ACTU Organising Works Program
The Organising Works (OW) program, delivered by the ACTU Organising Centre, aims to train union organisers in the skills of organising and recruitment.
The program is delivered as a combination of supervised work experience, and nationally accredited structured training. Participants are employed fulltime as Organisers by a Union to gain on-the-job skills, strategies and knowledge required to work effectively as a union organiser. Participants have reduced work committments to allow them to also attend regular training sessions conducted by the ACTU Organising Centre. This training covers a broad range of topics, including: effective communication techniques; recruitment and development of activists; effective organising and planning; understanding the IR system; negotiations and bargaining; recruitment skills; time management; problem solving; and using OH&S as an organising tool.
The Organising Works program incorporates the nationally accredited qualification BSB41807 Certificate IV in Unionism and Industrial Relations, and participants submit formal assessment tasks to achieve competency in ten (10) Units of Competency.
The Organising Works program has one intake per year. The program commences in each participating state in late February / early March, and concludes by late November / early December of the same year.
OW2012 has now commenced in:
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Victoria
Advertising and recruitment for OW2013 will commence mid September 2012. Unions are encouraged to consider organisers they wish to put forward for the 2013 program.
For information about OW2013, see the Program Summary, which can be downloaded below. (Please note the information is subject to change.)
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