EC Meeting March 2017

GFTU EC Minutes January 2017.

Bro. Nicholls reported that a partnership had been arranged with Educational Trust and New Internationalist to raise funds with a business plan to be drawn up. Six publications September will be launched September.

Sis. Wooley discussed her involvement with a publication.

8.12

New affiliates

Bro. Nicholls reported POA affiliation had been received.

EC Members welcomed news of the affiliation.

8.13

New education programme

Bro. Nicholls reported that due to sickness the full programme and dates had not been finalised. Bro. Nicholls reported there had been no full time education officer and that new teaching, new tutors and committed students were needed and a more comprehensive and quality programme were needed to deliver best ever courses.

Bro. Nicholls reported the new programme would run from March 2017 – April 2018.

Bro. Nicholls GMB would be organising webinars.

EC members discussed online learning courses and the positives of face to face courses.

Sis. Wooley discussed the ILM Training Management Programme course she had successfully completed. Bro. Nicholls reported Dave Green would now be managing this.

EC members congratulated Sis. Woolley on passing her course. Sis. Wooley would provide a report.

8.14

Customised Education work

Bro. Nicholls reported that new SLA for TSSA and new contracts for tutors were being drawn up. Appreciation had been received of the work undertaken in 2016.

8.15

Financial Services work

Bro. Nicholls reported new SLA were under revision for discussion with TSSA.

8.16

Pension Scheme

Bro. Nicholls reported preliminary results had been included in papers. The deficit had come down. Bro. Nicholls reported that following discussions with trustees last week recovery plan to pay back same amount of 70K over shorter period of time from GFTU employer.

EC Members agreed recovery plan.

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