NOCN
Level 2
QN: 601/3460/4
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NOCN Level 2 Certificate in Trade Unions Today
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by NOCN. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 3007 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
NOCN
Syllabus Units
120 Units
Guided Hours
3007 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Applying Health and Safety Legislation in the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the background and origins of specific health and safety legislation affecting the workplace.
- Know the main legal requirements of specific health and safety regulations.
- Understand how specific health and safety regulations can be used to improve health and safety standards at work.
2
Building Confidence for Trade Unionists
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how building confidence can change union members’ lives.
- Understand how confidence can be damaged by stereotyping in the workplace.
- Understand how to bring about change in the workplace.
3
Countering Misunderstanding and Prejudice
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the causes and effects of discriminatory attitudes.
- Understand the importance of challenging misunderstanding and prejudice.
4
Development of Trade Union Membership
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the key events in trade union history.
- Understand changes that have influenced trade union membership.
- Understand the relevance of trade unions today.
5
Domestic Violence and the Trade Union Context
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand why domestic violence is a trade union issue.
- Know how to support members experiencing domestic violence.
- Be able to identify trade union action on domestic violence.
6
Equalities Law
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the main features of changes relating to equalities law.
- Understand the relevance of changes relating to equalities law.
- Understand how to support workers in response to changes relating to equalities law.
7
Equipment at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the hazards and risks associated with specific equipment at work.
- Understand how legislation and policy relate to specific equipment at work.
- Understand prevention, control and protection measures for risks associated with specific equipment at work.
8
Handling Change at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand changes affecting the workplace.
- Be able to research appropriate legislation, policies and information related to change at work.
- Be able to identify problems and opportunities for trade unions during change at work.
9
Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand health and wellbeing issues in the workplace.
- Understand the trade union approach to health and wellbeing at work.
- Be able to plan effective action on health and wellbeing arrangements in his/her workplace.
10
Illness at Work
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand hazards and risks associated with specific illnesses at work.
- Understand how legislation and company policy relate to specific illnesses at work.
- Understand prevention and control measures associated with specific illnesses at work.
11
Information and Consultation in Multinational Companies
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the key features of legislation, policies and agreements concerning information and consultation in multinational companies.
- Understand different forms of worker representation within companies.
- Understand arguments to promote best practice for a specific form of worker representation.
12
Introduction to Pensions Provision for Trade Union Representatives
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the importance of pensions.
- Understand the various types of pensions.
- Be able to investigate details of pension’s provision.
- Be able to identify improvements to own pension schemes.
13
Introduction to Pensions Provision for Trade Unions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand pensions provision.
- Understand the trade union role in protecting pensions provision.
14
Leading on the Trade Union Collective Agenda
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concept of trade union collective leadership.
- Understand techniques for effective trade union collective leadership.
- Know how to develop leadership capacity.
15
Mentoring for Trade Union Representatives
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own role and responsibilities when mentoring union members.
- Understand ways to identify individual mentoring needs.
- Understand how to review progress through mentoring.
16
Negotiating on Pensions
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand issues that may arise for members from changes affecting pensions.
- Understand how pensions are negotiated.
- Be able to produce a plan for negotiating improvements in pension schemes.
17
Organising Campaigns
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the organising approach to running campaigns.
- Understand the key components of an organising campaign.
- Be able to develop an organising campaign in their union.
18
Practical Bargaining, Negotiation and Consultation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to recognise different negotiating styles.
- Be able to negotiate as part of a team.
- Understand the strengths and weaknesses of the union’s negotiating position.
19
Recognising and Tackling Disability Discrimination
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how disability discrimination occurs.
- Be able to identify sources of support for tackling disability discrimination.
- Know ways of tackling disability discrimination.
20
Recognising and Tackling Discrimination for Trade Union Representatives
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how discrimination occurs.
- Understand legislative sources and polices for tackling discrimination.
- Understand ways of tackling discrimination and promoting equality.
21
Rights at Work for Trade Union Representatives
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the trade union approach to rights at work issues.
- Know how to use sources of information on employment rights.
- Understand the application of employment rights information.
22
Risk Assessment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the key legal requirements concerning risk assessments.
- Understand the risk assessment process.
- Be able to relate risk assessment to strategies for improving health and safety at work.
23
Safety Representative Skills
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand own development needs for health and safety skills.
- Be able to review own health and safety skills development opportunities.
- Understand development planning for own health and safety skills needs.
24
Trade Union Organising in the Workplace
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand reasons for changes in union membership.
- Understand current union organising practice.
- Understand good practice around organising.
25
Trade Union Partnership Agreements
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the features of a Trade Union Partnership Agreement.
- Understand the roles and responsibilities of all parties to a Trade Union Partnership Agreement.
- Understand the skills required to ensure effective implementation of a Trade Union Partnership Agreement.
- Understand the process of solving problems through the Trade Union Partnership approach.
26
Trade Union Representatives Supporting Members
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how trade unions can support members within the workplace.
- Be able to recognise when to signpost members onto appropriate support structures.
- Be able to plan to implement procedures in the workplace to offer counselling support.
27
Trade Unions and Europe
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role and structure of European Union Institutions and related trade union organisations.
- Understand the impact of the European Union on national employment rights.
- Know European Union economic and social policies.
- Understand the relationship between European Union policies and trade union policies and strategies.
28
Trade Unions and the Law
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand aspects of the legal system that affect trade unions.
- Understand different types of law.
- Understand trade union law.
29
Understanding your Pension Scheme
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand occupational pension schemes.
- Understand how own pension scheme affects members.
- Be able to calculate contributions, funding and benefits.
- Be able to identify areas for improvement in own occupational pension scheme.
30
Understanding your Union – Structures and Organisation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how trade union democracy operates within the workplace.
- Know the role of the union branch.
- Understand how to improve union branch attendance.
- Know how to identify elements of a union’s regional and national democracy.
31
Union Representatives - Induction
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to demonstrate skills of co-operative and collective working.
- Be able to find trade union and other related information.
- Know the key functions of a trade union in the workplace.
- Be able to create own union contacts list.
- Know how trade union documents guide union representatives.
- Know how to organise information in an appropriate way.
32
Using Electronic Databases for Trade Union Activities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to create a database for a trade union task.
- Be able to use a database for trade union tasks.
- Understand protocols for database usage.
33
Using ICT for Trade Unionists
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to operate a computer.
- Be able to organise, store and retrieve trade union information.
- Know safety and security practices.
- Know the components of a PC.
34
Using the Law in Collective Bargaining
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand employment law relevant to issues in the workplace.
- Be able to prepare arguments that may be used in negotiations based on employment law.
35
Using the Media
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to identify effective ways of presenting trade union issues to the media.
- Be able to design and write news releases.
- Be able to develop interview skills.
- Be able to plan to use the media.
36
Want to be a Safety Representative? An Introduction to the Role
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to outline health, safety and welfare arrangements in own workplace.
- Know the role of the trade union in tackling health and safety risks.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/3460/4
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- NOCN
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Aug 2014