Cancelled – Be Still – An Introduction to Mindfulness

23 February 2023 12:15pm–1:15pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

Explore and discuss the concept of mindfulness.

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

Canva Virtual Workshop

22 February 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

Virtual training via Microsoft Teams

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

Canva is free to use unless paying for enhanced features. It started as a browser-based graphic design editor for marketing materials and has continued to evolve its offering of tools to create online imagery, print/PDF, and videos and animations. This workshop will focus on these features and how to use them in the context of basic graphic design awareness and UNISON branding guidelines.

This virtual course is aimed at Branch Officers will be delivered online via Microsoft Teams

Branch Charge: FREE

Essential Digital Skills

21 February 2023 12:00pm–2:00pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

Ease yourself into the world of online communication.

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

Black Leadership: An Intoduction

20 February 2023 10:00am–1:00pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

Aimed at Black members the session will introduce ideas about leadership.

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

Workplace Reps Virtual Refresher Training

9 – 17 February 2023

Virtual Training via Microsoft Teams

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: £30 per delegate

Mental Health in Children and Young People

15 February 2023 9:30am–1:00pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

Delivered by the Open University this session is designed to raise mental health awareness for those working with young people and children.

Organising Steward Training

6 – 10 February 2023

UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Centre, Leeds, LS11 5PS

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

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.

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

Branch Charge: £125 per delegate

Get Active in UNISON

9 February 2023 12:30pm–1:30pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

Wondered about getting more involved with UNISON but not sure where to start? This session will explore the different union roles and how you can get involved.

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

Window on the World

7 February 2023 12:00pm–2:00pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

This workshop will look at why we all see things differently and how these impact on how we treat ourselves and others.

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

Organising Steward Virtual Training

24 January – 7 February 2023

Virtual training via Microsoft Teams (9.30-16.30 each day)

This training will run on 24, 27, 31 January and 3, 7 February 2023.

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

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 TUC tutor.

Branch Charge: £30 per delegate