Establishing this Further Education Certificate in Trade Union Practices (FETC: TUP) was not an easy task and represents the hard work and dedication of Ditsela and its partners over the last two years This learnership began to take form in 2005 through a consultative study into the feasibility of a national qualification in trade unionism. This project was commissioned by the ETDP SETA and undertaken by the Centre for Education Policy Development (CEPD).