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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

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.

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 course will be accredited through East Riding College.  This course is 30 hours learning in total.

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 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

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