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Equality in Your Branch (Fully booked)

26 April 2021 10:00am–4:30pm

Virtual Training via Teams

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

This course is designed as an introduction to equality in the branch and is open to all activists and branch officers.
The one day virtual course aims of the course will enable participants to:
• Understand the roles of the Branch Equalities Co-ordinator, Equality Reps and Self-Organised Groups officers.
• To improve knowledge of the tools that can be used to tackle discrimination and promote equality.
• Develop member’s understanding of equality in UNISON.
• Promote equality organising in the workplace and branch and contribute of the Branch Development Plan.
• Develop realistic action plans

Strategies for Stress: Looking after Your Well-Being

23 April 2021 10:30am–11:30am

Virtual Training via MS Teams

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

This session will help you identify sources of stress and hindrances to your wellbeing. Consider a range of strategies for keeping stress at bay and stress reduction tips.

National Careers – Interview Skills

22 April 2021 1:00pm–2:30pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

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

Recognise different types of Interview you may encounter. Understand what the employer looks for in an interview and deconstructing interview questions.

Strategies for Stress: Looking after your Well-Being

19 April 2021 1:00pm–2:00pm

Virtual Training via Zoom

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

This session will help you identify sources of stress and hindrances to your wellbeing. Consider a range of strategies for keeping stress at bay and stress reduction tips.

Confidence Building (Bitesize)

29 March 2021 10:30am–11:30am

Virtual Training via Zoom

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

This ‘bitesize’ workshop aims to help improve self-esteem and provide ideas and tips for addressing your own confidence.

Women’s Lives Workshop

10 March 2021

Virtual Training via Zoom (x 3 Wednesdays, 6pm - 8pm)

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

This is an opportunity to experience some of the learning techniques within the Women’s Lives course. In this taster workshop run over 3 weekly evening sessions, we will:
• Consider some aspects of women’s life experiences
• Discuss women we admire and why
• Explore poems by female writers and discuss the issues raised
• Produce a short text about your life experience as a woman in today’s society

Organising Steward Virtual Training (Fully booked)

24 February – 24 March 2021

Virtual Training via Teams (5 x Wednesdays)

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.

Confidence Building (Power to be You)

22 – 23 March 2021

Virtual Training via Zoom (10am - 1pm)

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

This workshop will:
• Help to improve self-esteem
• Explore what confidence looks like
• Provide ideas and tips for addressing your own confidence
• Help you to speak with confidence

Health & Safety Representatives Virtual Training (Fully booked)

23 February – 23 March 2021

Virtual Training via Teams (5 x Tuesdays)

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?

Organising Steward Virtual Training (Fully booked)

22 February – 22 March 2021

Virtual Training via Teams (5 x Mondays)

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.