Union Learning Rep (ULR) Stage One Training – Summer 2025

21 May – 11 June 2025

Online via Microsoft Teams

Introductory training for new UNISON learning reps.

Advanced Employment Law – Disability Discrimination 2025

20 – 22 May 2025

It can be difficult to recognise when members have a realistic chance of proving disability discrimination and activists may lack confidence 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 […]

Cruse Bereavement in Children and Young People April 2025

30 April 2025 4:00pm–6:30pm

This online workshop is open to any UNISON member but it is particularly aimed at those who work with children and young people. The session provides a greater awareness of the impact of bereavement on children, young people and their families. It looks at the understanding of death at different stages of development and how […]

Disabled Members Branch Officer Training April 2025

17 April 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 […]

How Learning Agreements Can Help You and UNISON April

15 April 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

12 March 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. […]