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[Fully Booked] Organising Steward – Leeds

12 – 16 January 2026

UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House, Leeds

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch.

This face to face training looks at what the roles of the steward are and gives you the skills, knowledge and understanding to carry out these roles, for example recruiting members and involving them in the union and how to work with members to tackle problems at work.

This course will run on 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 January 2026.

This course is 30 hours learning in total.

Branch Charge: £150 per delegate

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Making Equality Central to your Union Practice

23 January 2026 9:30am–4:00pm

UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House, Leeds

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend.

Equality is written into our rule book and into our objectives and policies, but making equality part and parcel of everyday business is no small task. Making equality central to your union practice is a course that explores internal and external tools, which can support equality bargaining, negotiating, and representation. The course also looks at how to identify equality themes in organising and recruitment, as well as considering the different equality roles in UNISON and how you can utilise their support.

Branch charge: £30 per delegate

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[Fully Booked]Workplace Reps Virtual Refresher Training (ERA Re-accreditation)

26 – 27 January 2026

Virtual Training via Microsoft Teams (10:00-16:00 each day)

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend.

This virtual training course will be delivered in 4 modules and it is designed to meet the requirements of the Employment Rights Act (ERA) re-accreditation for further training of steward and workplace reps.

Branch Charge: £50 per delegate

Digital & Social Media Awareness (for career development and job searching)

27 January 2026 1:00pm–2:00pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

This workshop delivered by the National Careers Service will help you understand the role of social media in career development and job search including how to build professional networks and how to use the internet and new technology to research, plan and enhance career prospects.

To register your interest for this course, please email Rose on r.bent@unison.co.uk

Writing a Motion and UNISON Structures

28 January 2026 10:00am–4:00pm

UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Centre, Leeds

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend.

This workshop is aimed at activists who are considering submitting motions to National Delegate Conference, service group conferences or self-organised group conferences.

Branch Charge: £30 per delegate

Interview Skills

29 January 2026 12:00pm–1:00pm

Virtual Training via Teams

In attending this session you will recognise different types of Interviews you may encounter. Understand what the employer looks for in an interview and how to deconstruct interview questions. You will also be introduced to the value of using the STAR technique and how to approach virtual interviews. Delivered by National Careers.

To register your interest for this course, please email Rose on r.bent@unison.co.uk

Dementia Awareness [Rescheduled date]

29 January 2026 1:00pm–4:00pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

This course will discuss the impact of dementia on memory and how to support someone experiencing memory impairment, consider the impact on the individual’s personality and how distressing this can be for family and those supporting them, list ways in which we can offer immediate support to those living with dementia when in distress.

To register your interest please complete the form.

Introduction to Mindfulness

30 January 2026 12:00pm–1:00pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

In this session we will explore and discuss the concept of mindfulness, understand the benefits of practicing it regularly plus try out some short mindfulness exercises.

To register your interest for this course, please email Rose on r.bent@unison.co.uk

[Fully Booked] Organising Steward Virtual Training

20 January – 5 February 2026

Virtual Training via Microsoft Teams (2 x Tuesdays, 3 x Thursdays)

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend.

This training will run on 20, 22, 27, 29 January, 5 February 2025 (2 x Tuesdays, 3 x Thursdays).

Our virtual steward course delivers the same learning outcomes as the face-to-face Stage 1 + Stage 2 workplace representatives course combination. We have transformed our classroom based course into an virtual course, delivered by an experienced tutor.

Branch Charge: £50 per delegate

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Team Negotiating Skills

4 – 6 February 2026

UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside Region, Quayside House, Leeds, LS11 5PS

To register your interest for this course please contact your branch. You will need approval from your branch to attend. 

This three-day course is aimed at activists with little experience of negotiating, or those with some experience but who wish to improve their skills.

This face-to-face training will take place at UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House. This is a non-residential course.

Branch Charge: £90 per delegate