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 […]

Power to Grow – Power to be You

13 May 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm

    This workshop is designed for UNISON members who want to find out more about building their confidence and improve their speaking and communication skills. It will also explore what learning and education opportunities are available to UNISON members.   Course aims: Help to improve self-esteem Ideas and tips for addressing own confidence and […]

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 […]

Power to connect – Every Penny Counts

16 May 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm

  The workshop is appropriate for UNISON members who want to improve their skills with money and select effective methods to manage both personal and workplace budgets. Course aims: ·Look at setting up your own Excel spreadsheet to calculate your own income and expenditures ·Examine different methods of managing your bills ·Identify the difference between […]

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 […]