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

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.

• What is the job and rights of a Health and Safety Representative?
• How do you interview a member? How do you start to prepare a case?
• How do you carry out a Health and Safety inspection?

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

This 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.

• Recruiting members
• Keeping members informed
• How to raise issues in UNISON
• Proportionality and fair representation
• Interviewing members
• Understanding your grievance and disciplinary procedures.

To register your interest for this course please add your details to the form below and you will be added to our waiting list.

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.

The course aims to:
• Update reps on new legislation
• Introduce new developments within UNISON
• Share skills and experience to further develop approach as a UNISON rep

This online workshop will run on the following dates and times:-
• Module 1 – 15th December 10.30am to 1.00pm;
• Module 2 – 16th December 10.30am to 12.30pm

This will be run via Zoom

To register your interest for this course please add your details to the form below you will be added to our waiting list.

This 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.

Recruiting members
Keeping members informed
How to raise issues in UNISON
Proportionality and fair representation
Interviewing members
Understanding your grievance and disciplinary procedures.

This online course is designed to help existing and potential Branch Secretaries to carry out their role effectively. As well as examining the role of the Branch Secretary and the branch itself, the course focuses on the skills branch secretaries need and look at developing a team approach to branch work.

This online training will take place on the dates and times shown below:-

Module 1 – 8 December 10.30am to Noon;
Module 2 – 9 December 10.30am to 12.30pm;
Module 3 – 10 December 10.30am to Noon.

Please apply by Friday 13 November 2020.

To register your interest for this course please add your details to the form below. and you will be added to our waiting list.

This online 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.

The course aims to:
• Update reps on new legislation
• Introduce new developments within UNISON
• Share skills and experience to further develop approach as a UNISON rep

Training aim: To increase the confidence of staff to deal with emotionally challenging conversations in a caring way.

Learning objectives:
• Increase confidence of staff to deal with emotionally challenging conversations in a caring way
• Recognise the difference between sympathy and empathy
• Be aware of the signs that someone is suffering traumatic stress
• Tips to listen actively and be supportive
• Look at ways to help someone feel less anxious Look after yourself after being on an emotional call