DITSELA
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DITSELA (the Development Institute for Training, Support and Education for Labour), also known as the '''DITSELA Workers' Education Institute''' is a union education organisation in South Africa. It was founded in 1996 by the main union federations, and is mandated to provide programmes that develop union capacity, provide workers and trade unionists access to higher education, recognise workers' experiential knowledge, and promote critical thinking and activism. DITSELA was described in a 2007 International Labour Organization report as the 'largest union education institute in Africa'.
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DITSELA (the Development Institute for Training, Support and Education for Labour), also known as the '''DITSELA Workers' Education Institute''' is a union education organisation in South Africa. It was founded in 1996 by the main union federations, and is mandated to provide programmes that develop union capacity, provide workers and trade unionists access to higher education, recognise workers' experiential knowledge, and promote critical thinking and activism. DITSELA was described in a 2007 International Labour Organization report as the 'largest union education institute in Africa'.
==History== DITSELA was established with the support of the then-largest union federations in South Africa, the Federation of Unions of South Africa (FEDUSA) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) to help build a strong trade union movement. It was subsequently joined by the National Council of Trade Unions (NACTU). It was intended to consolidate the existing union education programmes, and help the unions develop their own education programmes.