Become a UNISON union learning representative

Are you a good listener?

Are you interested in new skills and experiences?

Do you want to help improve the training in your workplace?

Become a UNISON union learning representative!

Union learning reps (ULR) are a special type of trade union activist focused on education. They work with the union to help members get access to learning opportunities that can benefit them in their professional and personal lives.

The ULR role involves:

• Signposting members to local training and development courses.
• Attending steering groups aimed to help influence the internal training agenda at work.
• Promoting the power of lifelong learning in your branch, workplace and at union conferences.
• Delivering or organising training within the workplace.

The benefits for you:

• Paid time off to train and complete your role.
• New skills and experiences.
• Internal and external networking opportunities.
• A raised profile within your workplace, enabling you to contribute to internal training and development plans.
• The opportunity to contribute to and influence government policy on adult skills and education.
• Making real difference to your workplace colleagues.

For more information about the Union Learning Rep role please contact Melissa Brown at melissabrown.unison@btconnect.com or on 07717517564.

More Free Online Courses

No money to study? Learn for free online.

 

Future Learn - High quality free course from a range of topics; from Science & Technology to Arts & Humanities, from Body & Mind to Business & Management provided by Educators from top UK and international universities.

 

Open Learn - Over 600 free online courses provided by The Open University. Courses range from introductory to advanced level. Study time varies from 1 hour to 50 hours.

 

Open Culture - A range of free courses, e-text books and videos covering a variety of subjects.

 

Coursera - Classes offered on Coursera are designed to help you master the material. When you take one of the classes, you will watch lectures taught by world-class professors, learn at your own pace, test your knowledge, and reinforce concepts through interactive exercises. 

 

Curious - Focused on lifelong learning, Curious  believes that learning happens beyond classrooms. Video learning in a variety of subjects.

 

Duolingo - Free and fun language courses.

 

Codecademy - Learn to code webpages in a matter of hours.

 

EdX - EdX offers interactive online classes and MOOCs from the world’s best universities. Online courses from MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, UT and many other universities.

On January 9th, representatives from UNISON Norfolk County Branch and Norfolk County Council signed a new revised Learning Partnership Agreement. The Learning Agreement establishes a joint employer/trade union learning steering group that will help to decide the training needs of the workforce, and commit both parties to work together to support the training and development at Norfolk County Council for the next two years. Supported by the union learning fund UNISON and the council will facilitate a range of work-based courses as well as exploring other workforce development opportunities. Courses on offer in the coming months include numeracy, ICT and social media training.

UNISON's Christmas songs

Our versions of Christmas carols for our members.

 

 

 

 

National Novel Writing Month in Great Yarmouth

 

Congratulations to our leaners in Great Yarmouth who took part in the NaNoWriMo challenge to write a novel in the month of November with the help of weekly writing sessions held at the Great Yarmouth Library.

 

 

Lunchtime Chillout session

 

Lunchtime Chillout:

 

One hour relaxation and recharge session.

 

 

Monday 14 October: 12.30-1.30pm

 

 

 

 

·           Introduction to Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

·           A brief guide to the power of positive thinking.

·           Dealing with stress.

·           Breaking through resistance and other people’s opinions.

·           The benefits of relaxation.

·           Relaxation session.

 

Session run by Celia Viner, Unison Learning Representative, NLP Practitioner  Adult Education Tutor, Wellbeing Facilitator – and Business Support Assistant.

Ask a Gardener: Gardening Question and Answer Session

 

Autumn is the perfect time to plan your growing plot. On October 1^st, the Norfolk Master Gardeners’ will be on site to answer your gardening questions and give advice on how you can start a successful gardening project.

When: October 1^st 12:30-1:30

Where: Mez 2 at County Hall.

Don’t have a plot of your own to start with? Join the County Hall Community Garden project to have a space where you can garden before and after work.

Please contact Melissa Brown at Melissabrown.unison@btconnect.com or on 07717517564 to find out how you can sign up.