NACTU though its various units carries out important programmes.
NACTU has eight units based at its headquarters under
the Secretariat.
Administration
This unit operates at head office. it is
responsible for all administrative activities such as receipt of funds,
payments of accounts, production of financial statements and production
of reports.
Education
NACTU has an education unit led by an education
co‑ordinator that runs education seminars on the following:
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Organising skills
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Negotiation skills
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Administration skills
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Organisational Development
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Basic Trade Union Education
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Shopsteward
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Basic legal
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Paralegal
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Health and Safety
The seminars are run over 5 days or over weekends for
affiliates. The unit works under a structure called the Educators
Forum, composed of educators from affiliates.
In addition, NACTU developed an accredited one year
programme for Trade Union Management with Unisa that has been running
since 1993.
The course consist of five modules.
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Introduction to Economics
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Communication
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Financial Management
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Collective Bargaining
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Labour
This course is for shopstewards and union leadership.
Women's Unit
The women's unit is co‑ordinated by the Women's
Co‑ordinator. It functions under a steering Committee that meets
monthly. The unit runs gender sensitivity workshops and workshops
to develop strategies on how to integrate women issues into the main
trade union agenda.
Printing Unit
NACTU prints its own material through the printing
unit and for affiliates.
Information Unit
NACTU has a trade union library, this assists
affiliates with information.
Legal unit
NACTU has a paralegal service that assists dismissed
members of affiliates with cases and provide advice to affiliates.
For these activities, NACTU's
sources of its income are its affiliation fees and project funds from
donor co‑operating partners such as LO/TCO Sweden (Shopstewards), SASK
FINLAND, LO/