The IPA has developed a range of participative training programmes for employee representatives, and for trade union representatives, designed to enhance the contribution collective employee voice can make to organisational success.
"... thank you for the training you did for us yesterday – I am getting great feedback from the reps who really enjoyed it and got a huge amount out of it. They are all fired up to get started now and look like they will be a great group of reps. I am sure this will help us get the best result for the business" HR Manager, Three
This programme for employee representatives builds on the learning from the foundational level training and is designed to increase the skills and awareness to enable representatives to contribute more effectively to the decision-making process. It includes a refresher of the key tools and techniques and detailed discussions how these are being or can be used to solve problems that the representatives are encountering. Read more
A foundational programme for employee representatives, designed to move employee forums and works councils away from a focus on basic "tea and toilets" issues towards a meaningful system of strategic consultation in which both employees and managers are fully invested. The programme equips representatives to understand a strategic agenda and ask the questions necessary to make organisational decision-making more transparent. Read more
Personal relationships between the managers and the trade unions are often good but this does not always translate into effective working when discussions relate to pay, policy and re-structures. IPA workshops are designed to improve joint working between managers and trade union representatives to create efficiency and develop shared commitment, understanding and trust at a strategic level and can be used improve employment relations across the organisation. Read more
Employee networks help organisations to better understand the needs of diverse consumers and colleague groups. Read more
The focus of this one-to-one or group coaching programme is to develop the skills of the individual trade union representatives and how they, in turn, can support the less experienced representatives they are responsible for. Read more
This training programme is designed for senior trade union representatives. Read more
Where employee representatives are required to negotiate with management, this training from IPA provides guidance on how to approach negotiations based on mutual trust and where honest disagreements can be aired and resolved with confidence. Read more