UNISON Ulearn Northern Ireland

Being a UNISON member now gets you a 10% discount on all OU courses in the faculties of Health & Social Care and Business & Management, as well as health related courses from the faculty of Science.

The Open University offers a wide range of programmes which particularly suit people who cannot attend regular classes perhaps because of shift work or family commitments. The courses range from entry level such as Understanding Children to post graduate courses which can be utilised for registration and continuing professional development. Examples of modules which may be of interest to members are
Challenging Ideas in Mental Health
Working with Children & Families
Managing Care
Diabetes Care
Environmental Control and Public Health
Infectious Disease
Biological Psychology
Youth - Perspectives and Practice
Child Development
Discovering Science
Managing Performance and Change
Fundamentals of Senior Management
Certificate in Accounting
Understanding Business Functions

This is only a small selection of courses available, more information is available at the Open University website. To claim your 10% discount, you must inform them you are a UNISON member and provide your membership number. You must be a current member to qualify.

In addition a number of places are available for free on the Open University Opening programme, which is aimed at enabling people to dip into an OU ten point course. Topics include
Understanding Society
Understanding Health
Understanding Children
Understanding Management
Open to Change
Making Sense of the Arts
Breakthrough to Mathematics, Science & Technology

UNISON may also be able to help you access a course grant, depending on your household income and UNISON also has a limited grant scheme for members taking on non vocationally related courses. For further information contact Fidelma Carolan