Detailed below are follow on training courses available for Workplace Representatives
Further Representation Skills (Nottingham)
4 & 5 March 2025
Focussing on grievance and disciplinary hearings, this course is for stewards with more than 6 months’ experience. Completion of this course will renew ERA accreditation.
Course fee: £50
Course code: 0020
Closing date: 4 February 2025
Introduction to Negotiating Skills (Nottingham)
11 March 2025
Suitable for all reps, this course looks at key negotiating skills and techniques.
Course fee: £25
Course code: 0046
Closing date: 11 February 2025
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Workplace (Online)
13 March 2025 – 10 am to 12.30 pm
An introduction to AI and what it means for employees.
Course fee: £15
Course code: 052
Closing date: 28 February 2025
Tackling Bullying and Harassment (Online)
27 March 2025
Understand what bullying and harassment means and how to challenge it.
Course fee: £25
Course code: 0063
Closing date: 10 March 2025
Neurodiversity Understood for Union Reps (Online)
31 March 2025 – 9.30 am to 1.00 pm
Gain an understanding of the challenges neurodivergent members may face at work and how they are best supported.
Course fee: £35
Course code: 0039
Closing date: 7 March 2025
Risk Assessments (Leicester)
1 & 2 April 2025
Find out about risk and risk assessment legislation to help organise more effectively for a safer working environment.
Course fee: £50
Course code: 0066
Closing date: 31 March 2025
Introduction to Employment Law (Online) 2-days
29 April 9.30 am to 4.00 pm and
30 April 9.30 am to 1.00 pm
This popular online 2-day course covers employment rights, contracts of employment, types of dismissal and an overview of discrimination law. Completion of this course will renew ERA accreditation.
Course fee £70
Course code: 0049
Closing date: 7 April 2025
HOW TO APPLY
Please read the Guidance notes for Applicants below and complete the application form below and return to LMD@unison.co.uk
Course places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Provided the course still has places available, your course place will be confirmed on receipt of your application
Important: Your course place will however be subject to your branch approving your attendance on the course and your offer of a place will be withdrawn if the branch refuse approval
Workplace Reps Course Guidance for Applicants 2024
Workplace Reps Course Guidance for Branches 2024
Activist Course Application Form
Motion Writing Course
(Online via Teams)
Thursday 28 November 2024
10 am to 12 noon
Course fee: £15
Course code: 0125
This course is aimed at activists looking to submit a motion to National Delegate Conference, Self-Organised Group Conferences and Service Group Conferences.
The course will include:
- Understanding what a motion is, what it is used for and the terminology involved.
- How to construct and write a competent motion.
- Reasons why some motions are rejected.
HOW TO APPLY
Complete the application form above and return to LMD@unison.co.uk
Course places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Provided the course still has places available, your course place will be confirmed on receipt of your application
Important: Your course place will however be subject to your branch approving your attendance on the course and your offer of a place will be withdrawn if the branch refuse approval
DIGITAL CHAMPIONS –
Open to all Reps. Places available
For more information please download our factsheet
Download The Digital Champions Network Guide for Digital Champions
To Apply
INTRODUCTION TO EMPLOYMENT LAW
(1½ days course – online)
COURSE DATES FOR 2025 TO FOLLOW
Course fee to branches: £70 per delegate (includes a copy of the book ‘Law at Work’)
This online course is aimed at existing ERA accredited stewards with little experience of and no previous training in employment law beyond what is covered in the Organising Steward course
The course will include:
– Employment rights – what they are, how they are defined
– The basics of contracts of employment
– The different types of dismissal
– An overview of discrimination law
Completion of this course will extend existing stewards’ ERA accreditation by five years provided they remain an elected rep.
HOW TO APPLY
Please read the Guidance notes for Applicants below and complete the application form below and return to LMD@unison.co.uk
Course places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Provided the course still has places available, your course place will be confirmed on receipt of your application
Important: Your course place will however be subject to your branch approving your attendance on the course and your offer of a place will be withdrawn if the branch refuse approval
Workplace Reps Course Guidance for Applicants 2024
Workplace Reps Course Guidance for Branches 2024
Activist Course Application Form 2024
NEURODIVERSITY UNDERSTOOD FOR UNION REPS
(½ days course – online)
DATES TO BE ADVISED
Course timings: 9.30 am to 1pm
Course fee to branches: £25 per delegate
This online course (via Teams) will:
- Provide an understanding of neurodiversity in a workplace context
- Give an insight into challenges neurodivergent members may face
- Build your confidence in effectively supporting neurodivergent members
- Provide an understanding of how employers can be more neuro-inclusive
Open to all UNSON reps and branch officers, this course will be delivered by an experienced tutor from the organisation Adjust Services.
TUC Employment Law Courses
TUC Certificate in Employment Law (online course)
This is a practical course designed for trade union workplace reps. It approaches the law from this perspective and its principal concern is how knowledge of and confidence in using employment law can improve workplace bargaining. It is not aimed at legal professionals or the finer points of technical interpretation of the law.
This course is designed for reps who have already completed the TUC Stage 1 Union Representatives Course or its union equivalent.
Dates to be advised
UNISON Advanced Law Courses
UNISON College offers a range of advanced employment law courses, organised nationally and delivered online via Microsoft Teams.
These courses are intensive and designed for trained & active senior reps who already have a sound understanding of employment law.
To be eligible to attend any of the following you will need to:
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be an experienced steward or branch officer who regularly deals with casework; and
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have a good basic knowledge of employment law (through having completed Introduction to Employment Law or an equivalent course)
Click here for further details
NATIONAL COURSE
STAGE 1 NEGOTIATING COURSE
21 – 23 OCTOBER 2024 – CENTRAL BIRMINGHAM
Designed for UNISON representatives in all service groups. It will help you to:
- Understand the stages of negotiating.
- Prepare a claim and negotiate it.
- Be a more effective team negotiator through practice.
- Be familiar with different styles of negotiating.
How much does it cost? There is no charge to individual members, however, there is a charge to the branch of £500 per delegate for the residential course, which includes accommodation, meals and refreshments. For delegates attending the training but not staying overnight the charge to the branch is £225. *
Where is it held? The course venue will be held in central Birmingham, the exact location to be confirmed shortly.
The course will start at 10.30 a.m. on Monday 21 October 2024 and finish no later than 1.00 p.m. on Wednesday 23 October
To apply, click on the link below:
Negotiating Skills for reps in ALL service groups
For enquiries email j.lewis@unison.co.uk
*Branches are reminded that education and training are key priorities for UNISON. If there is genuine financial difficulty in supporting reps and members in applying for courses, the branch should email learningandOrganisingServices@unison.co.uk in the first instance for advice.