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Further Representation Skills

11 – 12 October 2023

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

This  2 day course is designed to follow on from the 5 day Organising Stewards course or equivalent and is aimed at existing UNISON stewards. The course reinforces some approaches and procedures introduced in the 5 day course and explores in more detail:

• Process for identifying needs and exploring what is and isn’t a case
• Recap on sources of information especially the ACAS code
• Preparing for a grievance and a capability case
• Planning and building a case including interviewing witnesses
• Possible outcomes from cases.

Branch Charge: £50 per delegate

Organising Steward Training

2 October 2023

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

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

This face to face training 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 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 October 2023.

This course is 30 hours learning in total.

Branch Charge: £125 per delegate

Menopause in the Workplace

3 October 2023

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 UNISON stewards, health & safety representatives and other branch officers.  The course discusses the menopause as a collective issue for organising in the branch and with employers. 

Branch Charge: £25 per delegate

Organising Steward Training

18 – 22 September 2023

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

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

This face to face training 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 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 September 2023.

This course is 30 hours learning in total.

Branch Charge: £125 per delegate

Workplace Reps Virtual Refresher Training (ERA Re-accreditation)

7 – 15 September 2023

Virtual Training via Microsoft Teams (10:00-12:00 each day)

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

Making Equality Central to your Union Practice – CANCELLED

13 September 2023 9:30am–4:00pm

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

This course has been cancelled due to low numbers. Please apply for to another course.

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: £25 per delegate

Climate Crisis & Green Skills

14 July 2023

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

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

This three-module course is designed to support branch activists to plan a strategy to engage with environmental issues in the workplace and at a wider level.

Dates and times: 14, 21, 28 July 2023 (3 x Fridays, 10:30-12:30)

The virtual course will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. Participants must attend all three sessions to complete the course.

Branch Charge: £30 per delegate

Race Protocol Workshop

22 July 2023 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

Making Equality Central to your Union Practice

20 July 2023 9:30am–4:00pm

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

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: £25 per delegate

Young Members Development Day

10 June 2023 10:00am–4:00pm

UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House Leeds, LS11 5PS

To register to attend this development day please complete our registration form below.

Join our free event

• Planning and Organising campaigns for Young Members
• Provide a powerful voice for young workers
• Guest speakers
• Opportunity to meet other young members
• Be engaged and involved in your union

If you need to claim travel expenses, please speak to your branch before registering

Branch Charge: Free