As part of the UNISON Eastern One Weekend 2024, we are offering a series of workshops to help members and activists get to grips with specific topics. This workshop is for union learning reps, branch education co-ordinators and UNISON activists wanting to find out more about and get involved in negotiating and organising around member […]
What do we mean by academic writing? Every course you study will feature academic writing and this will often take the form of an essay or report. Most assignments will ask you to demonstrate your academic objectivity and to show this in the form of an argument, rather than just produce a summary of everything […]
Why do we need to take notes? Note-taking can help to focus your attention on what you are reading, watching or listening to and stop your mind from wandering. It can also help you make sense of what you are learning and when working on a piece of writing, such as an essay or a […]
There are all sorts of reasons for looking for a new job. It might be your choice, or it might be something that circumstances have forced you to do. You may be looking at a complete change of career. There may be redundancies or reorganisation going on in your workplace. Whatever your reason for looking […]
The idea of formal study can be daunting, particularly if it’s been a while since you were last in a classroom – and perhaps didn’t enjoy the experience then. UNISON learning aims to help you take the next step on the road to where you want to be. What would you like to do? I’d […]
With holiday season upon us, many of us are breathing a sigh of relief and taking a break before we look ahead to the rest of the year. And there’s plenty to look forward to this autumn. We’re continuing to expand our online learning offer for UNISON members and for UNISON activists. Free online learning […]
UNISON’s programme of learning for our members and training for our activists continues in a safe manner. Most of our core activist training programme is now available online, and we have expanded our online member learning programme massively over the last nine months. In this page we share some of the opportunities that you can […]
Please find below a selection of some online and distance training to enable you to continue to develop in terms of your work and your personal skills in management and leadership roles. Training and development is a great way to keep your brain active and your spirits up. The CPD focused courses we have compiled […]
In this guest blog Carol McGrath, UNISON learning project worker in Leeds, explains why union learning is so important to her. I have always had a passion for lifelong learning and I strongly believe learning enables people to live a happier and fulfilled life. A few years ago, happy with my career path and content […]
UNISON is working with Wranx to support members by offering a range of free online bite-sized training modules, including Functional Skills and GCSE Maths & English revision courses. The content for each Functional Skills and GCSE Maths & English module has been written in conjunction with Gateshead College; rated as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted. The Maths and […]
2022 has been an exciting year for us – seeing the launch of UNISON College at National Delegate Conference and the return of our own ULR conference to UNISON Centre, with the introduction of new courses for members and for activists, and the trial of a careers information, advice and guidance service (read on for […]
A few weeks ago one of our UNISON learning reps asked us if there was a ‘reading list’ of recommended books with a trade union angle. Well, there wasn’t… so we asked on social media, and UNISON members, activists, staff, and allies all gave us brilliant suggestions. So here they are. As with any reading […]
UNISON pays for members' access to Skills Academy catalogue. You just need to apply for an account on the UNISON website […]
There’s no need to create a new you for the new year! Join UNISON’s Skills Club instead and learn new skills. You can top up your continuous professional development (CPD) or learn for fun and find new interesting topics to explore. Each month from January onwards UNISON will curate an online course for the Skills […]
Looking back We’d like to say a big thank you… To UNISON members, for keeping our public services running through a second challenging year. To UNISON activists, for supporting our members in the challenges they’ve faced at work, standing up for workers’ rights. To UNISON learning reps and lifelong learning coordinators, for opening up learning […]
