TUC Health and Safety Stage 1

Level 1

This is equivalent to GCSE Grades 3-1 / D-G or O Level grades D-G

Course description

The aims of the course are to enable health and safety reps to work effectively by organising for health & safety, building a broad knowledge and understanding of how to improve workplace safety, balance negotiating with employers to prevent accidents and ill health whilst applying H&S legislation.

Course content

This course will be delivered over 10 weeks in a classroom every week.

Course Content

The course will help you to:

Organise for health & safety
Negotiate with employers to improve workplace safety
Prevent accidents and ill health
Apply H&S legislation

What can this course lead to?

The Next Steps for Safety Reps (Health and Safety Stage 2)

Course session dates

Useful information

This course will be delivered at Northern College

Tuesday 17^th September 2024 – Tuesday 26^th November 2024 (No classes 29^th October).

This course will be delivered at Northern College

Monday 20^th January 2025 – Monday 31^st March 2025 (No classes 17^th February).

This course will be delivered in Leeds City Centre, Merrion House, Woodhouse Lane, LS2 8LX

Thursday 1^st May – Thursday 10^th July (No classes 29^th May).

When does this start and end?

We have 3 different start dates for this course:

17 September 2024 - 26 November 2024
20 January 2025 - 31 March 2025
1 May 2025 - 10 July 2025

What are the entry requirements?

Students must be trade union representatives.

Trade Union Education at Northern College is meaningful, purposeful, accessible and rewarding. There are no exams, or long lectures, the education programme involves practical activities where you will work with your peers. This is an opportunity to step back from your job and your activist work to think and learn. Skills development and confidence building are essential elements of all Trade Union courses.