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Vital knowledge to help you and your colleagues survive in these challenging times Alongside our campaigning work, we want to help you to survive the coming months by accessing the advice, guidance and financial support that is available from our union, from the welfare state and from agencies across Wales. We also want to raise […]
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What is a learning agreement? A learning agreement is a document that sets out in writing the commitments made by an employer and one or more unions, specifying how they will work together on learning issues. In some employers, there will already be an agreement in place. This may be a specific learning agreement or […]
Learning can be one of the most satisfying experiences there is. Whether it’s a lunchtime flower-arranging session or a year’s course in conversational Italian, learning for your own personal fulfilment can make as much of a difference in your life as learning for work. And in UNISON we believe that it’s just as important. You […]
What do we mean by motivation? We all have different reasons why we take a certain course of action. Before you embark on any type of study or training it’s important to establish what you want to achieve through it. It might be that you want to further your career or want to learn more […]
What is an interview? An interview is an opportunity for both you and your prospective employer to see how you will fit into their organisation. It is also a chance for you to find out more about the company and for them to find out more about you and how your previous experience could benefit […]
A CV is a concise document which summarises an individual’s unique skills, character, experience and achievements. CV is short for Curriculum Vitae, which is a Latin phrase which loosely translated means ‘the course of my life’. A CV outlines a person’s academic and professional history which is usually used for applying for jobs. Why is […]
Whatever your reason for looking for a new job, UNISON has resources and learning opportunities to help you through the whole process, from […]
Why do we need to take notes? Note-taking can help to focus your attention on what you are reading, watching or listening to and stop your mind from wandering. It can also help you make sense of what you are learning and when working on a piece of writing, such as an essay or a […]
Why prioritise? Everybody puts things off sometimes, but keep putting things off and the work or study will pile up and begin to seem an insurmountable task. Delaying things to the last minute is also a cause of stress and stress can interfere with your ability to learn and to remember things. People have a […]
