Stage 1 officers training:

This course is designed to develop the key skills and knowledge associated with being an effective and confident NUJ representative and includes -

- Identifying the main roles and responsibilities associated with being an NUJ representative

- Understanding the structure of the NUJ and the NUJ’s role within the global trade union movement

- Collective agreements and grievance and disciplinary procedures

- Developing a trade union approach to dealing with members problems

 

Stage 2 officers training:

This course is designed to cover -

- Identification of strengths and weaknesses in both the form and application of workplace procedures

- Assessment of workplace procedures in relation to the ACAS Code of Practice

- Analysis of written transcripts and identify and evaluate key evidence

- Development of an awareness of legislation in relation to disciplinary and grievance procedures

- Preparation and presentation of an appeal

- Examine the role of grievance procedures in relation to disciplinary proceedings 

 

Stage 3 officers training -

The course will cover essential negotiation techniques including -

- Defining what is meant by negotiation and what can affect a union’s bargaining power

- Preparing and applying a strategic approach to collective bargaining

- Developing arguments to support a union’s position

- Understanding the roles and responsibilities associated with working in a union’s negotiating team

- Awareness of key negotiating skills and how and when to apply them during joint negotiations

 

Health and safety training -

The course will cover -

- Understanding the role and responsibilities of an NUJ safety representative

- Awareness of the law and what facilities and rights are afforded to NUJ safety reps

- Develop an understanding of the legal framework and how the law can be enforced

- Using workplace regulations to set standards and knowing how these can be built into a systematic approach to handling health and safety problems

- Identify ways in which health and safety can be integrated into NUJ chapel and branch organisation

 

Representing members

More details soon.

 

Organising for recruitment

More details soon.

 

Public speaking training -

Free training

Topics covered on the course include -

- Identifying key do’s and don’ts when making an effective speech

- Tips on how to structure a speech

- Insight into the terms used in formal trade union meetings and conferences.

 

Bullying, harassment and stress training -

Free training

The course will cover -

- Defining what is meant by bullying, harassment and stress and the causes and effects on your members

- How to use health and safety standards to help challenge and deal with bullying, harassment and stress

- Identify key arguments to be used with employers with a view to reducing the incidences of bullying, stress and harassment

- Developing a trade union strategy when dealing with issues raised within your workplace

 

Getting started as a freelance

The course covers - 

- The jump from staff to freelance

- Looking for work

- Interacting with editors

- Doing deals that stick

- How to find out about finance and tax

- How to try to make sure clients pay up

- What the NUJ offers in the way of help

- Copyright ins and outs

- Question & Answer session when you can ask about your own situation

Freelances in the early days (or months, or even years) of their freelance career; freelances who are returning to freelancing; staff journalists who are thinking about going freelancing; people who have come into freelance journalism from other backgrounds.

 

Advanced negotiations training

Free training

The course will cover -

- Understanding your power and influence

- Knowing how to access the Disclosure of Information, and Information and Consultation legislation as part of your negotiating preparation

- How to use company accounts to help cost pay claims, and be able to develop strategies for negotiation based on company information

- Using appropriate tactics as part of your union’s negotiating strategy

 

Free for NUJ members, the FEU's Negotiation for freelances workshops in London, 23 May and Birmingham 30 May.  Click for more details

 

Pitch and deal

Freelances need to pitch for work and to do deals. This course will show how to present your work and your ideas andwhat goes into making a deal and how you might improve on that first offer. This one-day course aims to help freelances market their work and negotiate better deals for themselves.
Through role-play exercises and discussion, participants will work on the skills and attitudes needed to try to get more commissions and more money.

This will include -

- Pitching ideas with deals in mind

- Identifying outlets

- Interacting with editors

- Thinking about fees

- Asking for more money

- Adding conditions

- Understanding the psychology of pitching and dealing

- Coming up with scripts for situations

- Role plays to put ideas into practice

Freelance journalists who want to try to get more work and improve the deals they make.
 

Developing age related policy

This course will enable you to -

- Identify the range of workplace issues facing older workers

- Review workplace policies

- Plan to implement new policy via workplace negotiation

- Effectively use online resources

For more information download the flyer here 

 

Personal needs in times of change

This course will enable you to -

- Audit current skills knowledge and competency

- Identify job search strategies

- Be financially literate

- Effectively use online resources

- Understand good nutrition and healthy lifestyles 

 

To book a place on any of the training courses please email -  training@nuj.org.uk

 

 

 

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