Past Events

Neurodiversity is an umbrella term for autism, dyslexia, ADHD and dyspraxia. In attending this session you will gain a clear and practical understanding of Neurodiversity.

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

This course will help participants to identify how risk and protective factors impact on Mental Health inequalities, better understand inequalities that influence Mental Health, explore socioeconomic inequalities to reduce Mental Health issues plus consider actions that can be taken at structural, community and individual levels.

To register your interest for this virtual workshop please add your details to the form.

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: £30 per delegate

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

This workshop is aimed at activists who are considering submitting motions to National Delegate Conference, service group conferences or self-organised group conferences.

Branch Charge: £30 per delegate

Trans people and trans rights are becoming increasingly visible but many still face real isolation. Every non-trans person can be an ally for trans equality but not everyone feels confident doing this.

To register your interest for this virtual workshop please add your details to the form.

This session will explore the causes and consequences of prejudice and discrimination plus understand the impact of unconscious bias and privilege on our thought processes.

To register your interest for this virtual workshop please add your details to the form.

This in person workshop will explore all things menopause. The aim of this workshop is to offer a better understanding of issues related to menopause and the lead up to it peri-menopause. We will discuss some of the best ways to keep healthy and minimise the symptoms as well as the impact on relationships, work and mental and physical health.

To book your place you will need to contact your branch for approval to attend.

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

Local Learning Hubs – This is a new initiative where we are working to bring regional training opportunities closer to you.

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.

This course will run on 9, 10, 11, 17, 18 October 2024.

This course is 30 hours learning in total.

Branch Charge: £150 per delegate

Wondered about getting more involved with UNISON but not sure where to start? In this session we will explore the different union roles i.e. steward, H&S rep, learning rep (ULR); how you can support your branch and help with UNISON’s campaigns plus an overview of the training you will receive.

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

This session with the RNIB will improve your understanding of different types of visual impairment and how they impact people’s lives. Using visual aids, myth busting, videos and more, it will give you key takeaways around facts and figures as well as practical skills, such as how to guide a blind person.

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