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EXTENSION OF DATE
To : All Trade Unions and Community Organisations
Comrades
DIPLOMA PROGRAMME : 2010
This serves as a notice to all interested organizations, office bearers, members and staff, that the application process for 2010 Diploma Programmes is now open. The following Diplomas will be offered:
• Labour Studies Diploma (LSD)
• Labour Economics Diploma (LED)
• Political and Social Development Diploma (PSDD)
• Gender and Labour Studies Diploma (GLSD)
Attached to this Notice is an Application Form that must be filled in and returned to the Workers’ College not later than the 15th October 2009.
Please note that:
a) Application must be properly completed or will not be considered
b) Should your application be in order, then a written test and interview will be conducted
c) Preference will be given to New Applicants
We are looking forward to receiving your application and to a successful year ahead.
Comradely;
Kessie Moodley (Director)
Date : 2 October 2009
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Wednesday, 07 October 2009 09:47 |
This serves as a notice to all interested organizations, office bearers, members and staff, that the application process for 2010 Diploma Programmes is now open. The following Diplomas will be offered:
- Labour Studies Diploma (LSD)
- Labour Economics Diploma (LED)
- Political and Social Development Diploma (PSDD)
- Gender and Labour Studies Diploma (GLSD)
Attached to this Notice is an Application Form that must be filled in and returned to the Workers’ College not later than the 30th September 2009.
Please note that:
a) Application must be properly completed or will not be considered
b) Should your application be in order, then a written test and interview will be conducted
c) Preference will be given to New Applicants
We are looking forward to receiving your application and to a successful year ahead.
Comradely
Kessie Moodley (Director)
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Notices for Diploma and Degree Programms for 2009 |
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 Notices for both the Degree and the Diploma Programmes for 2009 at Workers' College in Durban, South Africa have been sent out to Trade Unions and Community organizations.
DIPLOMA PROGRAMME : 2009
This serves as a notice to all interested organizations, office bearers, members and staff, that the application process for 2009 Diploma Programmes is now open. The following Diplomas will be offered:
• Labour Studies Diploma (LSD)
• Labour Economics Diploma (LED)
• Political and Social Development Diploma (PSDD)
• Gender and Labour Studies Diploma (GLSD)
• Recognition of Prior Learning Diploma (RPLD)
Each Diploma will be offered in four residential blocks of one week each. The calendar for the programme which will outline the dates for residential blocks and examination dates will be issued immediately after the selection. You will be required to arrange your paid time – off with your employer for all the blocks, revision and exams. Attached to this notice is an application form that must be filled in and returned to the Workers’ College not later than the 07th November 2008.
We are looking forward to receiving your application and to a successful year ahead.
Comradely;
Kessie Moodley (Director)
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 15:15 |
There are currently three diploma programmes being housed at Workers' College:
- Labour Studies Diploma (LSD),
- Labour Economics Diploma (LED)
- Political & Social Development Diploma (PSDD)
Labour Studies Diploma (LSD)
The LSD was and still is the most popular of the three diplomas, primarily because it is a skills-based diploma that equips trade unionists with the necessary hands-on skills that they require at the workplace. Its focus is that of labour law and industrial relations in a trade union context.
Labour Economics Diploma (LED)
The LED is a knowledge-based diploma that offers insights into the workings of the global political economic spectrum and its impact on the trade union movement today. It also has a particular focus on the understanding of economic concepts, the challenges of globalisation, the political scenario within which communities exist and developing strategies around these issues.
Political and Social Development Diploma (PSDD)
The PSDD was structured at three levels, a) to understand political concepts and theory ie examining ‘left’ political economy theories, b) analyzing and exploring practical ways of the application of political theories and c) implementing programmes/projects/initiatives that would test these theories.
Gender and Labour Studies Diploma (GLSD)
The fourth diploma will start in the last quarter of this year. This will be the Gender and Labour Studies Diploma (GLSD) which will have the following focus:
- Engage with the concept of gender, its interpretation and application in a number of local, national and continental situations
- Explore the development of Gender Policies and practices, their relevance and their impact
- Critically reflect on the role of women within organizations, communities and society
- Reflect on the role of women within organizations, communities and society
- Reflect on the role of women, their leadership qualities and the barriers that impede their development
- Examine the role of women in workplaces their exploitation and oppression, and embark on pilot projects and assignments to advance this approachand this accreditation has the effect of admitting students to study for a Social Science degree (Industrial and Working Life Programme) or serve as an accredited university course.
There are six (6) modules or courses in each Diploma, and tuition in these courses are offered in block-form, meaning one week, every three months.
This has resulted in the courses being residential. There are three blocks /terms, and two modules / courses are offered each block /term. Assessments of performance range from attendance & commitment, project work, to written examinations. The Diplomas are accredited by the Universities of KwaZulu- Natal. The accreditation has the effect of admitting students to study for a social science degree, or serves as an accredited university course.
Participants from trade unions and community organizations are invited to apply to come onto these programs but have to secure their own paid time off from employment, pay a nominal fee, and commit themselves to the whole year of study, one week every three months starting in February/March and finishing off in at the end of October/November.
Why does Workers'College Run Diploma Courses for Trade Unionists?
The Diplomas are accredited by the University of KwaZulu-Natal, each with moderated examination question papers.
As the mission of Workers' College can broadly be described as contributing to the educational practices that sustain the participatory and critical learning processes in a working class society as well as developing programmes and initiatives that contribute to a more equitable society, it is against this backdrop and the fact that the diplomas are the primary programmes of the college, are they designed with the following aims:
Equip trade unionists with the necessary skills to deal with a range of issues at the workplace i.e. to develop capacities within the trade union movement
- To attempt to re-kindle ardent worker participation and workplace democracy.
- To foster a sound understanding of the political, economic and social arenas that impact on the labour movement
- To redeem our role as social change agents and challenge the status quo and oppressive system that hinders the development of an equitable and just society.
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