Financial Wellbeing Fortnight 2024

UNISON College’s Financial Wellbeing Fortnight 2024 runs from Monday 11 November – Friday 22 November.     It is a two week series of sessions designed to help increase confidence with money management, understand debt and improve financial literacy. These are free online events open to all UNISON members. Note that because of high demand […]

NEW: UNISON College Children’s online safety session

UNISON College are running a new webinar on supporting children’s online safety for school support staff 13 November 2024 4:00pm–5:30pm Should mobiles be banned? Should the age to access social media be increased? How do we protect ourselves online and ensure that we have a positive online reputation? All these questions and more will be […]

Green UNISON Week 2024

Green UNISON Week runs from 13-20 September. It’s a great chance to raise awareness, become more active and learn about environmental issues – to push the green agenda forward. Check out what UNISON College is putting on during Green UNISON week and beyond. Climate Anxiety Workshop On Thursday 19 September UNISON College is running a […]

UNISON College in UNISON Magazine

UNISON College features in UNISON’s Magazine The article discusses what we are, what we do, the impact of learning, and showcases some of the great stories from across the regions. In the words of one Union Learning Rep: “I don’t think all of our members know just how much is available…education is the key to […]

Celebrating the power of learning with ULearn 2024

ULearn is UNISON College’s annual learning magazine – celebrating learning and training from across the nations, regions, service groups, self-organised groups and national team. Enjoy reading about all the fascinating stories from our members and activists. And get ideas and inspiration to take the next step on your own learning and training journey. Whether you’ve […]

Learning at Work Week 2024

Explore the power of learning during this year’s national Learning at Work Week 13-17 May.   Register for sessions   More information   Regions There are many activities and sessions being run across the regions and branches. Please contact your region to find out what’s happing near you. Become a Union Learning Rep (ULR) UNISON […]

Discounted IT courses (and more!) for UNISON members from e-Careers

The IT and digital skills courses that we run are some of the most popular learning opportunities available through UNISON College. Now UNISON members who would like to expand their knowledge of Microsoft Office applications can take advantage of a discount on accredited courses from e-Careers, including: Microsoft Access 2019 Microsoft Excel 2019 Microsoft Office 2019 […]

Making the most of adult learning funding in England

You may already know that Level 2 functional skills or GCSEs in English and maths can be funded – but adult learners in England can also be funded to Level 3.  As part of the Lifetime Skills Guarantee all adults in England who do not yet have A levels or equivalent can take their first […]

What union learning can do – and how you can make it happen

UNISON’s ULearn magazine is out today, and as usual it’s packed full of stories showcasing the fantastic UNISON College activity that’s gone on across the union in the last year. Find out how: Black members in UNISON Eastern have been receiving training to deliver their own discussion sessions UNISON is empowering members and activists to […]

First steps to the future

There’s a whole world of learning opportunities out there, and sometimes it can be hard to work out what’s the best option for you. That’s why UNISON College is working with Learning Curve to offer our members a free careers advice and guidance service. Depending on where you want to go next, Learning Curve’s advisors […]