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1 LABOR EDUCATION AND GLOBAL SOLIDARITY
IFWEA IVA FIAET LABOR EDUCATION AND GLOBAL SOLIDARITY BUILDING A GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY: RE-CALIBRATING WORKERS’ EDUCATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Sahra Ryklief UALE Plenary input on Labor Education and Global Solidarity 6 April 2017

2 What and who is IFWEA? Global Federation of Worker Educators
IVA FIAET What and who is IFWEA? Global Federation of Worker Educators Governed by its affiliates Unique status within the International Labour Movement

3 IFWEA IVA FIAET What motivates us? Building a conscious, organised and diverse global labour movement Values based education Respond to changes to the Labour Market Survivalist economic activity and deregulation Decline of class and communal solidarity

4 What do we do? Knowledge Provision Conforms to their current reality
IFWEA IVA FIAET What do we do? Knowledge Provision Conforms to their current reality Development of a new narrative Building of co-alitions and relationships

5 IFWEA IVA FIAET

6 IFWEA IVA FIAET THE GLOBAL CONTEXT: YGAP - The Youth Globalisation Awareness Programme of the International Federation of Workers’ Education Organisations. Young worker educators, trade union and youth leaders Principles, learning objectives, curriculum and review process Building a global knowledge community of young internationalists

7 IFWEA IVA FIAET

8 Foundation Skills for Social Change Certificate Programme
IFWEA IVA FIAET Foundation Skills for Social Change Certificate Programme Online Courses to build the capacity of grassroots leaders in trade unions and community organisations 2017 topics: Women’s leadership youth civic and political mobilisation participatory learning and research methods organising for the social protection of vulnerable workers

9 Designed by IFWEA affiliates Accessible and user-friendly
IVA FIAET Designed by IFWEA affiliates Accessible and user-friendly Provide course participants with theoretical and analytical skills to enhance their educational, organising and mobilising role as grassroots leaders Accessed online and certificates are issued by the IFWEA Secretariat on completion of the course indicating that the participant has accomplished the learning objectives of the selected course and that, in the process, has Contributed to the global knowledge community through their course activities. Further courses will be added on an annual basis to this programme.

10 IFWEA IVA FIAET

11 FSSC’s Online Workers’ Education Learnership
IFWEA IVA FIAET FSSC’s Online Workers’ Education Learnership Develop young educators in the labour movement International dialogue on curriculum design, pedagogy and materials Learnership provides young worker educators with the skills to design and introduce study circles and online education courses aimed at promoting the interests of young workers in trade unions and community organisations. The course outline is available on the IFWEA Online Labour Academy (

12 IFWEA IVA FIAET Making Your Mark: IFWEA’s global project for advancing democratic political engagement of young, grassroots leaders Youth Human Rights Ambassadors: “Limerick Be Heard”: Supported by a collaboration of Limerick Youth Services and IFWEA affiliate ENGAGE at the University of Limerick. Youth Human Rights Ambassadors: “Cape Town Be Heard”: Study circle leaders from community based associations. Both groups design popular communication materials. Including more partners in 2018 & 2019. Research on the impact of this form of “engaged political education” will be conducted

13 Targeting young people between the ages of 16 and 25
IFWEA IVA FIAET Targeting young people between the ages of 16 and 25 Make equality and human rights real for young people Equip them to promote political participation for youth social justice and inclusion The project captures the creativity and dynamism of young people as a strategic resource They act as the drivers for social change, not as passengers. Promote political participation and political agency for rights and inclusion.

14 IFWEA IVA FIAET THE LOCAL CONTEXT: IFWEA’S Study Circles for Social Change: towards a South African Study Circles Association ABF: 100 years of experiences of popular education Degeneration of trade union education Formation of political identity and values Creation of new spaces

15 Developing and mentoring study circle facilitators
IFWEA IVA FIAET Developing and mentoring study circle facilitators Build confidence, encourage critical thinking and promote active participation Membership-based organisation Inclusion of trade unionists Online interaction between study circle facilitators

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