[Cancelled] Interview Skills

4 December 2023 12:30pm–1:30pm

Virtual training via MS Teams

Understand what the employer looks for in an interview and how to deconstruct interview questions.

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

Making Equality Central to your Union Practice

1 December 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

Workplace Reps Virtual Refresher Training (ERA Re-accreditation)

22 – 30 November 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

Team Negotiating Skills

28 – 29 November 2023

UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside Region, Quayside House, Leeds, LS11 5PS

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

This two-day course is aimed at activists with little experience of negotiating, or those with some experience but who wish to improve their skills.

This face-to-face training will take place at UNISON Regional Centre, Quayside House. This is a non-residential course.

Branch Charge: £50 per delegate

Healthy Workplaces

27 November 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

Virtual Training via MS Teams

This workshop aims to provide an overview on how workplace practices can impact our mental health and what can be done to lower the risk.

To register your interest for this course, please complete the form.

Organising Steward Training

20 November 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 20, 21, 22, 23, 27 November 2023.

This course is 30 hours learning in total.

Branch Charge: £125 per delegate

Women in UNISON – Pathways to Activism

25 November 2023 10:00am–5:00pm

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

An in-person course aimed at helping women members explore the possibilities of getting more involved in the union.

To book your place you will need to contact your branch for approval to attend. If you are unsure how to contact your branch, please use our branch finder tool – https://branches.unison.org.uk/

Sickness Absence Policies

23 – 24 November 2023

UNISON Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Centre, Leeds

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

The course is designed for activists who have some experience of dealing with sickness absence issues and who wish to understand the issues in more depth. It can also be used by those activists with less experience but who are faced with an unfair sickness absence policy and wish to know more.

Branch Charge: £50 per delegate

Interview Skills

21 November 2023 6:30pm–7:30pm

Virtual training via MS Teams

Understand what the employer looks for in an interview and how to deconstruct interview questions.

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

Fully Booked – Managing for the First Time

21 November 2023 9:30am–12:00pm

Virtual training via MS Teams (three Tuesdays on 21, 28 November, 5 December at 9.30am - 12.00pm)

This course is aimed at those who are managing/supervising people for the first time but have had no formal training in this area. The course is a series of 3
modules giving tips and techniques to support managers and supervisors work effectively with their teams.

To book your place you will need to contact your branch for approval to attend. If you are unsure how to contact your branch, please use our branch finder tool – https://branches.unison.org.uk/