1. LABOUR EDUCATION & TRAINING METHODOLOGY
ACTRAV TURIN
LABOUR EDUCATION & TRAINING METHODOLOGY

2. ACTRAV’s LABOUR EDUCATION
Education and training offered by ACTRAV to full/part time trade union officers and members
ACTRAV’s training activities are aimed at:
Increasing the capacity of trade unions to plan and deliver educational programmes in line with their educational policies;
Supporting the development and strengthening of specialized technical departments within trade unions;
Strengthening the process of organising and capacity-building of trade unions;
Supporting the ILO agenda on Decent Work and workers’ rights
Promoting gender mainstreaming in all the activities of trade unions +;

3. Training methodology Focus from trainer-centred to participant-centred
Extensive use of active learning methods: full participation, validation of trade union experiences brought by course participants, trainers/facilitators, adaptation of the course content and pace via reports back and course assessments,
Teaching methods based on a comparative approach/case studies/role playing and the extensive use of small group work
Extensive use of IT and the Internet throughout course delivery
Active role of course participant / design of work plans +

4. THE TRAINING CYCLE / PROCESS
TRADE UNION
POLICY PRIORITIES
ACTRAV
TRAINING
POLICY
DEFINING
TRAINING NEEDS
POST-COURSE
TRADE UNION
FUNCTION
ANALYSING
TARGET
GROUP

5. IDENTIFYING
TRAINING
OBJECTIVES
PREPARING
EVALUATION
PROCESSES
DECIDING
CONTENT
AND
METHODS
ORGANIZING
RESOURCES: STAFF/
FINANCES/
MATERIALS.

6. LEARNING
MATERIALS/
ACTIVITIES
DELIVERY
STAFF SUPPORT
WORK PLANS
END-OF-COURSE
EVALUATION
NETWORKING/
FOLLOW-UP
ACTIVITY

7. Face to face labour education
ONLINE
PRE-COURSE
PREPARATION
FOLLOW UP
VIA RESIDENTIAL/
ON-LINE
RESIDENTIAL COURSE
DELIVERY

8. On-line labour education
PRE-COURSE
PREPARATION
ON LINE COURSE
DELIVERY
FOLLOW UP
VIA RESIDENTIAL/
ON-LINE

9. NETWORKING & LABOUR EDUCATION
ONLINE
PREPARATION
ON LINE/
RESIDENTIAL
COURSE
DELIVERY
NETWORKING/
REGIONAL
CONFERENCES
ON SPECIFIC
TOPICS

10. Enhancing labour education
Further develop and apply active learning methods
Explore the interactions and potentials of on line education and its combination with residential training
Develop regional subject oriented networks linked up with the International Labour Movement
Labour oriented university degrees designed and implemented with accredited institutions based on prior learning assessment recognition of workers’ experiences