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Date

20 November 2015 10:00am–11:30am

National Skills Academy for Health director Candace Miller explains how it supports and celebrates healthcare support workers

UNISON urges remaining Welsh councils to follow suit and back their school support staff

New training will help further pioneering work on mental health in the workplace

Activists can apply for substantial financial help for trade union and labour studies and women’s studies courses

It’s a new year, why not try one of UNISON’s courses for a new you?

The government careers strategy is a missed opportunity to pull together an effective and coherent careers service.

Healthcare assistants (HCAs) are being expected to do the work of nurses without adequate training or proper supervision, according to survey results published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. Nearly two thirds (63%) say they are being left to care for patients without enough support from doctors and nurses. The impact is that almost two in five […]

Much more needs to be done to improve the social care sector and restore the dignity that’s lacking

Conference hears how young workers are often denied training because of austerity, yet this will mean a skills shortage in the future

Sustained funding required – not just short-term fixes

This Thursday, UNISON will release the detailed findings of a significant new piece of research into the learning needs, the hopes and fears of workers in the public services. The University of Exeter’s Marchmont Observatory carried out the research on behalf of UNISON, with a survey sent to members over the winter of 2018/19. Over 38,000 […]

Update (December 2020) The team from the Marchmont Observatory has produced a further report exploring the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on public sector skills needs. It explores two of the areas highlighted in the previous findings, digital skills and management and supervisory skills, as well as looking at the wider effects of the pandemic […]

Date

20 – 21 March 2020

Location

Crowne Plaza Nottingham, Wollaton Street, NG1 5RH

Young Members UNISON East Midlands AGM and training weekend to be held at the Crowne Plaza in Nottingham from 5.00pm 7.00pm Friday March 20th (dinner will be provided) and from 10.00 – 2.00pm on Saturday 21st March (lunch provided) in Nottingham. This should be a great event. It is an opportunity to meet and work […]

Date

15 – 16 October 2020

Location

Nottingham, Venue TBC

Training for the role of Branch Chair, Lifelong Learning Co-ordinators and Secretaries Details Branch Officer Training courses are open not only to current and new officers but also to those interested in standing for these positions who wish to gain an insight into what is involved in the role. Course sessions will take place on […]