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: […]

Setting up a Branch Mentoring Scheme

23 July 2025 10:00am–1:00pm

  This session will focus on how to set up a mentoring scheme in your branch. There will be a brief introduction to mentoring, along with some practice and then some action and planning around how to get started. This is a pilot so it might be subject to review and update throughout the year. […]

Disabled Members Branch Officer Training September 2025

3 September 2025 10:00am–4:00pm

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 […]

LGBT+ Branch Officer Training (In Person)

8 September 2025 10:00am–4:00pm

This face to face workshop 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 Autumn 2025

9 September 2025 9:30am–1:00pm

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

Branch Welfare Officer Training September 2025

9 September 2025 10:00am–1:00pm

UNISON’s Branch Welfare Officer (BWO) training has two stages: Stage 1: a short introductory online module (1 hour) plus GDPR e-note (20 mins) The online module is an introduction to the BWO role. The GDPR e-note covers the main data protection issues that you need to be aware of as a UNISON activist. It outlines […]

Setting up a Branch Mentoring Scheme

17 September 2025 10:00am–1:00pm

  This session will focus on how to set up a mentoring scheme in your branch. There will be a brief introduction to mentoring, along with some practice and then some action and planning around how to get started. This is a pilot so it might be subject to review and update throughout the year. […]

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: […]

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 […]