5 places available
This two-day course is designed for both Union Representatives and Deputy Representatives.
The training will provide essential knowledge and skills to support representatives in their important role of providing union leadership in schools. Learn the roles and responsibilities of this position and build confidence to succeed in this role.
Please note:
SSTUWA may fund travel and accommodation expenses for currently elected representatives outside the metropolitan area. Each regional application will be assessed by the Education and Training Centre Coordinator for funding approval. All flight and accommodation bookings will be made by the SSTUWA upon approval of your travel request. We will be in contact with you once the event has been confirmed based on the minimum number requirements. Please do not book your own flights.
On completion of the course Union Representatives will have:
$Nil: Members Only
Morning tea and lunch provided.
Cherry Bogunovich - SSTUWA ETC Training Officer /Organiser Schools
Natalie Swinbourn - SSTUWA Coordinator, Schools Organiser Team
Natalie Blewitt - SSTUWA Senior Vice President
Elected Union and Deputy Representatives
Members in schools and TAFE colleges are eligible for five days of paid leave per year to attend trade union training (TUT).
To comply with TUT leave requirements applicants must:
The school will not be charged for the salary of the
person attending trade union training - this is covered by the DoE.
However, if a relief teacher is required, this is funded through the
school's one line budget.
For school administration
When processing TUT leave applications:
Wed 11 Sep @ 9.00am - 3.00pm
5 SPACES
Wed 16 Oct @ 12.00pm - 3.15pm
19 SPACES
Fri 25 Oct @ 9.00am - 3.15pm
40 SPACES
We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work. We wish to pay respect to their Elders - past, present and future - and acknowledge the important role all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to play within Australia. We stand in solidarity.
Authorised by Mary Franklyn, General Secretary, The State School Teachers' Union of W.A.
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