2024 Union Reps Conference
2024 Training Highlights
QTEC Training brochure
The Queensland Teachers' Education Centre (QTEC)
Union and Industrial Training
The Queensland Teachers’ Education Centre (QTEC) is the section of the QTU responsible for the coordination, planning and delivery of Union and industrial training.
QTEC offers a range of courses, seminars and conferences focused on workplace Union Representatives, QTU position holders, school leaders, new teachers and activists. The aim of QTEC training is to support members to become more well-informed, active and effective representatives of the QTU in the workplace. Engagement in union training provides participants with the knowledge and skills required to understand, access and improve upon the working conditions of all members and to ultimately build union power.
Course participants can expect to receive excellent, up to date industrial information and .advice as well as build highly transferrable skills in areas such as communication, consultation and negotiation.
QTEC offers a range of face-to-face training throughout Queensland as well as live-online sessions. The library of on-demand topics continues to be developed in order to meet the needs of union reps. Courses are facilitated by Union Officers and the QTEC Coordinator.
QTEC events are for financial members of the Union only.
Contacting the Queensland Teachers' Education Centre
For all enquiries contact:
Natalie Meyer | QTEC Coordinator
Phone: 07 3512 9000
Email: qtec@qtu.asn.au
QTEC Course descriptions
QTEC Courses are half and full day courses that require Industrial Relations Education (IRE) Leave. For workplace sessions or additional training options please contact your Regional Organiser.
All sector training
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.
School sector training
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
QTEC Course location and dates
Term 1
|
Event |
Date |
Location/Venue |
Closing Date |
|
Working Conditions & LCC |
Monday 3 February |
QTU Varsity |
Monday 20 January |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Tuesday 4 February |
Mackay |
Tuesday 21 January |
|
Workplace Health and Safety |
Wednesday 5 February |
Murrumba Downs |
Wednesday 22 January |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Wednesday 12 February |
QTU Varsity |
Wednesday 29 January |
|
Working Conditions & LCC |
Wednesday 12 February |
Kallangur |
Wednesday 29 January |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Thursday 13 February |
Paddington |
Friday 24 January |
|
Working Conditions & LCC |
Friday 14 February |
Paddington |
Friday 31 January |
|
Working Conditions & LCC |
Friday 14 February |
Cairns |
Friday 31 January |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Wednesday 19 February |
Caloundra |
Wednesday 5 February |
|
Working Conditions & LCC |
Wednesday 19 February |
QTU Varsity |
Wednesday 5 January |
|
Union Rep Training |
Thursday 20 February |
Toowoomba |
Thursday 6 January |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Thursday 20 February |
Caboolture |
Thursday 6 January |
|
Union Rep – Level 2 |
Tuesday 25 February |
Caloundra |
Tuesday 11 January |
|
Union Rep Training |
Tuesday 25 February |
Charleville |
Tuesday 11 January |
|
Workplace Health and Safety |
Wednesday 26 February |
QTU Varsity |
Wednesday 12 February |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Tuesday 4 March |
Gladstone |
Tuesday 18 February |
|
Industrial Relations for School Leaders |
Tuesday 4 March |
Cooroy (Northern Sunshine Coast) |
Tuesday 18 February |
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
Tuesday 4 March |
Cooroy (Northern Sunshine Coast) |
Tuesday 18 February |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Wednesday 5 March |
Rockhampton |
Wednesday 19 February |
|
Working Conditions & LCC |
Wednesday 5 March |
TBC |
Wednesday 19 February |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Thursday 6 March |
Townsville |
Thursday 20 February |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Thursday 6 March |
Emerald |
Thursday 20 February |
|
Working Conditions & LCC |
Thursday 6 March |
Inala |
Thursday 20 February |
|
Industrial Relations for School Leaders |
Wednesday 12 March |
Gold Coast |
Wednesday 26 February |
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
Wednesday 12 March |
Gold Coast |
Wednesday 26 February |
|
Union Rep – Level 2 |
Wednesday 12 March |
Logan Diggers |
Wednesday 26 February |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Thursday 13 March |
Moranbah |
Thursday 27 February |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Thursday 13 March |
Pine Rivers |
Thursday 27 February |
|
Workplace Health and Safety |
Friday 14 March |
Cairns |
Friday 28 February |
|
Union Rep – Level 2 |
Friday 14 March |
Park Ridge |
