Search Pages tagged member learning

What is self reflection? Self reflection is like looking into a mirror and describing what you see. It is a way of assessing yourself, your ways of working and how you study. To put it simply ‘reflection’ means to think about something. Reflecting and composing a piece of self reflective writing is becoming an increasingly […]

What do we mean by academic writing?  Every course you study will feature academic writing and this will often take the form of an essay or report. Most assignments will ask you to demonstrate your academic objectivity and to show this in the form of an argument, rather than just produce a summary of everything […]

The idea of formal study can be daunting, particularly if it’s been a while since you were last in a classroom – and perhaps didn’t enjoy the experience then. UNISON learning aims to help you take the next step on the road to where you want to be. What would you like to do? I’d […]

If you’re a nurse, for example, you need to use a whole host of different skills, including written, spoken and body language. You need to be empathic, but also commanding. Being […]

What is team working? A team comprises a group of people linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks. Teams may be interdependent, such as football teams, and work for a common cause, for example, in business, as a project team. […]

Your employer should always provide you with the appropriate training to enable you to carry out your job safely, competently and confidently. But if you want to take it further, being a UNISON member gets you access to a huge range of learning opportunities to help you deepen your understanding of the issues you encounter […]

UNISON’s programme of learning for our members and training for our activists continues in a safe manner. Most of our core activist training programme is now available online, and we have expanded our online member learning programme massively over the last nine months. In this page we share some of the opportunities that you can […]

Over a year after the coronavirus pandemic hit the UK, we are all aware of the impact that the disease, and the measures introduced to deal with it, have had on our mental health. Regardless of whether our own personal experience has been one of stress, uncertainty, grief, isolation, or even boredom, few of us […]

UNISON College is working with the Staff Skills Academy to offer our members access to hundreds of free online courses. With options ranging from Managing Remote Teams to Reptile Care to HTML Basics, there’s something for everyone, no matter whether you’re looking to develop your professional skills or just learn for your own personal fulfilment. […]

On this page you’ll find a compilation of training available to enable you to continue to develop in terms of your work, your personal skills and your mental health and wellbeing. Training and development is a great way to keep your brain active and your spirits up. The CPD focus will stand you in good […]