Unionlearn South West Region
Please remember to inform your local ULR or a member of the ULF Project Team if you undertake any of these courses.
To download the full programme of available courses in the South West Region on offer up to December 2012
(covering Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham, Exeter, Gloucester, Plymouth, Poole, St. Austell, Swindon, Taunton and Yeovil) please see
http://www.unionlearn.org.uk/extrasUL/southwest/southwestunionrep2012.pdf
Health & Safety Stage 1 Certificate
Date: 10 Tuesdays from 8 May 2012
Locations: Bristol; Bath; Taunton
Date: 10 Mondays from 10 September 2012
Location: Poole
Date: 10 Tuesdays from 11 September 2012
Locations: Cheltenham; Gloucester; Swindon
Date: 10 Tuesdays from 18 September 2012
Locations: Exeter; Plymouth
Date: 10 Tuesdays from 2 October 2012
Locations: Bath; Bristol; Taunton
Core programme for trade union health and safety representatives. It is the first stage in the TUC health and safety training programme. It is designed to help you build the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to carry out your work as a safety rep.
The course focuses on four key areas: - the role and functions of a trade union health and safety representative - organising for health and safety - preventing accidents and ill health - key skills for a trade union health and safety representative. The course will help you to: - identify problems - the main health, safety and welfare issues faced by your members - involve members - by making them more aware of health and safety issues and the need for union action - improve health and safety - by proposing plans for controlling hazards and improving the working environment - use information and the law - tracking down information and knowing how to use it effectively - get things done - by working with your union organisation and negotiating effectively with your employer - develop skills - to do an effective job as a trade union health and safety representative
Union Learning Reps Stage 1 (blended learning course)
Dates:
Swindon/Cheltenham/Gloucester, 5 Fridays from 1st June 2012 (New College)
Union Learning Reps Stage 1 is your starting point course. Find out about: ULR functions and facilities, union structures and organisation; union learning and workplace organisation; value of learning and skills in the workplace; identifying learning needs; promoting learning - the trade union approach; reviewing your membership; learning - barriers and incentives; strategies for problem solving; finding and using information; policies; and learning opportunities and provision.
Who is the course for?
This is the first stage ULR training course. It introduces the role of the ULR, the importance of learning and skills at work and provides the tools and knowledge that will enable ULRs to carry out their role successfully.
What will the course help me to do?
The course will help you:
Understand the role and statutory rights of the ULR
Promote the value of training and learning to union members
Give support and encouragement to members who want to broaden their skills
Arrange training and learning opportunities
Consult with the employer about training and learning
Promote union policies and activities on training and learning
How much is the course?
This course is free for all recognised union reps from TUC member unions.
How do I apply?
Apply online for ULR Stage 1 courses at http://www.unionlearn.org.uk/education/learn-4206-f0.cfm/formbuilder/215/p/1
Further Information
For further information on these courses, please contact:
Marie Hughes
Regional Education Officer
unionlearn
Ground Floor,
Church House,
Church Road, Filton,
Bristol,
BS34 7BD
t. 0117 947 0521
Contacts for Gloucester and Swindon courses:
Dave James or Vicky Thomas-Clay, New College, Swindon
E-mail: tustudies@newcollege.ac.uk
Tel: 01793 732 848