One Step Ahead

Targeted at: Any activist who has been a steward for more than 3 years
Duration: 1 day

The UNISON NEC has mandated that all eligible UNISON stewards must complete this course.

What You and Your Union Can Gain From The Course? * An update on the new UNISON representation guide and changes in employment rights issues
* An opportunity to share working practices, successes, and lessons learnt from past activity
* Sharing ideas on how to improve participation in UNISON
* Share good practice in effective ways of recruiting new UNISON members
* Improve links between UNISON activists and the branch
* Raise awareness of UNISON training opportunities available to our reps
* Develop a consistent approach to representation in UNISON on an individual level and campaigning on a collective level in line with the principles contained in the Representation Guide

How The Course Will Work? UNISON education aims to help develop confidence and practical skills and to put the knowledge you gain during the course to good effect in your branch and workplace. Most of the time spent on the course will be organised in an active way that gives you an opportunity to participate, as well as share other people’s ideas and experience.
You will be working in small groups sharing your experience. We will discuss together changes we are facing as a region together with the issues that affect our members.

Date: Tuesday 3rd February 2009
Location: Belfast

To register your interest contact Norma Neal, n.neal@unison.co.uk 028 90270190 or download an application form here or

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COURSE CATEGORIES

Development Education

First Steps to Winning

Law at Work

Lifelong Learning

Making a Difference

Membership Development for Women

Organising Through Health and Safety

Weekend Residential Courses

Winning the Organised Workplace

UPCOMING COURSES

Building Confidence for Women

Feb Mon 13

Belfast


Sexuality and People With Learning and/or Physical Disabilities

Feb Wed 15

Belfast


Representing Members

Feb Thu 16 - Fri 17

Belfast


Confidence Skills for Activists

Feb Mon 20

Belfast


Mentoring and Support

Feb Mon 20

Belfast


RMS Modular Training 2

Feb Wed 22

Derry


ASIST Suicide Intervention Training

Feb Thu 23 - Fri 24

Belfast


Women Seen & Heard

Feb Sat 25

Bangor


ICT for Activists

Feb Mon 27 - Tue 28

Belfast


Disability Champions 2

Mar Thu 1 & 8

Belfast


Supporting Visual Arts in Early Years

Mar Tue 6

Belfast


Bullying at Work

Mar Tue 6

Derry


Pathways

Mar Fri 9 - Sat 10

Newcastle


Organising Steward 2

Mar Mon 12 - Tue 13

Belfast


Infant Mental Health

Mar Tue 13

Belfast


Whistleblowing - NHS

Mar Thu 15

Belfast


Improving Branch Communications

Mar Tue 20

Belfast


RMS Modular Training 3

Mar Wed 21 - Thu 22

Derry


Women & Leadership

Mar Thu 1

Belfast


Advanced Negotiating Skills

Mar Thu 22 - Fir 23

Belfast


Organising Steward 1

Mar Mon 26 - Wed 28

Derry