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Belfast City Hospital has a number of places on the Open University Pre-Reg Adult Nursing diploma course. This is a workbased course which enables participants to gain a professional nursing qualification without having to give up your job. »more

A wide range of part time courses are now available at Belfast Institute's campuses and outreach centre. Whether you want to improve your career prospectives, learn a new skill or take on a hobby there's something for you. Some courses such as Essential Skills are free, short courses can start at as little as £4 per class, with concession rates available if you are on working tax credit or over 60. »more

As part of UNISON's Continuing Professional Development programme Belfast City Hospital will host a workshop on "Dealing with Death & Dying in Health Care Settings" . This is a taster session based on an Open University module and will run from 1 - 2pm on May 24th in Room 3 of the Henry Moore Building. »more

The NVQ team in Belfast City Hospital are running awareness sessions on 3rd May. »more

UNISON in partnership with BCH will be running the Open University course K100 Understanding Health & Social Care. There are fifteen places available free to members of UNISON who earn below a set household income threshold. »more

UNISON challenged the DHSSPS to make nurse and social work training more accessible to staff such as home care workers, care assistants, nursing auxiliaries and social work assistants. Pamela Dooley from UNISON highlighted the inequality of access to provision, “We have many experienced members in the health service who would love to progress into the professions, but the opportunities aren’t there” »more

Welcome to our new website which will include information on courses which are available to you in your own local area. UNISON offers a wide range of courses and we hope you will find something that you are interested in. Working with some employers such as Health Trusts we have been able to offer courses such as Return to Learn which you can do in your work time. »more