Education & training

UNISON South West offers a wide range of training and development courses which are open to all activists and members. The courses are friendly and informal. Training involves practical activities and working with groups of other UNISON activists and members. Skills development and confidence building are important elements of most UNISON courses. You will meet other activists and members from other branches and service groups and will be surprised at what you learn on a UNISON course!

Please click on the links below to see what is being run each month in the South West Region and HERE to go to the Learning and Organising Services (LAOS) homepage on our national website for more information about UNISON education.

April May June July

September October November December

Please Note - There are no courses scheduled for August

Click HERE for a course Booking Form

2012 Education Calendar

RMS Full Access Training

12/13 & 26/27 April in Exeter 24/25 & 17/18 May in Wareham

This is a four day course, split over 2 modules.

In order to gain full access to the UNISON membership system you must be able to attend all four days.

For more information please contact the Education and Equalities Team at unisonsweducation@unison.co.uk or telephone 01823 285314.

Branch Officers Residential Training at Croyde Bay

from 6pm 24 May until Sunday 27 May 2012

The UNISON Rule Book requires that each Branch shall elect, annually, core Branch Officers. This year we will be running sessions for the following Branch Officer roles:

Branch Secretary
Branch Treasurer
Branch Chair
Communications Officer
Education/Life Long Learning Co-ordinator
Equality Officer
Health & Safety Officer
International Officer
Women's Officer

Each Branch Officer post may be shared between two or more members, subject to the approval of the Branch. Branches are required to give serious consideration to making use of this facility as an effective means of sharing the workload and involving more members in the work of the Branch

At this training weekend we meet together as a whole group on Thursday evening. You will then go into your specific branch officer training group until Sunday morning, when we get together again.

Who is it for?

all newly elected or re-elected Branch Officers, or members interested in taking up one of these roles.

The course will help you understand:

The structure of UNISON, its aims and objectives and how it operates
The key duties and role of your specific post

If you would like to attend this course please complete an application form and forward to your branch for authorisation. If you would like to speak to someone regarding this course please contact Kay Mackenzie, Regional Education Officer.

Please note - there is a charge to Branches for this course.

Other courses coming up

For information on our other courses and events go to or contact the Education and Equalities Team, UNISON House, The Crescent, Taunton, TA1 4DU Telephone: 01823 285314 E-mail: unisonsweducation@unison.co.uk

Please click on the links below which will take you to posters with further information regarding the courses coming up.