work groups
• WHS disputes process
• How to navigate the processes in the Department using WHS with regards to OVA and safety issues.

Industrial Relations for School Leaders

This training day supports school leaders in understanding and navigating the industrial landscape in which they lead.  Participants have the opportunity to discuss current issues and campaigns, changes to DoE policy and directives as well as learn about the implementation of the Award and Certified Agreement.

• Unpacking working conditions and Industrial Compliance
• Local Consultative Committees
• Joint Statements and Professional Issues

School Leaders: Recruitment and Selection

Open to members in classified positions this course aims to provide participants with up-to-date information regarding recruitment and selection processes as well as guidance on how to be an effective QTU panel nominee.

• Legislation and Directives
• The application, short-listing and interview process
• Suitability assessments
• Unconscious bias and diversity in leadership teams
• The role of the QTU nominee
• Ethical decision-making

Local Consultative Committee (LCC) Extended Training

This half-day training is ideal for developing a deeper understanding of consultation in the workplace and the role of the Local Consultative Committee. It is ideal for Union Reps and school leaders, especially those who sit on their workplace LCC.

• Consultation under the Certified Agreement
• Role and scope of the LCC
• Example Work Program
• Dispute Resolution

Working Conditions Training

This half-day training is ideal for developing a deeper understanding of working conditions and basic entitlements with the aim of ensuring that these conditions are understood and implemented in the workplace.

• Certified Agreement and Award
• Rostered-duty time, meal breaks, NCT, class sizes, meetings and more!
• Professional Issues and Joint Statements