HOW TO APPLY
1. Choose a course from the selection below.
2. Fill in the Application Form and get it approved by a Branch or Full Time Officer.
3. Arrange paid release from your employer to attend the course.
4. Return the Application Form to the address below.
Unison Branch Office,
Room A38,
County Hall,
Preston.
PR1 OLD
Applications for training/seminars/conferences MUST be sent to the Branch - not directly to the provider - for verification by the Branch Education Co-ordinator or Assistant Education Co-ordinator; expenses will NOT be paid for attendance on courses which have not been approved by the Branch. Training courses should be selected closest geographically to a steward's workplace or home.
(All the courses below are provided free to Trade Union members)
Stage 1 - 60 hours of guided learning. Five OCN credits at level 1/2. Course contents includes: job of the union rep; building union membership; making and using agreements; representing members; grievance and discipline; your rights and negotiating at work.
Stage 2 - 60 hours of guided learning. Five OCN credits at level 2/3. Course contents includes: change at work; union organisation; bargaining; background to employment law; contract of employment and unfair dismissal.
Stage 1 - 60 hours of guided learning. Five OCN credits at level 1/2. Course content includes: role and functions of the Health Service rep; organising for Health and Safety; preventing accidents and ill health; skills of the Health and Safety rep.
Stage 2 - 60 hours of guided learning. Five OCN credits at level 2/3. Course content includes: building a safe and healthy workplace; building Health and Safety organisation; keeping up-to-date on Health and Safety; effecting change on Health and Safety.
This five day course trains members to take up the role of Union Learning Rep, developing skills to identify and address learning needs in line with Government Policy.
COURSE DATES
21st January - 25th March
10 Thursdays
18th January - 22nd March
10 Mondays
19th January - 23rd March
10 Tuesdays
20th January - 24th March
10 Wednesdays
22nd Janaury - 19th February
5 Fridays
or
26th February - 26th March
5 Fridays
36 Mondays from 11th January
36 Tuesdays from 12th Janaury
SHORT COURSES
25th January - 1st February
2 Mondays
8th February - 15th February
2 Mondays
26th January - 2nd February
2 Tuesdays
9th February - 16th February
2 Tuesdays
28th January - 4th February
2 Thursdays
27th January - 3rd February
2 Wednesdays
10th February - 17 February
2 Wednesdays
or
4th February - 11th February
2 Thursdays
24th February - 10th March
3 Wednesdays
11th February - 25th February
3 Thursdays
18th March - 25th March
2 Thursdays
The granting by the employer of paid release from work for Union Representatives to attend TUC and Union approved courses is a right approved by the Employment Protection Act and Health and Safety legislation. The right is further strengthened by the ACAS Code of Practice on paid release for further training.
If representatives have difficulty in securing release on a regular basis they should seek the support of their Senior representatives or Union Officer.
Peter Holland
Cotton Exchange
Suite 506-510
Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9LQ
Telephone: 0151 236 7678
Fax: 0151 236 2331
or
Andy Birchall
Trade Union Education and Development Unit
5th Floor, Buckingham House,
Glovers Court
Preston PR1 3LS
Tel: 01772 223101
Fax: 01772 223110
Email: abirchall@preston.ac.uk