Organising Stewards – 5 day course

Who is it for?

This 5 day Organising Stewards course is the essential course for stewards who are either newly appointed, or who have been stewards for a little while and have never attended a Stewards course.

What will it be about?

This course aims to develop your skills, knowledge and confidence to enable you to carry out the role of a steward in UNISON, including to:

• understand the role of an organising union in public services
• recognise the importance of equalities in UNISON
• work with members to tackle issues in the workplace
• work with members in resolving cases
• know where and when to seek advice and guidance
• understand how procedures work in practice
• handle grievance and disciplinary and similar types of cases as the representative of UNISON members within your workplace
• be certified as competent to accompany members at a disciplinary and grievance hearing in order to comply with Employment Relations Act 1999
• understand the broader roles in which UNISON operates, including internationally.

PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL REPS ATTEND ALL 5 DAYS

When & Where

• 2, 3, 4, 23, 24 February 2016 at Church Lane House, Church Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1NH
• 14, 21, 28 April and 5, 12 May 2016 at Church Lane House, Church Lane, Chelmsford, CM1 1NH
• 14, 21, 28 April and 5, 12 May 2016 at Abbey Conference Centre, Unilever Foods, Bracondale, Norwich, NR1 2DD
• 15, 22, 29 April and 6, 13 May 2016 at CPDC, Foster Road, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 2NL
• 15, 22, 29 April and 6, 13 May 2016 at UK Centre for Carnival Arts, St Mary’s Road ,Luton, LU1 3JA
• 9, 16, 23, 30 June and 7 July 2016 at Coop Education Centre, Fore Street, Ipswich, IP4 1JW
• 10, 17, 24 June and 1, 8 July 2016 at Hertford County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford, SG13 8DQ
• 27, 28, 29 July and 8, 9 August 2016 at CPDC, Foster Road, Trumpington, Cambridge, CB2 2NL

How to apply

If you want to register for this course, please click here for the application form.