Unionlearn South West Region
(covering Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham, Exeter, Gloucester, Plymouth, Poole, St. Austell, Swindon, Taunton and Yeovil)
Please remember to inform your local ULR or a member of the ULF Project Team if you undertake any of these courses.
Union Reps Stage 1 Certificate
This is the essential basic course for workplace union reps and stewards. Find out what it means to be a union rep, how to represent your members effectively and how to take up both collective and individual issues with your employer. You will also think about the future and how to influence where it is taking you and those you represent. This course helps union reps to understand their role and responsibilities as a rep. They include working together with members and other union reps; talking to members and dealing with their problems; recruiting members and getting them involved in the union; meeting management to discuss a range of issues at work and keeping members informed about wider union concerns.
Contributes to NOS Units: UC1, UC2, UC3, UC4, UC5, UC6, UC7, UC8, UC9, UC10, UO1, UO2, UO3, UL1, UR1, UR2, UR3, UR4, UR5, UR6, UR7, UR8, UR9, UR10
Awaiting new dates
Stepping Up - Advanced Course for Union Reps Certificate
This course is designed for union reps who have already completed the Union Reps Stage 1 or its equivalent. Stepping Up builds upon your existing knowledge and experience by closely examining the role of representatives in changing work environments and taking an in-depth look at employment law, equality, discrimination and bargaining issues. Reps are required to complete a project of choice linked to the workplace or a trade union issue.
Contributes to NOS Units: UC1, UC2, UC3, UC4, UC5, UC6, UC7, UC8, UC9, UC10, UO1, UO2, UO3, UO5, UR1, UR2, UR3, UR4, UR5, UR6, UR7, UR8, UR9, UR10, UR11
Awaiting new dates
Health & Safety Stage 1 Certificate
If you are a newly appointed safety rep, this is the essential basic course for you. Health and safety at work is a major issue for all employees. Research shows that workplaces that have trade union health and safety reps have a significantly lower rate of accidents. This course will provide a thorough grounding in health and safety issues and give new reps an opportunity to dicuss issues around health and safety at work.
Book online
Contributes to NOS Units: UC1, UC2, UC3, UC5, UC6, UC7, UC8, UC9, UO1, UO2, UO3, US1, US2, US3, US4, UR1, UR2, UR4, UR5, UR6, UR7, UR8, UR10
Awaiting new dates
Next Steps for Safety Reps Stage 2 Certificate
This course is designed for health and safety reps that have already completed Health and Safety Stage 1 or its equivalent. The course helps reps identify, prevent and control risks helping to build a safer and healthier workplace. It encourages reps to involve members in safety issues by developing a collective approach to health and safety. it outlines the most recent health and safety law and information, enabling reps to effect real change in the workplace.
Contributes to NOS Units: UC1, UC2, UC3, UC5, UC6, UC7, UC8, UC9, UO1, UO2, UO3, US1, US2, US3, US4, UR1, UR2, UR4, UR5, UR6, UR7, UR8, UR9, UR10, UR11
Awaiting new dates
Union Learning Representatives Stage 1 Award
Union Learning representatives (ULRs) are helping to give people skills and knowledge to improve their lives at work and beyond. They are making a real difference in workplaces up and down the country, raising the profile of training and development by providing advice, encouragement and information to members about a range of learning opportunities. As well as helping individual union members, ULRs have had a positive effect upon workplaces and organisations. The ULR Stage 1 course 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.
Contributes to NOS Units: UC1, UC2, UC3, UC4, UC5, UC6, UC7, UC8, UC9, UC10,
UO1, UO2, UO3, UL1, UL2, UL3, UL4, UR1, UR2, UR4, UR5, UR6, UR7, UR8, UR10, UR11
Date: 5 Fridays from 7 June 2013
Location: Gloucester
Union Learning Representatives Stage 2 Award
The ULR Stage 2 course will provide ULRs with the opportunity to develop existing essential knowledge and skills in areas that are fundamental to their role, as well as undertaking a workplace specific learning project in an area of study relevant to their members' learning needs.
Contributes to NOS Units: UC1, UC2, UC3, UC4, UC5, UC6, UC7, UC8, UC9, UC10,
UO1, UO2, UO3, UL1, UL2, UL3, UL4, UR1, UR2, UR4, UR5, UR6, UR7, UR8, UR10, UR11
Date: Awaiting new dates
Location:
Employment Law Diploma
This Diploma gives a grounding in the law relating to employment and work. You will learn about collective and individual law, the pressures and influences there are and how it affects the workplace and the people you represent. You will also develop the skills and knowledge that will help you progress to higher level learning.
