Events

5 Tuesdays IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre You will be required to attend all 5 dates below: Tuesday 17 Sept – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 24 Sept – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 1 Oct – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 8 Oct – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 15 Oct – 10am – 4pm […]

This course will take place FACE TO FACE at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre. This one day course is a general introduction to employment law for stewards with little experience and no previous training in employment law beyond what is covered in the general stewards’ introductory courses.  Employment law is an enormous and complex subject. […]

COURSE NOW 1 DAY ONLY ONLINE Course aims: – Update on new developments internally and externally which impact upon your role as a UNISON rep. – To inform you on changes in the legislative and legal framework. – To share skills and experience as UNISON reps. – To explore how we build the strength of […]

IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham This course covers the role of the Health and Safety Representative, legislation, workplace inspections and developing local strategies. This is an essential starting point for new Health and Safety representatives You will be required to attend all 5 dates set out below: Thursday 19 Sept – […]

FACE TO FACE at UNISON Regional Centre, Birmingham. This two day course is based on developing skills and a systematic approach to dealing with disciplinary cases. It uses a single set of case notes to consider alternative approaches for dealing with a disciplinary case. The course follows a case portrayed on video to which the […]

This two half day session course will be delivered by There for You tutors and the is being administered by UNISON College. To apply, follow the links below and fill in the online form and the bottom of each course page. NB: Completion of the Branch Welfare and GDPR enotes are a course requirement before […]

FACE TO FACE at UNISON Regional Centre Attending and participating in this course will help participants to define and identify cases of sex discrimination in the workplace, and use the law to challenge it. The course will also explore what responsibilities employers have to prevent sex discrimination and how stewards can collectively challenge workplace cultures. […]

This course will take place FACE TO FACE at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre It is advisable that new representatives attend the Handling Grievance and Disciplinary Casework course before applying for this course. This 2 day course is based on a single case study and utilises filmed extracts of the case as it unfolds. The […]

ONLINE This one day course is a general introduction to employment law for stewards with little experience and no previous training in employment law beyond what is covered in the general stewards’ introductory courses.  Employment law is an enormous and complex subject. This introductory course is designed to give participants an overview and general feel […]

UNISON College have now opened registration for 2024 Branch Treasurers OLBA training. All the courses are half a day and will be delivered online by a tutor from UNISON Finance. The course will run from 9.30am – 1.00pm on the dates listed below. Please advertise this to anyone in your branch who uses OLBA. Non-Treasurers […]

The one-day ONLINE course has been designed to cover 4 modules: · Equality in UNISON · Introduction to Equality legislation · Equality and your role as a rep The aim of the course is to enable reps to gain an understanding of equality issues and to encourage them to embed an equality angle across all […]

10am-12pm for 10 Wednesday Mornings ONLINE This 10 week course will provide an opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge required to represent members effectively and strengthen union organisation. In addition to the once a week 2 hour online sessions, you should expect to be doing an extra 3 hours of coursework a week. You […]

IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre This course examinies the process of bargaining and negotiating to identify the aspects of good negotiating practice. It uses a case studies and role play to build key negotiating skills: preparing a claim, presenting a claim, negotiating in a team, making agreements.  Applicants should have completed either […]

This course will take place FACE TO FACE at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre. This two day course looks at all the major areas of contention in regards to capability. It examines the legal framework which defines capability and looks at how this is different from misconduct. The course activities are bases on providing the […]