This course is delivered over two parts. You will need to attend and complete both parts (5 days) to become a UNISON lay tutor.
This introductory course on tutoring methods is aimed primarily at branch activists and officers who want to use education methods to run organising-focused training for members and activists.
What will the course help me to do?
On completing part 1 of this course you will understand:
- Teaching and learning approaches appropriate for trade union education.
- How to run a group-based activity.
- How equality and diversity issues relate to learners’ needs in an educational setting.
- How learners benefit from a group learning process.
- How tutoring knowledge and skills can engage branch activists around union organising.
- How to develop your tutoring skills and knowledge.
On completing part 2 of this course you will:
- Understand the nature of discrimination in society.
- Understand and recognise your own attitude and feel able to change where necessary.
- Have access to clear and assertive communication techniques to recognise and challenge other peoples’ attitudes.
- To relate this to UNISON’s aims and values and the role of these in educational practice.
When does the course run?
This course runs on 29, 30 and 31 January at Higdon House in Bury St Edmunds. Each day will start at 9.30am and be finished by 4.30pm.
Can I get time off to learn?
Yes, if you are in a recognised workplace the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and the 1997 Safety Representative and Safety Committee Regulations give you the right to time off with pay to attend trade union courses. You just have to give your employer reasonable notice.
Guidance towards establishing what constitutes reasonable time off can be found in the ACAS Code of Practice.
How much is the course?
There is a charge of £250. Your branch will fund this cost and they will be invoiced once you have completed the course.
Sign me up!
Please register using the form below. Once your branch has confirmed that you need the training, we will get in touch to confirm your place.
If you have any questions please contact us here.