Courses coming up with places available!

Please find below a list of upcoming training courses where we still have availability. For more details of the courses below see http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/
education/index.html . Contact your branch to apply for any of these courses.

Organising for Health & Safety (Residential) – Glasgow – Part 1 on 5-7 February & Part 2 on 11-13 March

Covers the role and rights of the safety rep using legislation, building H&S organisations, developing strategies for H&S and risk assessments

·        Organising Stewards – Edinburgh – Part 1 on 23-24 February & Part 2 on 8-10 March

5 day course which must be completed in full. Develop skill knowledge and confidence to enable you to carry out your steward role. Covers organising union in public services, importance of equalities, tackling issues in workplace, working with members, understanding procedures, handling grievances and disciplinaries and the world UNISON works in

·        Organising for Health & Safety – Edinburgh – Part 1 on 2-4 March & Part 2 on 12-13 April

Covers the role and rights of the safety rep using legislation, building H&S organisations, developing strategies for H&S and risk assessments

·        Organising for the Media (Residential) – Glasgow – 4-6 March

Aims to give participants skills, knowledge and understanding of relevant methods to improve level of branch media contact effectively. Covers various media, press, radio and TV and interview exercises

·        Union Learning Reps (ULR) - Edinburgh - 15-17 March

For those interested in undertaking a ULR role. Promotion, support and encouragement about getting people back into learning. Recruiting new members and ULRs and organising workers/workplaces around learning

·       Discussion Leaders – Glasgow – 22-23 March

Aimed at more experienced reps and branch officers who might be interested in lay tutoring. 1^st course of 3 covering basics of facilitation discussions together with introduction to various education methods

·        Employment Law Discrimination – Edinburgh – 22 March

Aimed at more experienced reps and branch officers. Covers all aspects of potential discrimination defined by Equality legislation

Developing Representation Skills – Glasgow – 29-30 March
Aimed at people who have completed Organising Stewards and Further Representation Skills courses. Designed to develop representation skills looking at case study and grievance

 Further information regarding these courses can be found on the course programme http://www.unison-scotland.org.uk/education/courses.html