DIGITAL ACADEMY ON STRATEGIES OF UNION REVITALIZATION

Digital Academy on Strategies of Union Revitalization is an on-line learning journey implemented within the framework of the EU-funded project entitled Unions Say ‘Yes’ to Revitalization, designed by the ACTRAV ITC-ILO and the ETUC Youth Committee. The project is aimed at building union power through intergenerational partnership. The Academy is built around ETUC’s forward-looking strategy to boost trade union renewal and revitalization in Europe with young workers as the key drivers of change. It tackles the challenges young people are facing in the world of work and the crucial role they can play in trade union revitalization. The Academy provides the space for the dialogue between senior and junior trade union representatives and creates key building blocks for that strategic partnership. By boosting the youth participation in union democracy and action, the Academy aims to set in motion a more transformative change in union strategies and practices and bridging the gap between trade unions and the youth. Trained participants will set off the processes of inclusion of young people’s concerns into mainstream trade union policies and strategies and ultimately contribute to the renewal and revitalization of trade unions in 10 pilot countries: Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Italy, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia and Spain. The Academy shows good practices from trade unions in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, Italy as well as the European Trade Union Federations. OBJECTIVES Upon successful completion of the Academy, the participants are able to : • Apply ETUC Recommendations for Engaging Young People in Trade Unions • Illustrate different scenarios for the future of trade unions • Prepare steps to build a roadmap to union revitalization • Understand youth challenges on the labour market and provide responses • Compare youth structure models across Europe and assess their advantages and disadvantages • Design proposals to strengthen youth integration, participation and representation in unions • Assess the benefits of national and European cooperation and networking on the youth agenda CONTENT The Academy covered five (5) learning modules: • Module 1. Youth in the Labour Market and in Trade Unions • Module 2. Organizing Youth • Module 3. Strong Youth Structure • Module 4: Youth in Decision-Making • Module 5: Youth-Friendly Policies The Academy consisted of 5 days of training including 25 hours of synchronous and asynchronous online learning in 5 live webinars and 5 self-guided eLEARNING modules and ecampus assignments. ECAMPUS The Academy was delivered via the E-campus, the education platform of the International Training Centre of the ILO. The platform was used for the distribution of course information, training material, learning tasks, exchanges of good practices and experiences, feedback and multimedia content.