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Courses in the North West region

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Organising courses Organising courses
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Equality rep courses Equality courses
Bargaining courses Bargaining courses
Specialist courses Specialist courses

These are the courses for branch reps and activists currently running in North West region.

If there are no dates listed for the course you'd like to attend, or if you'd like to be made aware of further dates, please register your interest here.


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Rep 1 - ÄûÃʵ¼º½ reps induction: October 2024

This course is aimed at new reps/caseworkers and activists who will be undertaking this role in the near future. Existing reps who have not attended training before are also encouraged to attend. The course will cover all aspects of your role as a rep including your rights as a rep, union democracy, recruitment and communication. You should complete this course prior to applying for the Rep 2 course.

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H&S 1 - Induction (health & safety role and functions): November 2024

This classroom based course forms the first part of the health and safety training programme. This course is for new health and safety reps, those who have been in the role sometime but never been trained along with those in the branch who want to further understand the role and legislation that enables health and safety reps to hold institutions to account.

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Rep 2 - representing ÄûÃʵ¼º½ members: May 2025

This course is for reps who have completed ÄûÃʵ¼º½'s Rep 1, H&S 1, Bargaining for Equality, or our introduction to case work and are now actively engaged in representing individual members. The course also assumes you are actively engaged with your branch and understand ÄûÃʵ¼º½'s democratic structures both in the branch and nationally,

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ULR 2: Bargaining for better learning agreements: January 2024, in person

This course is for branch union learning reps or those reps and activists interested in finding out more about negotiating effective and inclusive learning agreements. The course will assume you have some knowledge around the bargaining structure in your institution.

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ÄûÃʵ¼º½ learning Rep 1: induction: role and function, 24, October, 2024, National course, Online

This one day course will introduce you to the role and functions of a ÄûÃʵ¼º½ learning rep. This is a unique role within a branch and one which allows you to work with members to ensure professional development and life long learning are recognised by the employer. This course will help you understand the legislation that underpins the role and how you can develop the role in your branch and begin to negotiate for improvements and parity for all.

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H&S 2 - organising and bargaining for health and safety: March 2025

This course is for those who have completed the ÄûÃʵ¼º½ H&S 1 course and wish to extend their H&S knowledge around organising and bargaining. The course will help you learn how to involve members along with developing bargaining strategies to win better H&S conditions for members.