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DITSELA

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DITSELA
organization, educational organization
Year dem found am1996 Edit
CountrySouth Africa Edit

DITSELA (de Development Institute for Training, Support den Education for Labour), alias de DITSELA Workers' Education Institute be sam union education organisation for South Africa insyd. Dem form am for 1996 insyd by de main union federations, wey ein mandate be say ego provide programmes wey go develop union capacity, provide workers den trade unionists access go higher education, recognise workers' experiential knowledge, den promote critical thinking den activism.[1] Dem describe DITSELA for sam 2007 International Labour Organization report insyd as de 'largest union education institute for Africa insyd'.[2]

Ein History

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Dem establish DITSELA plud de support of de then-largest union federations wey dey South Africa insyd, de Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) den de Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) so say ego help build sam strong trade union movement.[3] National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU) subsequently join am. Na dem intend say dem go consolidate de existing union education programmes, den help de unions develop dema own education programmes.[4]

Dema Activities, Scope den Funding

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De acronym DITSELA be pun: ditsela wey esan dey mean 'pathways' for Sesotho insyd, wey de institute ein slogan be 'Pathways to a Strong Labour Movement'. DITSELA dey run five main programmes, wey dey include sam Women’s Leadership Development Programme (WLDP), den de DITSELA Advanced National Labour Education Programme (DANLEP), de latter wey graduate more than 1,000 people from ein inception go 2011.[5] DITSELA get offices for Johannesburg den Cape Town, wey sam of ein programmes, such as de WLDP, dey offer conjunction plus de University of Cape Town den de University of the Western Cape.

DITSELA ein main funder, however,no be de unions but de state.[6] While de institute help open de door give de formal accreditation of union education ein body, sam unions criticise say dem professionalise dis function wey dem link am plus career development, wey dem move am go outside de union structures.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ Grischelda Hartman, 2020, 'Is there Still Space for Women’s Only Programmes?,' in Linda Cooper and Sheri Hamilton (eds.), Renewing Workers’ Education: Towards a Radical, Alternative Vision, HSRC Press: Cape Town, p. 74.
  2. ↑ International Labour Organisation - Bureau for Workers’ Activities, 2007, 'The Role of Trade Unions in Workers’ Education: The Key to Trade Union Capacity Building', background paper for International Workers’ Symposium, Geneva, 8–12 October 2007, section 3.1.10, online at https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---actrav/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_112434.pdf
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181204053800/http://ditsela.org.za/About-Us/Who-are-we
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20181204005839/http://ditsela.org.za/Our-Work/National-Programme
  5. ↑ Grischelda Hartman, 2020, 'Is There Still Space for Women’s Only Programmes?,' in Linda Cooper and Sheri Hamilton (eds.), Renewing Workers’ Education: Towards a Radical, Alternative Vision, HSRC Press: Cape Town, p. 74.
  6. ↑ ----^ International Labour Organization - Bureau for Workers’ Activities, 2007, 'The Role of Trade Unions in Workers’ Education: The Key to Trade Union Capacity Building', background paper for International Workers’ Symposium, Geneva, 8–12 October 2007, section 3.1.10, online at https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_dialogue/---actrav/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_112434.pdf
  7. ↑ Linda Cooper, 1998, 'From "Rolling Mass Action" to "RPL": The Changing Discourse of Experience and Learning in the South African Labour Movement,' Studies in Continuing Education, volume 20, number 2, pp. 143–157
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