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Courses that are delivered in-person across the North West.

Find out about other learning opportunities provided by UNISON and partners.

Courses for existing UNISON activists to refresh your memory or learn new skills.

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We run regular menopause in the workplace awareness sessions for public service workers in Wales, both as part of our region programme and in partnership with employers and UNISON Branches. These are the resources that sit behind the session, the recommended further learning available to you and your colleagues, and the sources of additional support […]

Learning & Development for School Support Staff This Stars in Our Schools week, we’ve pulled together lots of free learning and training available to you – our wonderful members working in education up and down Wales. Discover more about Stars in Our Schools campaign Download a printable learning flyer for your workplace  Wales-only Webinars We […]

Many public service workers in Wales and the rest of the UK are entitled to request time off to attend training under Section 63D of the Employment Rights Act 1996. Training is a valuable activity and almost always benefits both you, your boss, your colleagues, the organisation you work for and the people you support […]

Vital knowledge to help you and your colleagues survive in these challenging times Alongside our campaigning work, we want to help you to survive the coming months by accessing the advice, guidance and financial support that is available from our union, from the welfare state and from agencies across Wales. We also want to raise […]

What is a learning agreement? A learning agreement is a document that sets out in writing the commitments made by an employer and one or more unions, specifying how they will work together on learning issues. In some employers, there will already be an agreement in place. This may be a specific learning agreement or […]

A Union Learning Rep (ULR) is the person at work who helps their colleagues to access the learning, training and development they need for work and life. Making colleagues aware of the learning opportunities available to them, and ensuring they’re all able to get the training they need for their jobs and careers, is the […]

There are many practical issues to consider when you’re putting a learning event in place. Whether you’re planning a learning stall, an online learning session, a short lunch and learn activity, a one-day workshop, or a longer course this checklist goes through key things to consider. Interest / Need  Who is it for? Why is […]

UNISON wants to help members realise their potential. We offer financial support to members taking part in various educational and learning opportunities, as well as learning discounts from a number of providers. Being a UNISON member also offers access to our full member learning offer which includes a wide range of educational opportunities, both online […]

For a decade, UNISON received support from the Union Learning Fund in England to embed learning in the workplace. Find out about some of the great work supported by the Inclusive Learning Project in this video: This project has now come to an end due to the cessation of government funding, but UNISON’s learning work […]

UNISON activists are volunteers who agree to take on one or more of the tasks that help keep the union running in the workplace or the branch. There’s a huge range of potential activist roles, as interesting and diverse as the UNISON members who do them. UNISON training is designed to give our activists the skills […]