UNISON Learning Café

2 May 2024 3:30pm–5:00pm

Have you seen the benefits of lifelong learning? Do you want to support members to engage with education? The Learning Café gives UNISON activists with an interest in learning and education an opportunity to come together alongside national member learning staff in a friendly, informal virtual setting via MS Teams.

Access to Work

7 May 2024 12:00pm–1:30pm

This 90 minute webinar will help activists and members to better support disabled members in obtaining Access to Work, the government scheme that can help pay for reasonable adjustments at work. We will also look at how to give disabled members the tools to obtain Access to Work for themselves and will hear from members […]

Getting started with Mentoring Skills and Practice May 2024

8 May 2024 10:00am–1:00pm

If you are interested in mentoring skills and want to find out more about it, then this course could be just the right place to start. Mentoring offers the potential to build and develop confidence. It offers techniques to work through a particular issue. It can act as a sounding board to help resolve any […]

Pensions and Pre Retirement Explained

15 May 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

This free webinar, presented by an expert financial adviser, is designed to help you understand how to secure the income you need for a comfortable retirement.

Branch Treasurer/OLBA Training Spring 2024

16 May 2024 9:30am–1:00pm

This online half-day course delivered over Microsoft Teams is aimed primarily at recently appointed Branch Treasurers. The course will show in detail how to use the union’s online branch accounting system (OLBA), including: Recording receipts and payments Reconciling bank accounts Putting the branch’s budget onto OLBA Producing reports for committee meetings and AGMs Making necessary […]

Learning at Work Week 2024 registration

13 – 17 May 2024

    Explore the power of learning during this year’s national Learning at Work Week 13-17 May. Try out short versions of some of our courses and workshops, and find find out more information about where to go next with your learning journey. All the sessions are available free of charge to all UNISON members. […]

Climate crisis and green skills (Environmental Officer/Green rep)

8 May 2024

The deadline for applications has now passed and places on this course have been allocated. To join the waiting list for future sessions, complete the form located at the bottom of this page. This three module online course is designed to support branch activists to plan a strategy to engage with environmental issues in the […]

Branch Treasurer/OLBA Training Spring 2024

22 May 2024 9:30am–1:00pm

This online half-day course delivered over Microsoft Teams is aimed primarily at recently appointed Branch Treasurers. The course will show in detail how to use the union’s online branch accounting system (OLBA), including: Recording receipts and payments Reconciling bank accounts Putting the branch’s budget onto OLBA Producing reports for committee meetings and AGMs Making necessary […]

Digital Skills: An introduction to Excel May 2024

29 May 2024 10:00am–11:40am

This short online workshop is intended for those who have little to no experience of using Microsoft Excel and who want to build up their confidence and knowledge of using it in personal and professional settings. The course will take place via MS Teams on Wednesday 29 May 2024 from 10am to 11.40am This course […]

Getting started with Mentoring Skills and Practice June 2024

5 June 2024 10:00am–1:00pm

If you are interested in mentoring skills and want to find out more about it, then this course could be just the right place to start. Mentoring offers the potential to build and develop confidence. It offers techniques to work through a particular issue. It can act as a sounding board to help resolve any […]