UNISON South West Member Learning Offer. Choose from our offer of online workshops on World Menopause Day to learn more about menopause. World Menopause Day is held every year on the 18 October, led by the International Menopause Society. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness on the menopause and support options for improving health and wellbeing
A great opportunity to network with other reps from the Education network. Power hours are a great way for Education Officers , Lifelong Learning Reps and ULRs to boost skills to support learning in the workplace.
An early present for everyone – our Education and Equalities team has just published our education programme for 2024.
Our Spring in person Network meeting in Taunton. A day of networking and learning. A great opportunity to network with other reps from the Education network. An update on the regional programme, our national Learning & Organising services offers and training for reps.
The union’s learning and organising team will be rolling out a digital champions network next year and is encouraging […]
Thursday 23 May (9.30am – 12.30pm) This is a tutor-led session that will help your general understanding of good versus poor mental health. What are the factors that contribute to mental health problems? What signs and symptoms should you be aware of – in yourself and in others? What help is available for mental health […]
Tuesday 25 June ONLINE (9.30am – 12.30pm) This course is for members who are required, as part of their job, to deal with challenging conversations face-to-face. Learn how to communicate effectively with customers and service users and how to de-escalate challenging conversations. On completion of the course you will be able to: Understand how to appropriately […]
Owing to the coronavirus pandemic, all our planned events and courses until at least the end of May have been cancelled. This will be reviewed in line with public health advice. For the latest on the coronavirus and your rights at work please see UNISON’s national website. Delivered by: UNISON Regional Learning and Development Organiser […]
Delivered by: the Workers Education Association (WEA) This one day member workshop is a short confidence building taster session to help you to build your self-esteem and give you some ideas and tips for developing your confidence and assertiveness. It will also help you to feel more comfortable about speaking in a group, or at […]
It’s important to be able to communicate with others in all walks of life but these skills are absolutely vital for managers and team leaders. Whether you are already leading teams or a rising star UNISON College offers a self-directed online course for you to improve your skills. Communication techniques for managers certification course from […]
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 […]
** For UNISON members in Greater London region only**
Do you want to improve your English skills?
Functional Skills English qualifications are designed to give you the skills to operate confidently, effectively and independently in education, work and everyday life.
Schools may have broken up for the summer, but for us learning is something that happens all year round. And it can be useful to concentrate on the basics – ‘functional skills’, as they’re called – English, maths, and digital skills. Here are some great free resources to help you and your colleagues do that. […]
Monday 13th May marks the start of Learning at Work Week, a week dedicated to celebrating and promoting the importance of learning in the workplace. The week, organised by the Campaign for Learning, takes place between the 13th and 19th of May, and this year’s theme is Shaping the Future. Branches up and down the […]
Over the last year, UNISON has been working with Wranx to provide free bite-sized learning modules online. We started with Functional Skills and GCSE English and maths, but have added more topics since then. Wranx is an online training tool that can be accessed on any device and uses the simple scientific idea of Spaced […]
