NAPO Training Courses
Probation Service/Cafcass members applying for any of the courses on these pages should be elected reps. Duly appointed Branch/Section Representatives are entitled to time off with pay to attend relevant training.
To allow for travelling time, all courses will run from approximately 12 noon Monday to 12.30pm on the Thursday. Members are expected to attend for the entire course. Late withdrawals have financial implications for Napo so please ensure that you have agreed the time off with your employer before applying for the course.
The courses are residential and all course costs, accommodation and travelling expenses will be met by Napo centrally.
How to Register
Please contact your Local Branch Chair/Secretary/Convenor for a registration form, or download the attached form but please ensure that you have this signed off by one of the above.
TUO 42 2011 Course Registration Form 2012 doc
Completed registration forms should be returned to:
Cynthia Griffith, Napo, 4 Chivlary Road, London SW11 1HT or by fax: 020 7223 3503
If you have any other queries, please contact Cynthia on 020 7223 4887 or e-mail cgriffith@napo.org.uk
Remember to inform your local ULR or a member of the ULF Project team of your attendance on any of the courses.
Closing date for registrations
6 weeks before each course is due to commence. Early registration is recommended.
NAPO Branch Rep's Course Programme 2012
'Developing Skills'
21-24 May 2012
T&G Centre, Eastbourne
This course is for reps who have already attended the Representing Members course and have had experience of representing individual members on grievance and disciplinary cases, as well as negotiating on collective bargaining issues. You will build on the skills and knowledge you have already gained and look at the more detailed aspects of casework and its impact on Napo's negotiating agenda.
'Building the Union' (Organisation and Recruitment)
10-13 September 2012
Wortley Hall, Sheffield
This is a branch development course and is suitable for Branch Officers and Branch Committee members. The course will look at various organising models, the importance of membership involvement and how to achieve it and the ways in which effective branches work.
'Representing Members' (for black reps only)
12-15 November 2012
Aston University Business School
This course is designed specifically for black members in Napo providing representation to members involved in disciplinary and grievance proceedings. This course covers: members' rights at work; what is a grievance; how to handle a disciplinary case; skills for representing individual members; new dispute resolution regulations; and the duties and responsibilities of management. This course will be facilitated by a black tutor.