Organising Stewards Course

11 – 15 September 2023

UNISON Brighton Office, 179 Preston Rd, Brighton BN1 6AG

Organising Stewards This course is aimed at newly elected and less experienced UNISON stewards. This course will help you to understand the steward’s role in organising members at local level and help you to feel confident in carrying out your duties as a steward. The course will help you: Understand the role of an organising […]

Online Organising Stewards Course

1 – 30 August 2023

Microsoft Teams

Organising Stewards This course is aimed at newly elected and less experienced UNISON stewards. This course will help you to understand the steward’s role in organising members at local level and help you to feel confident in carrying out your duties as a steward. The course will help you: Understand the role of an organising […]

Online Recruitment Techniques Workshop

3 July 2023

Online - MS Teams

Online workshop on improving UNISON member recruitment.

Further Representational Skills Course

22 – 23 June 2023

Brighton Regional office - 179 Preston Road, Brighton BN1 6AG

Further Representation Skills This course is aimed at existing UNISON Stewards and is designed to follow on from the Organising Stewards course. This course will cover: 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 […]

Introduction to Employment Law

12 – 21 June 2023

Online - MS Teams

The course is a six day schedule between 12th June to 21st June and delivered online by West Thames College. This course is principally designed for trade union representatives looking to engage with the development and practice of employment law, and to develop attitudes and skills needed for activism or higher level study such as […]

Online Organising Stewards Course

5 – 9 June 2023

Online

Please Note: due to changes with the Guildford office this course will now be delivered online.   Organising Stewards This course is aimed at newly elected and less experienced UNISON stewards. This course will help you to understand the steward’s role in organising members at local level and help you to feel confident in carrying […]

Online ERA Refresher Training

9 – 10 May 2023

Online

Please Note: due to changes with the Guildford office this course will now be delivered online. ERA (Employment Relations Act 1999) Refresher Training By law, all workplace representatives are required to undertake training at least once every five years to keep up to date and maintain their ERA certification. The refresher course aims to update […]

Online Health and Safety Representatives Course

17 – 21 April 2023

Online

Please Note: due to changes with the Guildford office this course will now be delivered online. This course is aimed at new health and safety representatives. This course is designed to be classroom based, and will be delivered by West Thames College at a venue to be confirmed. You will learn about health and safety […]

TUC Mental Health in the Workplace

12 – 14 April 2023

Online event

TUC Mental Health in the Workplace This course is to assist reps to understand the role they could play in raising awareness of mental health as a workplace issue. This course will cover Awareness. Knowledge. Representing and supporting. How to organise around mental health. Here are a number of other criteria which you must be […]

Unconscious Bias Workshop

3 April 2023 10:00am–1:00pm

Online

In this online workshop you will learn about what unconscious bias actually is and how our brains process information. Why does unconscious bias happen and where does it come from? What are the effects and impact of unconscious bias on individuals in society and in the workplace? How can we address our own and other […]

LGBT+ Trans Ally Workshop

31 March 2023 11:00am–12:00pm

To celebrate International Trans Gender Day of Visibility we are running a virtual workshop around allyship. The aims of the workshop are to: Identify the role of a trans ally and why it’s needed Explore UNISON’s definition of transgender Explore what you can do to be a good trans ally Know where to find resources […]

Negotiating Skills

27 – 29 March 2023

Brighton regional office, 179 Preston Road Brighton BN1 6AG

Please Note: due to changes with the Guildford office this course will now be delivered at the Brighton Regional Office. This three day course is aimed at UNISON representatives who are involved in negotiations or who are likely to become involved in negotiations with management on policies, pay, and conditions of service. It will help […]

Online Organising Stewards Course

6 – 10 March 2023

Microsoft Teams

Organising Stewards This course is aimed at newly elected and less experienced UNISON stewards. This course will help you to understand the steward’s role in organising members at local level and help you to feel confident in carrying out your duties as a steward. The course will help you: Understand the role of an organising […]

Hope Not Hate – Having Difficult Conversations

28 February 2023 1:00pm–3:00pm

UNISON Guildford Office, Ranger House, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford GU1 4UL

This two-hour workshop is aimed at all activists who currently represent members. This session offers effective methods for allowing people to reflect on the problems of their comments without relying on passive-aggressive or “myth-busting” techniques. This workshop will help participants to: Explore practises that seek to understand people’s perspectives, rather than focus on their objectionable […]

Hope Not Hate – Having Difficult Conversations

28 February 2023 10:00am–12:00pm

UNISON Guildford Office, Ranger House, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford GU1 4UL

This two-hour workshop is aimed at all activists who currently represent members. This session offers effective methods for allowing people to reflect on the problems of their comments without relying on passive-aggressive or “myth-busting” techniques. This workshop will help participants to: Explore practises that seek to understand people’s perspectives, rather than focus on their objectionable […]