Introduction
This exciting and innovative SAA & CONSULTING training course will introduce you to the latest and world best practices in Industrial and Employee Relations (ER-IR), suitable for all African Organizations. This course is very practical and highly rewarding. It is about the maintenance of the employment relationship, essentially how trade unions and management of an Organization interact and can cooperate to encourage capacity building.
This interactive course will provide participants with current and important information on the structure, functions and objectives of Trade Unions. It will also explore transformational IR/ER and encourage good working relationships with all stakeholders.
Industrial Relations (IR) & Employee Relations (ER) has undergone many changes over the past decade, but it continues to be a critical area for all Organizations, particularly those in Africa. In the last 40 years, African trade unions and Industrial Relations (IR) Professionals have built capacity skills, especially in education, gender issues, and health issues.
Expanding on this important work, SAA & CONSULTING course will highlight:
- The importance of a Management & Trade union partnership
- The employment relationship and the psychological contract
- Managing workplace conflict, mental-health first aid and workplace bullying
- Negotiation techniques that promote a win-win approach
- Ways to keep any Trade Union strategically evolving and relevant
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will learn to:
- Develop a collaborative approach to Industrial Relations (IR) & Employee Relations (ER)
- Examine techniques for enhancing & transforming Industrial Relations (IR), Employee Relations (ER) and Trade Unionism
- Appreciate the importance of employee engagement and empowerment
- Critically analyse effective conflict resolution and workplace mediation
- Describe the emerging challenges to trade unions globally and in Africa
Training Methodology
Participants in SAA & CONSULTING course will receive thorough training on the subjects covered by the course outline with the facilitator utilising a variety of proven adult learning teaching and facilitation techniques.
The course is very participatory and interactive. It involves skill practice in a group setting. Training methodology includes individual and group activities that will intersperse the sessions. A variety of practical sessions, relevant case studies, simulations, and group games and activities are program d into this interactive course.
Organizational Impact
- An appreciation of the benefits of transformational Industrial Relations (IR), Employee Relations (ER) and Trade Unionism
- A focus on best-practices in labour and industrial relations in the African context
- Stronger labour-management relations
- Reduced time and costs spent on grievance arbitration
- Promoting and supporting collaboration in workplace negotiations
Personal Impact
- Improve your effectiveness as a trade union delegate, official or HR/IR/ER Professional
- Develop practical, transferable skills and competencies
- Better understand the future of labour and industrial relations in Africa
- Practical skills in the skills of workplace mediation
- Learn about the best ways to negotiate and minimise conflict
Who Should Attend?
SAA & CONSULTING training course is suitable to a wide range of Professionals , but will greatly benefit:
- Anyone involved in Industrial Relations (IR), Employee Relations (ER) or Labour Relations
- Union Delegates and Officials
- Human Resource Management (HRM) Professionals
- Employee Relations (ER) Personnel
- Industrial Relations (IR) Personnel
- Those managers who would benefit from an understanding of trade union and IR issues
- Anyone who wants to learn practical skills in labour negotiation and workplace mediation
Course Outline
Day 1
Employee, Labour & Industrial Relations in Africa
- The Context for Employee & Industrial Relations
- Trade Unionism in Nigeria - Past, Present & Future
- Survival / Relevance of Trade Unions - Tools for Engagement
- Current Global Trends in Employee & Industrial Relations
- The Changing Employment Relationship and Psychological Contract
Day 2
Negotiation Skills for Industrial Harmony
- A Win-Win Approach to Negotiation
- Stages of Negotiation
- The Coleman Raider "Bare-Bones" Model
- Exploring Competition and Cooperation
- Introduction to Reframing Techniques
Day 3
Managing Conflict and Promoting Industrial Harmony
- Resolving and Managing Conflict
- Avoiding Conflict Escalation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Understanding Arbitration, Conciliation and Mediation
- Workplace Mediation Techniques and Skills
Day 4
Key 2nd Decade Issues for the Workplace
- Emerging Workplace Issues for ER / IR and Trade Unionists
- Understanding Mental Health in the Workplace
- Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Techniques
- Workplace Bullying - Analysis, Intervention and Prevention
- The Future of Work - Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Flexible Firm
Day 5
The Tools of Engagement
- Understanding Transformational Leadership
- The Power of Empathy
- Principles of Engagement
- The Importance of Stakeholder Engagement
- Personal Action Planning
