Trade Union Training Authority
TUTA
1975 – 1996
Statutory authority that provided education and training in industrial relations, union administration and workplace safety for trade union officials, delegates and members, through state centres and the national residential Clyde Cameron College at Wodonga.
How it came into existence
Established in 1975 under the Trade Union Training Authority Act 1975, an initiative of the Whitlam government's Minister for Labor and Immigration, Clyde Cameron; it was a new body with no Commonwealth predecessor.
Legislation: Trade Union Training Authority Act 1975
How it ended
Abolished in 1996 after the Howard government withdrew its Commonwealth funding; its functions were not continued by another Commonwealth body.
Main functions
- Training of union officials and workplace delegates
- Courses in industrial relations and occupational health and safety
- Operation of the Clyde Cameron College, Wodonga
- Development of training materials for unions
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Industrial Relations.
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Sources
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