Agenda

Deadline for applications: 13 June 2011

The Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations (FICSA) is pleased to announce that 2 two-day staff representative training workshops will be held at the WHO Regional Office for Europe in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Copenhagen</st1:place></st1:city> on 27-28 and 29-30 June. The workshops will be conducted in English by an experienced trainer from the UK-based Trades Union Congress (TUC).   For your information, the Federation will be organizing another workshop on staff representation in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">London</st1:city></st1:place> (late October 2011), however it will cover different topics.

Due to the high demand for the same course in May, the Federation is repeating the Workshop on Training for Staff Representatives (27 and 28 June).  This course will cover the main tasks of a staff representative and the skills needed.  FICSA recommends this as an essential training course for all staff representatives as it covers the basic understanding of the role of the staff representative and deals with:

·           Working together with members and other union/association representatives

·           Talking to members and dealing with their problems

·           Recruiting members and getting them involved in the union/association

·           Meeting management to discuss a range of issues at work

·           Representing your union/association

·           Keeping your members in touch with wider issues

The second workshop will be on "Supporting Union/Association Branches" (29 and 30 June) and is designed to establish the importance of developing the skills and experience of staff representatives in individual staff union/association branches. It will increase staff union/association capacity by using every development opportunity that arises in the work of the staff union/association to maximum advantage and build stronger, more effective staff unions/associations

The workshops are free-of-charge for staff representatives of FICSA member organizations. 

A fee of CHF 400 per person per 2-day workshop will be charged to all participants from a non-FICSA organization.

A reduced fee of CHF 350 per person is charged per 2-day workshop when two or more participants are enrolled from the same organization and duty station.

The Workshop timetable, along with information on hotel accommodation, will be sent directly to the participants upon confirmation of their participation.

To sign up please use theapplication form below.  Nominations should be signed by the President/Chair of the local staff association/union and sent to the FICSA Secretariat <ficsa@unog.ch> by no later than 13 June 2011.  Seats will be confirmed on a first-come first-served basis, irrespective of the duty station of assignment. The number of participants is limited to 18.  Therefore, it is advisable to register well in advance of the deadline.

ALL TRAVEL-RELATED EXPENSES AND DSA MUST BE PROVIDED BY THE INDIVIDUAL STAFF ASSOCIATION/UNION OR ADMINISTRATION.  FICSA cannot provide any financial assistance in this respect.