Events

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 provides an introduction to mental health at work and would not be suitable for reps who have already completed other mental health training such as Mental Health First Aid MHFA Training.

Branch Charge:      £90 per delegate

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

The aims of this course are to:
• Review and establish best practice on how to prepare to meet and interview
a member.
• Give participants a basic understanding of the law relating to capability dismissal.
• Put theory into practice by analysing the strengths and weakness of a capability
case study

Branch charge: £15 per delegate

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

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 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 March 2026.

This course is 30 hours learning in total.

Branch Charge: £150 per delegate

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 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 March 2026.

Branch Charge: £150 per delegate

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

This course is designed for branch activists and officers who wish to improve their discussion leading skills and help build branch organisation.  It also forms the first part of a programme aimed at developing lay tutors.  The course introduces activists to education methods for use in branch activities.  It aims to give activists the skills and confidence to run small branch workplace discussions. 

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

Branch Charge: £60 per delegate

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