Course Description
The Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 requires union officers with financial decision-making responsibilities (including elected officials, finance staff and members of committees of management) to undertake Fair Work Commission-approved training in the area of financial governance within six months of their appointment.
Only those who have completed the ACTU Train the Trainer in Union Governance are qualified to train the Registered Organisations Commission-approved ACTU Union Governance Course.
At the end of this course participants will be able to:
• Explain their role and responsibilities in delivering the Union Governance course
• Use adult learning principles to deliver the course
• Assess participants' understanding of the content
• Answer questions or refer participants to additional information, to improve their understanding of Union Governance
• Demonstrate leadership in the application of values and principles of Union Governance in their union
Please ensure relevant approval has been granted by your union in accordance with its rules and elected official.
This course is delivered with the support of The Union Education Foundation (TUEF) and The Australian Government Productivity Education and Training (PET) Fund.