Courses in the North West region
Representing courses
Organising courses
Health & safety courses
Equality courses
Bargaining 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.
Job evaluation: A collective approach, July 2024
This one day course is for branch reps and activists who are involved and interested in learning more about the importance of trade union involvement and representation in job evaluation schemes. The focus of the course will be around the use of collective action wherever possible.
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.
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.
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,
H&S 2 - organising and bargaining for health and safety: May 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.
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