UNISON Online Stewards Course Summer 2024

3 June – 12 July 2024

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

Getting started with Mentoring Skills and Practice July 2024

24 July 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 […]

Digital Skills: An Introduction to Excel July 2024

31 July 2024 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 31 July 2024 from 10am to 12pm. This course […]

Organising for Health and Safety Online Summer 2024

12 – 16 August 2024

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 29th July […]

Getting started with Mentoring Skills and Practice August 2024

21 August 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 […]

Digital Skills: An Introduction to Excel August 2024

28 August 2024 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 28 August 2024 from 10am to 12pm. This course […]

Branch Treasurer/OLBA Training Autumn 2024

10 September 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 […]

Getting started with Mentoring Skills and Practice September 2024

11 September 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 […]

Digital Skills: An Introduction to Excel September 2024

18 September 2024 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 18 September 2024 from 10am to 12pm. This course […]

Advanced Employment Law – Race Discrimination

18 September 2024 9:00am–4:30pm

It can be difficult to recognise when members have a realistic chance of proving sex discrimination and activists may feel unconfident in this area. This course will give practical skills for discussing the matter with members and recognising possible cases. More generally, it will build skills of interviewing members and analysing evidence which can be applied to any work problem.