Race Protocol Virtual Workshop

30 January 2025 10:00am–12:45pm

Virtual Training via Microsoft Teams

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

This workshop is aimed at Branch Officers, Stewards and Health & Safety reps.

The workshop will give an overview of the UNISON’s Race Discrimination Protocol and identify organising opportunities for branches and activists.

Branch Charge: £15 per delegate

Interview Skills

31 January 2025 1:00pm–2:00pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

In attending this session you will recognise different types of Interviews you may encounter. Delivered by National Careers Service.

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

Workplace Reps Refresher (ERA Re-accreditation)

4 – 5 February 2025

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. 

This training course will be delivered in over two days, face to face at Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Centre in Leeds. 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: £60 per delegate

Organising Steward Virtual Training

22 January – 7 February 2025

Virtual Training via Microsoft Teams (3 x Fridays, 2 x Wednesdays)

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 22, 24, 29, 31 January, 7 February 2025 (3 x Fridays, 2 x Wednesdays).

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

Organising Steward – Sheffield

10 – 14 February 2025

Niagara Conference Centre, Niagara Road, Sheffield, S6 1LU

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

Local Learning Hubs – This is a new initiative where we are working to bring regional training opportunities closer to you.

This face to face course 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 10, 11, 12, 23, 24 February 2025.

This course is 30 hours learning in total.

Branch Charge: £150 per delegate

Mental Health at Work

25 February 2025

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.

This course is aimed at Health and Safety Reps and Branch Activists.

UNISON recommends this course as a basis for all other mental health training.  This course would not be suitable for reps who have already completed other mental health training such as Mental Health First Aid MHFA Training.

Branch Charge:      £30 per delegate

Health & Safety Representatives

24 – 28 March 2025

UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House, Leeds

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

This course is essential for new Health and Safety Representatives, or for those Health and Safety Representatives who have more experience but who haven’t yet had the chance to go on this course.

This course will take place on 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 March 2025.

Branch Charge: £150 per delegate

Introduction to Employment Law

24 April – 8 May 2025

Virtual Training via Zoom (3 x Thursdays, 9.30-13.00)

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

This course is designed as a general introduction to the law on employment rights and contracts of employment and is aimed at stewards with little experience of employment law and no previous training in employment law beyond what is covered in the general stewards’ induction course: The Organising Steward.

Branch Charge: £50 per delegate