This is equivalent to GCSE Grades 3-1 / D-G or O Level grades D-G
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Health and Safety at work is always a major issue for all employees.
This is equivalent to GCSE Grades 3-1 / D-G or O Level grades D-G
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Workplaces that have trade union health and safety reps have a significantly lower rate of accidents.
If you are a newly appointed safety rep, this is the course for you.
The course will help you to:
The Next Steps for Safety Reps (Health and Safety Stage 2)
Students must be trade union representatives.
FREE*
* This course is fully funded for eligible students.
If you are not eligible, the cost of the course is £0.00. If you choose to stay residentially, and you are not eligible via the residential funding assessment, there will be an additional fee to pay. The vast majority of students are eligible to study and stay residentially for free and we will confirm when you apply.
At the moment we have no available dates for this course. We will be updating them throughout the year, check back or submit and enquiry to be added to a waiting list.
Trade Union Education at Northern College is meaningful, purposeful, accessible and rewarding. There are no exams, or long lectures, the education programme involves practical activities where you will work with your peers. This is an opportunity to step back from your job and your activist work to think and learn. Skills development and confidence building are essential elements of all Trade Union courses.
“Northern College changed my life. A year into studying here I got a job and then became a supervisor.” - Michelle
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These courses will build key transferable skills- communication, team work, organisation all beneficial in the workplace and further study.
Did you know? Working-age graduates earned £10,000 more than non-graduates in 2018 and had higher employment rates.
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