Application for the ENGAGE South Africa course “Union Rights, Policy and Practice: Training for Global Union Activists” is now open. 

This short course training programme is designed to trade unionists and labour activists globally, making it a unique international experience that offers new opportunities for global networking. It helps participants acquire additional knowledge and tools enabling them to take an active part in public debate and the process of policy formulation and implementation.

The course runs from September 1 to October 24, 2025, at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Closing date for applications is Friday, December 19, 2024. They should be submitted via email to Warren McGregor at: engage.southafrica@wits.ac.za.

The ENGAGE course receives support from the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Trade Union Competence Centre for Sub- Saharan Africa (FES TUCC) and the Trade Union Solidarity Centre of Finland (SASK). There are a limited number of scholarships for accepted applicants from Africa, Asia and South America. Not all who are accepted can be funded.

Call for applications can be accessed here.  

For more information, visit our partner’s web page.