Organising for Health and Safety Online Summer 2025

11 – 15 August 2025

Our Organising for Health and Safety course is essential for new health and safety representatives. We are now offering an option whereby reps can complete the whole course in one week.  Our online course is delivered by experienced TUC tutors at West Thames College via Microsoft Teams.

The closing date for applications is 28th July 2025

You will learn about health and safety legislation, including the law relating to risk assessment, and your employer’s responsibilities. It will help you work with members to tackle workplace issues and develop your confidence to represent them effectively.

The course runs every day 10am – 3pm from the 11th to the 15th of August inclusive via Microsoft Teams and you will work collaboratively with other reps. The course equates to a total of 30 learning hours through a combination of online webinar tutorials, research and assessed feedback, it is accredited by the Open College Network and is worth 6 credits.

It is important to be able to commit to taking part in all five of the sessions, as outlined here:

  • 10am – 3pm Monday 11th August 2025
  • 10am – 3pm Tuesday 12th August 2025
  • 10am – 3pm Wednesday 13th August 2025
  • 10am – 3pm Thursday 14th August 2025
  • 10am – 3pm Friday 15th August 2025

If your application is successful, your branch will be charged £50. We will inform them of this when we contact them to approve your application.

If you can commit to attend every day and would like to take part please complete and submit the form below:

Health and Safety Reps Online Summer 2025

  • If you don’t know your membership number please tell us your home postcode so we can find it for you.
  • There is a charge to your branch of £50 for this training. If you meet the minimum requirements to attend this course we will contact your branch so that your attendance can be authorised.
  • We will use this information to check your UNISON membership, to seek approval from your branch for your attendance on this course, and to send you course information. If we are able to offer you a place on this training, then you will receive an email from us with further information.

  • UNISON Learning & Organising Equality Monitoring Form

  • This section of the form is entirely voluntary; however your co-operation would be appreciated. UNISON gathers this information so that participation in education and training can be monitored. This allows us to identify where there are areas of underrepresentation and work with our colleagues in the wider union to address any barriers to equal access.
  • We appreciate that some of the categories below are limited, but within these constraints, please give the answer most applicable to you.
  • This information will be used to update your UNISON membership records and will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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