Friday 28 February |
|
Industrial Relations for School Leaders |
Thursday 20 March |
Kedron-Wavell |
Thursday 6 March |
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
Thursday 20 March |
Kedron-Wavell |
Thursday 6 March |
|
TAFE Union Rep – Level 2 |
Friday 21 March |
Milton |
Friday 7 March |
|
TAFE Union Rep – Level 3 |
Monday 24 March |
Milton |
Monday 10 March |
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
Tuesday 25 March |
Gladstone |
Tuesday 11 March |
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
Wednesday 26 March |
Rockhampton |
Wednesday 12 March |
|
Working Conditions & LCC |
Wednesday 26 March |
Capalaba |
Wednesday 12 March |
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
Thursday 27 March |
Emerald |
Thursday 13 March |
|
NEN25 Webinar 1 |
Thursday 27 March |
Online |
Friday 14 March |
|
Workplace Health and Safety |
Friday 28 March |
Inala |
Friday 14 March |
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
Wednesday 2 April |
Moranbah |
Wednesday 19 March |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 (Part A & Part B) 9-11.30am and 12.00 – 3.00pm |
Wednesday 2 April |
Online |
Wednesday 26 March |
|
Union Rep – Level 2 |
Thursday 3 April |
QTU Varsity |
Thursday 20 March |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Friday 4 April |
Cairns |
Friday 21 March |
Term 2
|
Event |
Date |
Location/Venue |
Closing Date |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Wednesday 30 April |
Caloundra |
Wednesday 16 April |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Wednesday 30 April |
Bowen |
Wednesday 16 April |
|
Workplace Health and Safety (School Leaders) |
Wednesday 30 April |
Online |
Wednesday 16 April |
|
NEN25 Webinar 2 |
Thursday 1 May |
Online |
Friday 14 March |
|
Workplace Health and Safety |
Friday 2 May |
Carina |
Friday 18 April |
|
Industrial Relations for School Leaders |
Term 2 TBC |
Cairns |
|
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
Term 2 TBC |
Cairns |
|
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
May TBC |
Torres Strait |
|
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Thursday 8 May |
Caboolture |
Thursday 24 April |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 (Part A) 12.30pm – 3.00pm |
Tuesday 13 May |
Online |
Tuesday 6 May |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 (Part B) 12.30pm – 3.00pm |
Wednesday 14 May |
Online |
Tuesday 6 May |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Thursday 15 May |
Mt Gravatt |
Wednesday 30 April |
|
Industrial Relations for School Leaders |
Thursday 15 May |
Toowoomba |
Thursday 1 May |
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
Thursday 15 May |
Toowoomba |
Thursday 1 May |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Friday 16 May |
Mt Isa |
Thursday 2 May |
|
TAFE Union Rep – Level 1 |
Friday 16 May |
Milton |
Thursday 2 May |
|
NEN25 Training Day |
Friday 16 May |
QCU |
Friday 14 March |
|
Working Conditions & LCC |
Thursday 22 May |
TBC |
Thursday 8 May |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Friday 23 May |
TBC |
Friday 9 May |
|
Union Rep – Level 2 |
Friday 23 May |
Townsville |
Friday 9 May |
|
Industrial Relations for School Leaders |
Tuesday 27 May |
Beenleigh |
Tuesday 13 May |
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
Tuesday 27 May |
Beenleigh |
Tuesday 13 May |
|
Workplace Health and Safety (Members) |
Wednesday 28 May |
Online |
Wednesday 14 May |
|
Union Rep – Level 3 |
Thursday 29 May |
QTU Varsity |
Thursday 15 May |
|
Union Rep – Level 2 |
Thursday 29 May |
Kallangur |
Thursday 15 May |
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
Tuesday 3 June |
Longreach |
Tuesday 20 May |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 |
Wednesday 4 June |
Longreach |
Wednesday 21 May |
|
Workplace Health and Safety |
Thursday 5 June |
Caloundra |
Thursday 22 May |
|
Union Rep – Level 2 |
Friday 6 June |
Cairns |
Friday 23 May |
|
Principal Union Reps Training Day 9am – 3.30pm |
Friday 6 June |
Paddington |
Friday 23 May |
|
Industrial Relations for School Leaders |
TBC Tuesday 10 June |
Mackay |
Tuesday 27 May |
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
TBC Tuesday 10 June |
Mackay |
Tuesday 27 May |
|
Industrial Relations for School Leaders |
Wednesday 11 June (9am – 12pm) |
Online |
Wednesday 28 May |
|
Recruitment and Selection Training |
Wednesday 18 June (9am – 12pm) |
Online |
Wednesday 4 June |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 Online – Part A – 9am – 12pm |
Thursday 12 June |
Online |
Monday 2 June |
|
Workplace Health and Safety |
Wednesday 18 June |
Townsville |
Monday 2 June |
|
Union Rep – Level 1 Online – Part B – 9am – 12pm |
Thursday 19 June |
Online |
Monday 2 June |
|
Workplace Health and Safety |
Tuesday 24 June |
Paddington |
Tuesday 10 June |
Course registration here