Advanced Employment Law – Gender Identity Discrimination 2026

24 March 2026 9:00am–1:00pm

This half-day course is part of our expanding set of courses on discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. It looks at the protection against discrimination in relation to ‘gender reassignment’ and the limitations of that protection in terms of gender identity generally. As well as covering what ‘gender reassignment’ might mean under the Act, the course […]

Making Progress in MS Excel: Level Two

7 – 8 April 2026

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:
Tuesday 7th April 2026 – 9:30am to 13:00pm
Wednesday 8th April 2026 – 9:30am to 13:00pm

Digital Communications for Learning Reps (ULR follow-on development session)

21 April 2026 12:00pm–1:00pm

This webinar is for trained union learning reps (ULRs) who would like to explore new ways of promoting learning and communicating with members.

LGBT+ Branch Officer Training (In Person) 29th April 2026

29 April 2026 10:00am–4:00pm

UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY

This face to face workshop at the UNISON Centre is for newly appointed LGBT+ Officers across all sectors.
This session will focus on defining the role of a LGBT+ branch officer or contact.

Branch Treasurer/OLBA Training

1 May 2026 9:30am–1:00pm

An online half-day course delivered over Microsoft Teams is aimed primarily at recently appointed Branch Treasurers.

Disabled Members Branch Officer Training May 2026

5 May 2026 10:00am–4:00pm

Online via Teams

Are you a Disabled Members Branch Officer or Contact or a disabled member who wants to get more active in your branch? Join us for the one day Disabled Members Branch Officer training. This training is for disabled members and will focus on: Working for disability equality in UNISON Role of branch disabled members officer […]

Branch Treasurer/OLBA Training

7 May 2026 9:30am–1:00pm

An online half-day course delivered over Microsoft Teams is aimed primarily at recently appointed Branch Treasurers.

Advanced Employment Law – Sexual Orientation Discrimination 2026

13 May 2026 9:00am–1:00pm

This half-day course is part of our expanding set of courses on discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. It looks at the protection against discrimination in relation to sexual orientation. It covers how to interview a member sensitively; what constitutes legal harassment in this particular context including issues of ‘outing’ a worker and making false assumption; […]

Using the Excel VLOOKUP Functions

15 May 2026 9:30am–12:30pm

Online via Microsoft Teams

In Excel, the LOOKUP functions let you search for a value by using another piece of data. For instance, you may want to find someone’s pay scale, by searching on their name.

Once mastered, the LOOKUP functions are powerful tools that will make your spreadsheets much more useful.

Branch Treasurer/OLBA Training

15 May 2026 9:30am–1:00pm

An online half-day course delivered over Microsoft Teams is aimed primarily at recently appointed Branch Treasurers.