How Learning Agreements Can Help You and UNISON July

22 July 2025 12:00pm–1:30pm

Aimed at UNISON activists, this online workshop will focus on how learning agreements can help engage with members and employers. It will introduce how a learning agreement can work and will explore how it can form part of an organising plan or project across any sector. By the end of the session participants will have: […]

Cruse Introduction to Bereavement by Suicide 10th September 2025

10 September 2025 1:00pm–2:00pm

Online via Microsoft Teams

The content of this session is relevant to all UNSION workplaces and it guides you through the features and strategies to enable you to deliver timely and appropriate care to those you are supporting.

Advanced Employment Law – Race Discrimination 2025

17 September 2025 9:00am–4:30pm

It can be difficult to recognise when members have a realistic chance of proving race discrimination and activists may lack confidence in this area. This course will give practical skills for discussing members’ concerns and recognising potential cases. More generally, it will build skills of interviewing members and analysing evidence which can be applied to […]

How Learning Agreements Can Help You and UNISON September

23 September 2025 12:00pm–1:30pm

Aimed at UNISON activists, this online workshop will focus on how learning agreements can help engage with members and employers. It will introduce how a learning agreement can work and will explore how it can form part of an organising plan or project across any sector. By the end of the session participants will have: […]

Digital Skills: An Introduction to Excel September 2025

24 September 2025 10:00am–12:00pm

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 24th September 2025 from 10am to 12pm. This course […]

Advanced Employment Law – Religion and Belief Discrimination 2025

24 September 2025 9:00am–1:00pm

Looking at protected characteristics under the Equality Act, this half day course will talk about discrimination on the basis of religion or philosophical belief. The session will cover direct discrimination against workers because of their religion; the position when workers need time off for religious Sabbaths, holidays or prayers; free speech and the limits to […]

Making Progress in MS Excel: Level Two

24 – 25 September 2025

Online via Microsoft Teams

An intermediate level course for those with some experience and knowledge of MS Excel who are interested in building up their skills.
This course will be delivered on Teams and it will take place over two morning sessions:
Wednesday 24th September – 9:30am to 13:00pm
Thursday 25th September – 9:30am to 13:00pm

Getting Started in Microsoft Excel: Level 1

15 – 16 October 2025

Online via Microsoft Teams

Attendees will leave this two-day online course with the basic skills necessary to create, edit, format and manipulate spreadsheet data.

No previous experience of Excel is necessary, but attendees should have a basic understanding of PCs, including familiarity with keyboard and mouse.

UNISON Online Stewards Course Autumn 2025

8 September – 17 October 2025

Our online course for elected stewards delivers the same learning outcomes as the face-to-face Stage 1 + Stage 2 workplace representatives course combination.

Digital Skills: An Introduction to Excel October 2025

22 October 2025 10:00am–12:00pm

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 22 October 2025 from 10am to 12pm. This course […]