UNISON Ulearn Northern Ireland

Information sessions on the Open University K100 course take place in Banbridge & Lurgan on Tuesday 27th of June. UNISON will access funding for 15 members from lower income households to to do this course free of charge. The course will be open for any UNISON member to apply, but candidates must meet set criteria and get approval from their line manager. »more

As part of UNISON's commitment to continuing professional development opportunites, we are running a series of lunchtime taster sessions based on Open University modules. One session entitled "Mental Health: Care and Support issues for Mental health workers" will be hosted in the Craigavon/Banbridge area. A revised date has still to be confirmed. The events are targeted at nurses, allied health staff, nursing auxiliaries/assistants, health care assistants and student nurses. »more

Craigavon & Banbridge Trust in partnership with UNISON is planning to run a number of programmes from September including Open University K100, Return to Learn and Essential Skills through IT. »more

This is an evening to come along and learn more about what UNISON is doing for our women members. Hear about your rights, talk about you, your interests and concerns at work. »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

Upper Bann Institute (UBI) have just announced the release of their ‘Pre-Access Taster Programme’. Designed as a stepping stone to their ‘Access Programme’, this course will run for a total of 18 weeks – 3 hours per week and will provide instruction in a diverse range of skills. »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