Activists Academy
The Activists Academy is a brand new course that we are piloting in Hull after being granted status as a Centre of Recruitment and Organising Excellence (CORE) by the TUC. Click Here to enter the East Riding College Academy forum
Activists AcademyThe Activists Academy is a brand new course that we are piloting in Hull after being granted status as a Centre of Recruitment and Organising Excellence (CORE) by the TUC. Click Here to enter the East Riding College Academy forum |
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New online support for your coursesYou can now keep in touch with your coursemates and your tutor online and access resources and information from your PC. Click Here to access your course |
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Getting Started with your Online CourseIf you are about to start an online course, or you're part way through and have got a bit stuck, have a look at these video tutorials. We'd be interested in your feedback on them, if they are usefull we can send the movies out as a DVD with the enrolment forms in future. Click Here to view the help movies |
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Celebrating the Abolition of Slavery21st February 2007In the build up to the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery the team at East Riding College have written activities and resources for on use TUC courses and in schools looking at slavery past and present and issues for migrant workers in the 21st Century. You can download these materials in Word format by clicking on this link (file size 496 Kb). If you run any of these activities we'd be interested in your feedback, please email us. |
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A Sign of things to come?6th February 200719 Learners are half way through an introduction to British Sign Language course at the union learning centre, HMP Moorlands, Hatfield. This is the largest group to have taken this course, learners are a blend of workers at the establishment, family and friends - classic union learning! |
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Trade Union Certificate Started!12th January 2007By combining class based learning with online learning we have started this flagship course for the first time in many years. Learners attend the centre on a monday night then use the course forum on this website to continue their studies during the week. Click on this link for more details. If you would like to join the group give us a call. |
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H&S Certificate Courses Up and Running!5th September 2006This term we are running the very popular TUC Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health course in both class based and online formats. We have places available on both courses so if you've done your Stage 2 and want to achieve higher give us a call on 01482 382545. Click on "Certificate Courses", then "Health and Safety" to find out more. |
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Get in touch now to enrol this term4th September 2006The Autumn 2006 term starts next week. We still have places available on a number of computer courses, they're fun, they're top quality and they are FREE TO TRADE UNION MEMBERS - so why not come along and get the most out of your computer. |
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Third transnational course underway16th February 2006The third group of learners to participate in the transnational link up course have now started their work. The group will visit workers and trade unionists from their industry to share ideas and best practice. Each member will devise a project that, when written up, will provide a useful document for their union to develop policy and guidance. |
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Disability Champions Hit the USA10th February 2006This week Dave Parr spoke at a joint European Union - US disability event in Washington DC. This was a great honour for the project and came about after European Commissioner Beth Straw had seen a presentation about it in Dublin last year. |
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Good turn out for Labour Liason meeting2nd December 05Trade and Industry Secretary and local Hull West and Hessle MP, Alan Johnson, held his regular meeting with local trade unionists on December 2nd. The meeting was well attended by activists seeking the Ministers thoughts on the issues that are dear to them and their members and also getting the chance to here the latest developments straight from the horse's mouth.To find out more about these meetings call the centre on 01482 382526. |
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Award for Trade Union Studies Safety Rep24th November 05B-Line industries safety rep and TU Studies regular Martyn Butler recently received an award from the Humber Learning Consortium.Martyn in pictured here with one of his tutors, Adie Toomey, who accompanied him and his family to the ceremony in Barton. Martyn received a £50 voucher for his 2nd prize in the e-learning category. WELL DONE!!! |
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New Look Website For New Academic Year25th July 05September 2005 sees the start of our 5th year at East Riding College and the launch of version 6 of www.tradeunionstudies.comThis new version of the site is still under development and we want your input. Please have a browse around and email us with your comments by clicking here. If you would prefer to go back to the previous version click here. we hope you like the new format! |
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