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Education
There is a joint Education and Communications Committee elected from the branch committee. This group, along with the elected officer oversee and organise:
- local branch courses for new stewards and safety reps
- negotiating courses
- courses on specific issues for affected stewards
It also aims to assess activists training needs and direct them towards other courses, for example:
- national UNISON courses
- Scottish UNISON courses
- TUC college based courses.
Each new steward or health and safety rep is expected to attend a two or three day branch induction course and is offered a 10 week, one day a week day release college based course in two stages. New branch officers are expected to attend the Scottish weekend course at the beginning of their year of office.
Courses exist on a range of issues including:
- Basic induction
- Stewards stage 1 and 2
- Safety reps stage 1 and 2
- Basic branch officers
- Dealing with members problems
- Negotiating skills
- Public speaking
- Assertiveness
Plus a range of courses on specific negotiating issues (eg TUPE, Employment Law etc).
Courses coming up
Scottish Courses
(See
UNISONScotland Website for more details)
Course fees are payable by the branch, so you MUST apply through the Education Officer or Branch Secretary.
EDUCATION
COURSES: Jan -Apr 2000
| Date | Course | Venue |
| January | ||
12-Jan-00 19-Jan-00 26-Jan-00 |
Stewards Induction | UNISON House Glasgow |
13-Jan-00 20-Jan-00 27-Jan-00 |
Stewards Induction | UNISON Belford Road Edinburgh |
18-Jan-00 25-Jan-00 01-Feb-00 |
Health & Safety Induction | UNISON House Glasgow |
19-Jan-00 26-Jan-00 2-Feb-00 |
Health & Safety Induction | UNISON Belford Road Edinburgh |
| 19 - 21 Jan 2000 | Grievance & Disc | Howard Park Hotel Kilmarnock |
| February | ||
| 1 - 3 February 2000 | Grievance & Disc | Holiday Inn Glasgow |
| 4 - 6 February 2000 | Stewards Induction (Res) | Jarvis Caledonian Ayr |
| 4 - 6 February 2000 | H & S Induction (Res) | Jarvis Caledonian Aberdeen |
| 11 - 13 February 2000 | Stewards Induction (Res) | Kings Manor Hotel Edinburgh |
| 25 - 27 February 2000 | Welfare Officers Br Treasurers Br Publicity |
Golden Lion Hotel Stirling |
| March | ||
01-Mar-00 08-Mar-00 15-Mar-00 |
Grievance & Disc | UNISON House Glasgow |
02-Mar-00 09-Mar-00 16-Mar-00 |
Grievance & Disc | UNISON Belford Road Edinburgh |
| 8 - 9 March 2000 | Stress At Work | Grampian Res Centre Aberdeen |
| 14 - 15 March 2000 | Stress At Work | UNISON Belford Road Edinburgh |
| 17 - 19 March 2000 | Br Secretary Br Chairperson Br Education Off |
Jarvis Caledonian Ayr |
| 22 - 23 March 2000 | Stress At Work | UNISON House Glasgow |
| 24 - 26 March 2000 | Health & Safety (Res) | Park Lodge Hotel Falkirk |
| 31 Mar - 2-Apr-00 | Serv Conditions Equalities Health & Safety |
Jarvis Caledonian Ayr |