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Union Representative Training Level Three: Ethical Leadership in Your Union Role for Schools and TAFE (TUT)

30 places available

Start:  Thursday 15 October 2026 - 9.00am

Finish: Friday 16 October 2026 - 3.30pm

Location:  SSTUWA building, 1 West Street, West Perth WA 6005 (off Thomas Street)

About the course

This new two-day course is designed for experienced Union Representatives and Deputy Representatives. If you have completed Union Representative Training Level One and Level Two prior to 2026, you are eligible to attend this Level Three event.

The training builds on your experience and provides further knowledge and skills that will support you in your role of providing ethical union leadership across your branch.

The complexity of modern-schools/colleges and their communities can often create significant dissonance around our own-and others - sense of what is ethically right and wrong in a range of highly-charged situations.

The 2026 Level Three - Union Rep Training will consist of two-days of professional learning that will work toward building skills, knowledge, and understandings around ethical leadership development. Scenarios and real problems will be the hallmark of this day. 

Program Content

Day One: Leading for Good
Practical Pathways for Morally Informed Union Leadership             

Join David Price, Executive Coach and Ben Calleja, Director from CC Solutions for a scenario-based, hands-on learning that is tailored to real-world challenges faced by Union Reps. This approach will enable you as a union leader to not only understand ethical principles but also apply them in tangible ways.

Focus Areas:

• What is ethical leadership, and why is it important?
• Qualities, actions and attributes of ethical leaders.
• Frameworks to ethically resolve dilemmas in education.
• Ethical leadership to ethical culture
• Ethical leadership in the broader school community.

Presented By:  David Price, Senior Consultant, CC Solutions and Ben Calleja, Director, CC Solutions

Day Two: Leading from Strength

The second day will focus on the opportunity to build knowledge and understanding around your leadership role.

During the course you will explore how to maintain and enhance strong relationships across your school/college. Participating in the course will support you to be effective and to develop autonomy to deal with issues and bring together a team to collectively support conditions.

SSTUWA may fund travel and accommodation expenses for currently elected Representatives outside the metropolitan area. Each regional application will be assessed by the Education and Training Centre Coordinator for funding approval.

Costs

$ 0 : Members Only

Hospitality

Morning tea and lunch provided

Nominated Audience

School Union Representatives and Deputy Reps who have completed Union Representative Level One and Level Two training prior to 2026

Experienced TAFE Union Representatives and Deputy Reps

Trade union training leave - Schools

Members in schools and TAFE colleges are eligible for five days of paid leave per year to attend trade union training (TUT).

To comply with TUT leave requirements applicants must:

• Submit applications to DoE/principal four weeks prior to the event.
• Provide DoE/principal with a printed copy of the course program attached to this form.
• Be nominated by the SSTUWA. See “nominated audience” on the attached course program.

The school will not be charged for the salary of the person attending trade union training - this is covered by the DoE.  However, if a relief teacher is required, this is funded through the school's one line budget.

For school administration
When processing TUT leave applications:

• Ensure staff attending training have selected TUT Leave in HRMIS.
• Project code 1471 will be generated within the payment system.

Trade union training leave -TAFE

Members in TAFE colleges are eligible for five days of paid leave per year to attend trade union training (TUT).
To comply with TUT leave requirements applicants must:

• Submit applications to manager through your normal leave application process. You will be applying for Trade Union Training Leave of 7.5 hours per day.
• Provide manager with a printed copy of the course program attached to this form.
• Be nominated by the SSTUWA. See “nominated audience” on the attached course program.

Professional Standards for Teachers in Western Australia

This training relates to the following standards :

Standard 1 – Know students and how they learn
Standard 2 – Know the content and how to teach it
Standard 3 – Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
Standard 4 – Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
Standard 5 – Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
Standard 6 – Engage in professional learning
Standard 7 – Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community