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In 2007–2008, a review of the training and education programs of the Education and Campaign Centre (ECC), the education arm of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), was conducted through a series of interviews with leaders of twenty-five unions. The review found that Australian unions do not generally view education as a core strategic activity, and many see the ECC simply as a training provider that they could access if they did not have their own trainers. We argue that there are greater possibilities for a national education centre than are currently being contemplated by the union leaders. A key to realising these possibilities lies in unions articulating a shared purpose for union education, and its role in supporting leaders, officials, delegates and activists in the continuing challenges they face in their work.  \nIntroduction  \nOver the last twenty years, Australia’s rate of union density fell from 46% in 1986 to 19% in 2007 (ABS 2008).The election of a Labor government atthe end of 2007 has given the union movement new opportunities for renewal and growth.While legislative changes and new political alliances are significant factors in turning around the industrial relations environment and strengthening the voice of the unions, it is also important to contemplate what role education and training has in this rebuilding process, and in particular, what role a national union education centre can have in such a project.  \nThe Education and Campaign Centre (ECC) is the education and training arm of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), Australia’s national peak council of trade unions.During 2007–2008 we researched the views of Australian state and national union leaders about their approaches to union education and training, and their views of the programs being offered by the ECC1.  \nThe research provides a picture of the state of union education and training in Australia as viewed by its leadership.This picture is one that does not foreground education and training as an important element of union building, renewal and sustainability.This situation has not been the result of any deliberate downgrading nor does it reflect a shared vision or approach to education and training within the movement.While the picture represents the views ofa significant group of union leaders, which may not necessarily match the views of groups of delegates, officials, rank and file members, and workers/members more generally, we argue in this paper that the union movement as a whole must engage in a debate about the role of education and training as partofits immediate and longer term strategies for renewal and sustainability.In particular, we argue that the Australian union movement has an imperative to engage in such a debate and to explore critically the possibilities afforded by a national education and training centre.  \n104 Tony Brown and Keiko Yasukawa Education at the centre? 105  \nAustralian trade union leaders, educators and academics are not alone in evaluating and re-thinking the role and purpose of union education in recent years.Unions in the United Kingdom, South Africa and the United States of America have also reviewed the purpose, organisation and delivery of their education programs, and are addressing the similar question of what is appropriate and effective in meeting the changed conditions of work and community in the early twenty-first century.  \nIn the United Kingdom, a review of the first ten years ofthe TUC’s (Trade Unions Congress) Organising Academy has recently concluded (Holgate & Simms 2008).A number of other programs introduced by the Labour Government, such as the Union Learning Fund and Union Learning Repre","cbCaiukRizjw91Vf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiukRizjw91Vf","pdf",115973,12,"English","# Introduction\n## Research scope and findings\n## Brief history of recent union education in Australia\n## International perspectives on union education","[{\"question\":\"What prompted the review of the Education and Campaign Centre (ECC)?\",\"answer\":\"A 2007–2008 review examined ECC’s training and education programs through interviews with leaders of twenty-five unions.\"},{\"question\":\"What did the review conclude about how Australian unions view education?\",\"answer\":\"It concluded that Australian unions generally do not regard education as a core strategic activity and often see ECC primarily as an accessible training provider.\"},{\"question\":\"What role does the paper argue a national union education centre should play?\",\"answer\":\"It argues such a centre should be realized through unions articulating a shared purpose for union education, supporting leaders, officials, delegates, and activists in renewal and sustainability challenges.\"}]","Australian Journal of Adult Learning - Volume 49 - Number 1 - April 2009 | PDF",1792077270]