The French Confederation Generale du Travail and the International Secretariat of National Trade Union Centres (1900-1914):French syndicalist attitudes towards internationalism and the International Labour Movement

This thesis examines relations between the French Confederation Generale du Travail (CGT) and the labour movements of other countries in the years leading up to the First World War. The aim of the study is to examine the CGT's policy of internationalism in practice, both in relations with other labour movements and in its membership of the International Secretariat of National Trade Union Centres (between 1900 and 1914). In particular, the relationship between the French and German labour movements is explored in the light of the events of August 1914. This study shows that the relationship was a reflection of the respective positions of the French and German labour movements in the international movement. It also subjects to close scrutiny the assumption, widely made before 1914, that workers had more in common with each other than with the ruling classes of their own country, by analysing the extent of, and the reasons for internationalism and international cooperation in the labour movement. As a study of the International Secretariat of National Trade Union Centres, an organisation about which very little has previously been written, this thesis complements existing work on the international labour movement prior to 1914. It also provides new insights into the French CGT by concentrating on the fundamental areas of internationalism and opposition to war, and offers fresh contributions to the continuing debate on the international labour movement and its response to the outbreak of war.

Training and development needs of PCT strategic level pharmacists

Poster session - The aim of the study was to produce an analysis of the perceived training and professional development needs of strategic level pharmacists in primary care trusts - A survey was carried out in five areas in England of the training needs of PCT strategic level pharmacists on behalf of a West Midlands Workforce Confederation - The results show an increasing recognition by PCT pharmacists of the importance of business and management training - Several key topics of direct relevance to current heath policy were not highly rated by respondents - This study identified gaps in current training provision

What makes an effective PCT pharmacist? A study of training and development needs

This research was commissioned by the Shropshire and Staffordshire Workforce Development Confederation, to undertake a review of the education and training needs of pharmacists working at a strategic level within primary care trusts.