The Union School of Havana envy of the trainers of our core business and continuing education centers. An impressive infrastructure and in very good condition, equipped with classrooms, dining rooms, rooms, library, museum, park, bar and dance floor, all in a complex far from downtown in a quiet and green. What are some ideas to emerge ...
Founded in 1975, it meets a need felt by the CTC to train in the same place of union officials throughout the country, and all unions.
training centers, however, exist in all provinces and municipalities, which trains workers in basic and delegated by the trainers themselves trained in the national school. It is essential for union officials of the CTC, go through the training modules of this school if they want access to any position of responsibility within the organization.
Course content:
These take the form of modules, lasting from one week to a month. They are intended for thematic clusters such as economics, law, social communication, "Scientific Management" (roughly = basics of business administration), the "political leadership" ideology and values Socialism, methodology, and of course all topics relating specifically to union practices (Corresponding roughly to what we know in basic training for delegates, DS, CPPT, public speaking, reading of a budget, etc.).
In the 90s, the CTC has developed, in collaboration with the Ministry of education, training for workers and union officials to attend evening classes and Saturday, giving them access to degrees such as lower and upper secondary, and even the graduate degree. This dynamic was introduced during the Special Period, which followed the fall of the Soviet bloc, very difficult time for Cubans who have seen their largest trading partner disappear, while the U.S. embargo strangled. They could begin to work to eat every day, while continuing to form. Currently, these parallels do not exist in the school union officials.
Tests are conducted at the end of each module, with the key certificates and possibly a grade corresponding to how workers have distinguished themselves throughout the training.
students: they are a maximum of fifty per module, and are generally union officials of all Cuban provinces, whose role will then form their basic framework and workers. They are "chosen" by their superiors based on their basic skills and motivation. The hierarchy is established in a territorial function of the radius of action which established benchmarks for training, but also supporting businesses: Workers
basic
Workcenters (it's like they call it business)
Municipalities (communes)
Provinces
National Secretariat
also participate in training programs of the school lot foreign workers, mainly Latin Americans, but also some senior English. We had the opportunity to visit a class consisting of workers from 11 different countries, all Latin American group we will meet tomorrow (Wednesday) evening, more informally to discuss the training systems, their experiences here in terms union training, etc..
Until late 90's, courses were also organized for Africans from the Anglophone and Lusophone countries, but these modules have been suspended for now.
Training for foreign workers to give "a la carte , Depending on availability and timing of teachers. They can make specific requests in terms of content. The price of such training costs about $ 380 for three weeks, including courses (all day), accommodation, three daily meals, tours and educational materials.
Funding: The functioning of this school is funded on the one hand, workers' contributions (1% of salary is deducted for each worker - 98% of workers are affiliated to the CTC), and secondly contributions by international grants, through projects such as ours. These are However, ad hoc funding. According to other sources, teachers are paid by the state, but our partners have assured us that this is not the case. Doubt persists ...
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