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Telephone: 020 8803 0255
Membership enquiries: membership@poauk.org.uk
General enquiries:
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The POA aims to provide learning opportunities for members. The POA ensures that its work in engaging staff in life-long learning is exemplary. The POA works in partnership with various employers and appropriate organisations who can support the POA in engaging members in accessing learning across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales or areas where POA members work. The General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU) is one such partner who continue to develop educational courses for Trade Unionists who are affiliates of the GFTU.
POA Circular 50/2024 outlined the benefits of courses provided by GFTU to POA members. I am proud to say that our members have accessed the following courses during 2024:
Workplace Reps Stage 1 – 6 attendees
Workplace Reps Stage 2 – 2 attendees
Health and Safety Stage 1 – 20 attendees
Health and Safety Stage 2 – 11 attendees
Roots of Racism – 7 attendees
Employment Law – 2 attendees
Women in Leadership – 5 attendees
Sexual Harassment – 2 attendees
Summer School – 3 attendees
Politics - 2 attendees
Trade Union Movement – 1 attendee
Young Members- 1 attendee
These numbers show the value of the new Educational Fund, set up following the adoption of Conference Paper 2, 2024 and the adoption of motion 70/2023, giving the Executive permission to look at a feasibility study of suitable education on political training to ensure we are planning for the future of the POA over the course of the next 10 years and beyond that.
As an affiliate of the GFTU, POA members are entitled to attend the majority of courses for free. Please find attached a full programme. This is all viewable online, and applications can be made here: https://gftuet.org.uk/education
Travel and subsistence will be paid in the normal manner. Any accommodation costs as a result of attending a residential course will be met by GFTU. Facility time has not been granted for attendance on these courses and members will have to attend in their own time.
Please bring this circular to the attention of all members.
Thank you for your anticipated support.
Yours sincerely
MICK PIMBLETT
Acting Deputy General Secretary
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Cronin House
245 Church Street
London
N9 9HW
Telephone: 020 8803 0255
Membership enquiries: membership@poauk.org.uk
General enquiries:
general@poauk.org.uk
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