workplace steward

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 UNISON in a changing industrial […]

IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham You will be required to attend all 5 dates set out below: Thursday 23 April – 10am – 4pm Thursday 30 April – 10am – 4pm Thursday 7 May – 10am – 4pm Thursday 14 May – 10am – 4pm Thursday 21 May – 10am – […]

Learning at Work Week is an annual celebration of learning, taking place every May, organised by the Campaign for Learning. This year’s theme is Many Ways To Learn – something that’s particularly true of union learning. Union learning reps often take a central role in organising Learning at Work Week activities as they provide a great opportunity […]

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 […]

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, Birmingham 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 maximum practice of identifying and […]

5 Tuesdays ONLINE 10am – 12pm You will be required to attend all 5 dates below: Tuesday 9 June – 10am – 12pm Tuesday 16 June – 10am – 12pm Tuesday 23 June – 10am – 12pm Tuesday 30 June – 10am – 12pm Tuesday 7 July – 10am – 12pm This is a five-day […]

IN PERSON at UNISON West Midlands Regional Centre, Birmingham This course is being run by UNISON and Show Racism the Red Card. The course is aimed at senior branch representatives so that they can take forward a branch strategy to tackle this issue. The aims of the course are: – To raise your awareness of […]

ONLINE You will be required to attend all 5 dates set out below: Thursday 11 June – 10am – 12pm Thursday 18 June – 10am – 12pm Thursday 25 June – 10am – 12pm Thursday 2 July – 10am – 12pm Thursday 9 July – 10am – 12pm Even though the course is online, we […]

IN PERSON 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. This introductory course is designed to […]

This course is for branch activists involved in arranging and publicising education and training for members within a branch, or those who want to learn these skills. It covers the role of the Branch Education Co-ordinator, building links with the Regional Education Team, what courses are available, and how to get activists and members to […]

This course is for anyone involved in chairing formal meetings or who wants to learn the skills of chairing meetings.  The course will cover:   The role of a chairperson;  Meetingsprocedure;  Dealing withdilemmas;  Handling motions and amendments. Please note there is a £15 per head branch charge for this course Application Details To apply for a place […]

This course is for branch activists involved in promoting equalities issues and those that want to find out more about how to do this. This course will cover the role of Branch Equality Officers, UNISON policies and equalities legislation, working with branch equality representatives, identifying the sources of inequality, and developing strategies to promote equality of opportunity both in the […]

As part of UNISON’s 2026 Year of Green Acticity, we are proud to be programming this new course for green skills and environmental reps. The course is designed to give branch activists the opportunity to: Give Environmental Officers/Green Reps initial training Plan a strategy for their branch to engage around environmental issues on a workplace […]

ONLINE 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 case – Recap on sources of information, especially […]