ifwea online labour academy (ola) itf education course: climate change and transport workers

IFWEA online labour academy (OLA)

ITF education course: climate change and transport workers

IFWEA online labour academy

IFWEA online labour academy

IFWEA online labour academy

IFWEA online labour academy

ITF online climate change course

Developing the course

• Flexibility of design and layout– Resources: pdf files, web pages, short films– Activities: forum, quiz, survey

• Online and/or face-to-face• Some computer knowledge necessary but can

also build skills• Workers can access course in their own time

(3 hours per week)

Online methodology

Online methodology

…online methodology

Interaction with the tutors

Interaction between participants

Interaction and conversation

Interaction and conversation

Activities

1. What are the effects of climate change in your country?

2. Does your city / country have a green transport policy?

3. What is the potential for climate job creation?

4. What are the views of the leaders, activists and members in your union?

5. Developing union policy

Evaluation of course

Some access and upload limitations Interaction between the participants – skype?

Quiz for every module? Materials good – more film clips and regional information

Activities encouraged country specific research

Future plans 2013

• Follow up from pilot course and continue support of participants

• Outcomes from course: green rep group, involve union in new BRT, awareness raising workshops, develop own online course

• Next phase of course• New courses

www.ifweaonline.org

www.itfclimatejustice.orghowes_ali@itf.org.uk