Trade Union Leadership Innovation Programme (T.U.L.I.P)

About The Course

As working people and their trade unions face unprecedented challenges, our Movement needs leaders with the skills, ideas and drive to make the world a better and fairer place. Carrying on as we have before in the hope that more of the same will save the trade union movement is not an option. The time for change is now and if you are a union leader who aspires to build our Movement through effective, innovative and bold leadership, then this programme is for you.

Becoming an effective leader: 16th – 17th January 2024

• Leadership styles and addressing the challenges that face us
• Thinking and acting strategically
• Creating and communicating a compelling vision

Coaching and mentoring skills: 27th – 28th February 2024

• How coaching skills can help you as a manager
• Developing your coaching skills
• Implementing coaching techniques in your organisation

Developing people: 25th – 26th March 2024

• Managing people and their performance
• Handling difficult situations and conversations
• Embedding development in your union

Managing budgets and finance together with Managing a safe and healthy environment: 22nd – 23rd April 2024

• Creating and managing budgets
• Your financial responsibilities
• H&S from an employer’s perspective – your responsibilities and legal obligations
• Employee wellbeing

Leading innovation and change: 13th – 14th May 2024

• Managing change
• Facilitating creativity (in yourself and others)
• Challenging the orthodoxy
• Acting bigger than we are

In addition to the attended sessions, there are some great on-line learning materials
that are dovetailed into the course, which can be accessed anytime, from anywhere via
the internet.

Your Commitment

• Attend all 5 residential sessions (run over two days each at Quorn Grange Hotel, the
  GFTU’s Hotel in Leicestershire).
• Commit to one to one online sessions with the programme tutor.
• Complete the “self-study” elements according to the level you sign up to.
• Have the backing of your union in terms of course fees and time to complete the
  course and the support of a mentor.

Level 1 GFTU accredited programme – Attend tutor led sessions
– Access to e-learning materials
– Pre-course work for each session
– Complete a learning review log

Level 2 Associate of the Institute of Leadership & Management – accredited programme
– Attend tutor led sessions
– Access to e-learning materials
– Pre-course work for each session
– Significant workplace assignment and write up linked to learning outcomes
– Complete a learning review log

Level 3 ILM Level 5 Certificate in Leadership and Management

– Attend tutor led sessions

– Access to e-learning materials

– Pre-course work for each session

– Complete a learning review log

– Completion of up to 6 workbooks with associated assignments (3 of which are mandatory)

Cost

Level 1:
GFTU Affiliate: £1,250
Other Organisations: £1,750

Level 2:
GFTU Affiliate: £1,500
Other Organisations: £2,000

Level 3:
GFTU Affiliate: £1,750
Other Organisations: £2,250

This includes all residential costs for the five two-day sessions outlined above. We have very deliberately established this as a blended programme with a number of “taught” residential sessions that will be led by an experienced team of tutors who are expert in their subject area. As a trade union run programme we have been able to keep the costs of the total of 10 days residential training plus online modules roughly equivalent to an online only commercial training company, providing a great learning opportunity and exceptional value for you and your Union.