19 March 2025 9:30am–11:00am
Online
ONLINE 19 March 2025 (9.30am – 11.00am) Learn how to create welcoming, accessible, and inclusive interactions with Deaf BSL users. This session supports you to gain knowledge, skills and confidence to have a basic conversation with a deaf BSL user both in and outside of work. Content includes: Who uses British Sign Language (BSL)? Fingerspelling […]
20 March 2025 9:30am–12:30pm
Online
ONLINE 20 March 2025 (9.30am – 12.30pm) This half day course is a tutor-led session that will help your general understanding of good versus poor mental health. What are the factors that contribute to mental health problems? What signs and symptoms should you be aware of – in yourself and in others? What help is […]
25 March 2025 10:00am–4:00pm
UNISON Regional Centre, 24 Livery Street, Birmingham, B3 2PA
IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham 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 […]
25 – 26 March 2025
Online
ONLINE 25 and 26 March 2025 (9.30am-1.30pm) This course is for those people who really want to find out how Excel can help them perform better. Gain the skills to create macros, collaborate with others, audit and analyse worksheet data, incorporate multiple data sources, and import and export data. Upon successful completion of this course, […]
1 April 2025 10:00am–1:00pm
ONLINE
ONLINE This course explores the benefits for trade union branches in using social media as a recruitment and organising tool. It will also consider the role of branches in responding to inappropriate use of social media and how to develop a strategy for raising awareness amongst members of how to use social media positively, in […]
4 March – 1 April 2025
UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, 24 Livery Street, Birmingham, B3 2PA
5 Tuesdays IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre You will be required to attend all 5 dates below: Tuesday 4 March – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 11 March – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 18 March – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 25 March – 10am – 4pm Tuesday 01 April – 10am – 4pm […]
3 April 2025 9:30am–1:30pm
Online
ONLINE 3 April 2025 (9.30am-1.30pm) This course is for those who are new to Word, or very inexperienced in its uses. Using a purpose-built workbook, which is yours to keep, we look at The Backstage View The Ribbon and The Status Bar Creating a Microsoft Word Document from scratch Some basic formatting – bold, colour, […]
6 March – 3 April 2025
UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, 24 Livery Street, Birmingham, B3 2PA
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 6 March – […]
8 April 2025 9:30am–12:30pm
Online
ONLINE 8 April 2025 (9.30am-12.30pm) This course will be of benefit to members who come into contact with adults who have or may have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). On completion of this ADHD Training course, you will be able to: Have a better understanding of what ADHD is Identify some of the main barriers […]
8 April 2025 10:00am–4:00pm
UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, 24 Livery Street, Birmingham, B3 2PA
IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre This new course will consider what is meant by misinformation, it’s dangers and why certain theories may be growing in popularity. It will also explore methods to encourage reflection on problematic comments and understanding different perspectives. The session will cover: Difference between disinformation and misinformation Greater understating […]
6 May 2025 10:00am–4:00pm
UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, 24 Livery Street, Birmingham, B3 2PA
IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham 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 […]
13 – 14 May 2025
UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, 24 Livery Street, Birmingham, B3 2PA
IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham This follow on course is aimed at existing UNISON stewards who want to further their skills. The course reinforces some approaches and procedures introduced in the initial stewards training and explores in more detail: – Process for identifying needs and exploring what is and isn’t a […]
20 May 2025 10:00am–4:00pm
UNISON Regional Centre, 24 Livery Street, Birmingham, B3 2PA
IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham This course is aimed at UNISON stewards and other branch officers. The course discusses the menopause as a collective issue for organising in the branch and with employers. The course aims are: To gain an understanding of why the menopause is a workplace issue To consider […]
22 May 2025 10:00am–4:00pm
UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, 24 Livery Street, Birmingham, B3 2PA
IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham This 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 […]
29 April – 3 June 2025
ONLINE
5 Tuesdays ONLINE 10am – 12pm You will be required to attend all 5 dates below: Tuesday 29 April -10am – 12pm Tuesday 6 May – 10am – 12pm Tuesday 13 May – 10am- 12pm Tuesday 20 May – 10am- 12pm (Break w/c 26 May for Half Term) Tuesday 3 June – 10am- 12pm This […]
