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Making Equality Central to your Union Practice – Northallerton

25 June 2025

UNISON Office, Grounds of 3 Racecourse Lane, Northallerton, DL7 8QZ

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.

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

Sickness Absence Policies

2 – 3 July 2025

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.

The course is designed for activists who have some experience of dealing with sickness absence issues and who wish to understand the issues in more depth. It can also be used by those activists with less experience but who are faced with an unfair sickness absence policy and wish to know more.

Branch Charge: £60 per delegate

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

4 July 2025 10:00am–12:00pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

In today’s fast-paced digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we work. To stay ahead, it’s essential to harness the power of AI tools like Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and Gemini. This course will guide you through the responsible and effective use of these AI assistants, enabling you to boost productivity and streamline your workflow. This course is designed for those new to AI or seeking to enhance their productivity or simply curious. Join us on this exciting journey looking at the potential of AI.

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

Interview Skills

9 July 2025 10:00am–11:00am

Virtual Training via MS 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

Black Members – Empowered Leadership

10 July 2025 10:00am–4:00pm

UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House, Canal Wharf, Leeds, LS11 5PS

Aimed at Black members, the Empowered Leadership is designed for the individual to identify the links between empowerment and successful leadership. It will demonstrate the power of language and communication in affecting positive changes, within the workplace and the home environment. It will also explore what it means to take responsibility and how your thinking can create your reality.

To book your place you will need to contact your branch for approval to attend.

Workplace Reps Refresher Training (ERA Re-accreditation)

16 – 17 July 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

Making Equality Central to your Union Practice

18 July 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.

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

Tackling Bullying & Harassment at Work

29 – 30 July 2025

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 course has been designed to help reps identify, prevent and tackle bullying and harassment in the workplace. The course will enable UNISON branches, stewards, and safety reps to:
• define and recognise workplace bullying and harassment
• identify work organisation and staffing issues that contribute to bullying and harassment
• understand how employment law principles and health and safety legislation apply to workplace bullying and harassment
• make employers aware of what they can do to recognise and eliminate workplace bullying and harassment
• develop a workplace strategy to inform members about what to do if they experience or witness bullying and harassment
• develop a workplace policy to address bullying and harassment

Branch Charge: £60 per delegate