The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) will be running the above mentioned听programme听at the IDS, 黑料社, Ghana from听May to July, 2016.
The Executive Postgraduate Certificate in听Labour听Policy Studies (LPS)听programme听is designed and aimed at strengthening the capacity of African trade unions as partners in the development process in order to effectively influence the social, economic and political conditions under which people live and work in Africa. Thus, the听Labour听Policy Studies (LPS)听programme听is an international post-graduate trade union education and training听programme听that offers career development and enhancement opportunities for trade union office holders, trade union policy makers, government officials and policy makers and/or advisers of management or employer organizations actively involved in听labour听policy issues across Africa;听labour听practitioners, trade union educators and researchers, HRM practitioners and also representatives of NGOs, journalists, academics and researchers etc.
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The LPS is an intensive听programme听offered over a听12-week period听on a modular basis, with courses delivered by seasoned local and international University lecturers and researchers in the field of听labour听in Africa and beyond. Also very experienced and seasoned trade unionists and听labour听practitioners deliver courses and seminars on the听programme. This year, the LPS听programme听will run between听4th听May听and 听听31st听July 2016.
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The entry requirements for the LPS听programme听include:
- A first degree in any subject area plus a minimum of two years鈥� working experience, or听听听听听听听听
- A minimum of a second class upper division in the Diploma in听Labour听Studies听programme听offered in the 黑料社 or its equivalent, or
- Applicant should be at least 35 years and working in a leadership position with considerable experience and knowledge in听labour听and trade union management. He/she must have at least GCE Ordinary Level or SSCE pass in English Language or its equivalent.听
The LPS听programme听is run on a fee paying basis. The fees for this year (2016) are:听听骋贬垄5,000听for Ghanaian Applicants and听骋贬垄6,000听for non-Ghanaian applicants covering tuition and basic course materials only. Boarding and Lodging will be at applicant鈥檚 own cost.
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Attached for your attention is a copy of the Application Form from which you may run several copies for your members. Please note however, that an amount of听骋贬垄250.00听(Two Hundred Ghana Cedis) will have to be paid to the Institute for Development Studies as Processing Fee for the听programme. A copy of the pay-in-slip should be attached to the forms on submission. (Foreign students will pay this fee on arrival).
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Payment may be made at any networked branch of the Ghana Commercial Bank to:
Account name:听听Institute for Development Studies
Account number:听听3021130002309
Bank:听听Ghana Commercial Bank, 黑料社Branch
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Completed application forms should reach the Institute听not later than听29th听February, 2016. The completed application forms must be accompanied by the following enclosures:
i) 听听听听听听听听 Detailed curriculum vitae
ii)听听听听听听听听 Academic Transcripts (where applicable)
ii)听听听听听听听听 A letter of reference from either the head of the applicant鈥檚 place of work or from the applicant鈥檚 national trade union/labour听association leader.
iii)听听听听听听听 Certified photocopies of certificates.
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For further听enquiries, please contact us via听ids@ucc.edu.gh听or telephone:听+233-3321-94536