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Title: International Power Institute`s quarterly technical progress report, July--September 1998

Abstract

The International Power Institute (IPI) at Morehouse College has organized a team to design and create a Short Term Training Program for ESKOM Union Leaders which will last four weeks and take place at a location in South Africa to be designated by ESKOM. This proposal envisions a group of no more than 25 union leaders to be trained at the same time but the program could be expanded to accommodate up to 40 trainees. The program is designed around interactive training with lectures followed by discussion, case studies, trainee work groups, homework assignments and two field study visits. Also, the program is designed to have a number of ESKOM management people join the course for one day in the second week and one day at the end, in each case after a half day of preparation in separate sessions from the union leaders, to share with the trainees expectations and, at the end of the program, their course experiences. In addition, IPI has prepared a follow on proposal for a Long Term Training Program. This LT program is specified in less detail but can be expanded based on future discussions with ESKOM management. The training program is designed withmore » the following objectives: determine and identify the most pressing problems facing ESKOM Union Leadership in their relationship with management; instill in the union leadership a heightened sense of purpose and willingness to take ownership of a process that will increase effective outcomes of meaningful, good faith bargaining; develop skills and experience leading to improved union administration; enhance realistic expectations and improve process knowledge to facilitate future labor negotiations and grievance proceedings; and provide participants with enhanced skills and knowledge to develop and/or strengthen a functioning, democratic work culture and structure internal to the union.« less

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Morehouse Coll., International Power Inst., Atlanta, GA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
314173
Report Number(s):
DOE/GO/10234-4
ON: DE99001589; TRN: AHC29907%%90
DOE Contract Number:  
FC36-97GO10234
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 30 Oct 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99 MATHEMATICS, COMPUTERS, INFORMATION SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT, LAW, MISCELLANEOUS; PROGRESS REPORT; TRAINING; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; LABOR RELATIONS; SOUTH AFRICA

Citation Formats

Coles, J E. International Power Institute`s quarterly technical progress report, July--September 1998. United States: N. p., 1998. Web. doi:10.2172/314173.
Coles, J E. International Power Institute`s quarterly technical progress report, July--September 1998. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/314173
Coles, J E. 1998. "International Power Institute`s quarterly technical progress report, July--September 1998". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/314173. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/314173.
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title = {International Power Institute`s quarterly technical progress report, July--September 1998},
author = {Coles, J E},
abstractNote = {The International Power Institute (IPI) at Morehouse College has organized a team to design and create a Short Term Training Program for ESKOM Union Leaders which will last four weeks and take place at a location in South Africa to be designated by ESKOM. This proposal envisions a group of no more than 25 union leaders to be trained at the same time but the program could be expanded to accommodate up to 40 trainees. The program is designed around interactive training with lectures followed by discussion, case studies, trainee work groups, homework assignments and two field study visits. Also, the program is designed to have a number of ESKOM management people join the course for one day in the second week and one day at the end, in each case after a half day of preparation in separate sessions from the union leaders, to share with the trainees expectations and, at the end of the program, their course experiences. In addition, IPI has prepared a follow on proposal for a Long Term Training Program. This LT program is specified in less detail but can be expanded based on future discussions with ESKOM management. The training program is designed with the following objectives: determine and identify the most pressing problems facing ESKOM Union Leadership in their relationship with management; instill in the union leadership a heightened sense of purpose and willingness to take ownership of a process that will increase effective outcomes of meaningful, good faith bargaining; develop skills and experience leading to improved union administration; enhance realistic expectations and improve process knowledge to facilitate future labor negotiations and grievance proceedings; and provide participants with enhanced skills and knowledge to develop and/or strengthen a functioning, democratic work culture and structure internal to the union.},
doi = {10.2172/314173},
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place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Fri Oct 30 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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