Contributes to NOS Units: UC1, UC2, UC3, UC4, UC5, UC6, UC7, UC8, UC9, UO1, UO2, UO3, US1, US4, UR1, UR2, UR3, UR4, UR5, UR6, UR7, UR8, UR9, UR10, UR11
Date: Awaiting new dates
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Contemporary Trade Unionism Diploma
This Diploma helps experienced trade union representatives broaden their knowledge of the past, present and future role of trade unions. The programme will develop a greater understanding of trade union values, policies, and workplace issues enabling reps to become more effective as workplace representatives, and extend the capacity and skills of learners, while improving the confidence of learners to access higher education opportunities.
Contributes to NOS Units: UC1, UC2, UC3, UC4, UC5, UC6, UC7, UC8, UC9, UC10, UO1, UO2, UO3, UO5, UR1, UR2, UR3, UR4, UR5, UR6, UR7, UR8, UR9, UR10, UR11
Date: Awaiting new dates
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Occupational Health & Safety Diploma
This popular Diploma will help experienced safety reps develop their understanding of health and safety principle and practice. The course give learners the opportunity to question the development and function of health and safety law, discover how to build trade union organisation for health and safety and tackle some of the health, safety, welfare and environmental problems that workers currently face. Completion at Level 3 will entitle union safety reps to apply for Institution of Occupational Health and Safety technician membership (Tech IOSH).
Contributes to NOS Units: UC1, UC2, UC3, UC4, UC5, UC6, UC7, UC8, UC9, UC10, UO1, UO2, UO3, UO5, US1, US2, US3, US4, UR1, UR2, UR3, UR4, UR5, UR6, UR7, UR8, UR9, UR10, UR11
Date: Awaiting new dates
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Equalities Diploma
This new Diploma is for experienced trade union representatives whose role would benefit from a wider understanding of equality issues. It is intended to help students understand equality issues in the workplace, current equality legislation and how it can be applied to their own organisation. You will also develop the values and skills needed for higher level study and activism.
Contributes to NOS Units: UC1, UC2, UC3, UC4, UC5, UC6, UC7, UC8, UC9, UC10, UO1, UO2, UO3, UO5, UL1, UR1, UR2, UR3, UR4, UR5, UR6, UR7, UR8, UR9, UR10, UR11
Date: Awaiting new dates
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Mental Health Awareness & Stress
Contributes to NOS Units: UC3, UC7, UC8, UC9, US1, US2, US3, US4, UR5, UR7, UR8, UR10, UR11
Date: Awaiting new dates
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Cancer in the Workplace
Contributes to NOS Units: UC3, UC7, UC8, UC9, US1, US2, US3, US4, UR5, UR7, UR8, UR10, UR11
Date: Awaiting new dates
Location:
Further Information and Course Booking
How to Apply
1. Choose the course(s) you wish to attend
2. Fill out the application form (use link below to access PDF document) and send it to Head Office for signature - Jonathan Ledger - alternatively use the links in the course information above to book online.
http://www.unionlearn.org.uk/extrasUL/southwest/SWTUCappform2012.pdf
3. Ask your employer for paid release from work to attend the programme. Please ensure you follow the procedures agreed between Napo and the Trust.
4. Return the form as soon as possible to the trade union studies centre responsible for providing your prgramme, not the TUC - provide Napo Head Office with the correct address and they will do this for you.
5. Please apply as early as possible in order to allow your trade union studies centre enough time to send you full joining instructions.
6. There are no course fees on the TUC Education programme. However, you will need to speak to your employer or local Branch Treasurer about travelling and other associated costs.
7. If you need any advice regarding programmes, please contact the national Project Manager - Briony Sutcliffe,
bsutcliffe@napo.org.uk , or the TUC Education regional education and training officer - see below:
Contacts for courses in Bath, Bristol, Taunton and Yeovil
Richard Musgrove, Course Co-ordinator or Jeff Kemble, Trade Union Studies Administrator
Trade Union Education Centre
City of Bristol College
Ashley Down Centre
PO Box 2887
Bristol
BS2 2BB
Tel: 0117 312 5607
Fax: 0117 312 5052
E-mail: TUEdadmin@cityofbristol.ac.uk
Contact for courses in Exeter, Plymouth, St. Austell and Cornwall
John Terry, Course Co-ordinator
Trade Union Studies Centre
City College
Plymouth
Goschen Centre
Saltash Road
Keyham
Plymouth
PL2 2DP
Tel: 01752 305 278
E-mail: jterry@cityplym.ac.uk
Contact for courses in Cheltenham, Gloucester, Swindon and the Trade Union U-Net centre at Swindon
Mary Scott, Course Co-ordinator
Trade Union Studies Centre
New College
New College Drive
Swindon
SN3 1AH
Tel: 01793 732 848
E-mail: tustudies@newcollege.ac.uk
Contact for courses in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset
Andy Moss, Administrator
South West TUC
Church House
Church Road
Filton
Bristol
BS34 7BD
Tel: 0117 947 0521
E-mail:tucedsw@tuc.org.uk
NB - these are temporary contact details pending confirmation of the new Trade Union Studies provider for reps courses in Dorset.