Unite Education Course Programme: January – July 2009 www.unitetheunion.com Introduction Index Unite Education has at its core the delivery of our union’s Page 2-9 policies based on the three pillars of the Unite vision: Regional/Countries courses organising, global solidarity and politics. Page 9 This vision is reflected in the Education Programme for 2009 Regional/Countries training offices where training our representatives is a key priority of the union. Page 10-11 The education, training and development of workplace reps, National/Residential courses safety reps, learning reps and equalities reps is essential in order Page 11 to give the support that our membership needs and expects and National/Residential training venues that the union is committed to providing. The Education Department provides focussed training to ensure that Page 13 representatives have the required confidence, attitude and skill Regional/Countries course set to deal with workplace, national and international issues. application form Page 15 National/Residential course application form Derek Simpson • Tony Woodley Joint General Secretaries To apply for a course complete the appropriate application form(s) at the back of this leaflet and send to the relevant union office or visit www.unitetheunion.com/education Regional/Countries Courses WORKPLACE REPRESENTATIVES’ TRAINING Luton 1-5 June 3937 Norwich 26-30 January 3522 Norwich 20-24 April 3801 Unite Certificate Course Woodberry 9-13 February 3561 Woodberry 27 April - 1 May 3841 This brand new certificate for workplace representatives leading Woodberry 27-31 July 4105 to a level 2 qualification is being offered for the first time this year. It is aimed at new workplace reps and brings the very latest work Unite Certificate 10-Day Course based and education developments to reps. Lewisham College 10 Weds from 14 January 4186 Luton Office 10 Thursdays from 15 January 4187 The course consists of a 2 day introduction to Unite the Union, its structures and support systems for reps. Then there is 10 days of up Workplace Reps Stage 1 & 2 to date training in the role of workplace reps in a safe and engaging way - with the emphasis on group work and real life examples. NORTH EAST, YORKSHIRE & HUMBERSIDE REGION This course is fully accredited and fits into the TUC 'Passport to Location Date Code No Progress' reps development framework. It enables new reps to go Boston/Kings Lynn 5 Weds from 18 February 3609 back to their workplace confident in their role. Boston/Kings Lynn 5 Wednesdays from 13 May 3893 Grimsby 5 Wednesdays from 6 May 3869 Hull 5 Weds from 18 February 3611 Workplace Reps Stage 1 - Role and function Hull 5 Wednesdays from 13 May 3895 Leeds 5 Weds from 18 February 3612 EAST MIDLANDS Leeds 5 Wednesdays from 13 May 3896 Location Date Code No Middlesborough 5 Wednesdays from 7 January 3450 Derby 5-9 January 4112 Newcastle 5 Wednesdays from 13 May 3897 Derby 23-27 March 4113 Peterborough 5 Wednesdays from 7 January 3451 Leicester 5-9 January 3432 Peterborough 5 Wednesdays from 1 April 3757 Leicester 23-27 March 3725 Sheffield 5 Wednesdays from 7 January 3452 Leicester 15-19 June 3979 Sheffield 5 Wednesdays from 1 April 3758 Lincoln 5-9 January 4120 Lincoln 23-27 March 4121 Unite Certificate Course – 2 Day Induction Lincoln 15-19 June 4122 Bradford College 19 & 26 January 4170 Northampton 5-9 January 4117 Bradford College 1-2 April 4164 Northampton 23-27 March 4118 Newcastle College 14-15 January 4230 Northampton 15-19 June 4119 Nottingham 5-9 January 3433 Unite Certificate 10-Day Course Nottingham 23-27 March 3726 Bradford College 10 Mondays from 2 Feb 4191 Nottingham 15-19 June 3981 Bradford College 10 Mondays from 11 May 4192 Newcastle College 10 Weds from 28 January 4193 Unite Certificate Course – 2 Day Induction Derby 29- 30 April 4231 Workplace Reps Stage 1 - Role and function Unite Certificate 10-Day Course Derby 10 Thursdays from 15 January 4184 NORTH WEST Derby 10 Tuesdays from 12 May 4185 Location Date Code No Carlisle 9-13 March 3692 Carlisle 6-10 June 3959 Workplace Reps Stage 1 - Role and function Liverpool 12-16 January 3488 IRELAND Liverpool 9-13 March 3694 Location Date Code No Liverpool 18-22 May 3910 Ballymena 10 Mondays from 30 March 3747 Liverpool 13-17 July 4065 Belfast 10 Mondays from 5 January 3429 Preston 23-27 February 3643 Belfast 10 Mondays from 23 March 3721 Preston 22-26 June 4009 Belfast 10 Mondays from 29 June 4028 Salford 23-27 February 3644 Derry 10 Tuesdays from 21 April 3822 Salford 23-27 March 3718 Dundalk 11-13 February 3574 Salford 15-19 June 3982 Dungarven 25-27 March 3734 Portadown 10 Mondays from 5 January 3434 Workplace Reps Stage 1 & 2 Waterford 19-23 January 3515 NORTH WEST Location Date Code No Workplace Reps Stage 1 - Role and function Carlisle 5 Weds from 18 February 3610 Carlisle 5 Wednesdays from 13 May 3894 LONDON & EASTERN Location Date Code No Unite Certificate Course – 2 Day Induction Cambridge 16-20 February 3583 Southport 2-3 February 4205 Chelmsford 2-6 February 3537 Southport 11-12 May 4234 Dagenham 9-13 February 3557 Dagenham 29 June - 3 July 4029 Unite Certificate 10-Day Course Hillingdon 9-13 February 3559 Manchester 10 Weds from 14 January 4207 Hillingdon 20-24 April 3800 Southport 10 Mondays from 23 February 4208 Luton 19-23 January 3506 Southport 10 Mondays from 1 June 4209 2 www.unitetheunion.com Workplace Reps Stage 1 - Role and function Workplace Reps Stage 1 - Role and function SCOTLAND WALES Location Date Code No Location Date Code No Aberdeen 3-6 February 3548 Bangor 7-9 January 3448 Aberdeen 23-26 June 4022 Bangor 8-10 July 4059 Ayr 9-12 February 3556 Cardiff 12-14 January 3485 Ayr 15-18 June 3976 Cardiff 2-4 March 3663 Dumfries 16-19 March 3710 Cardiff 1-3 June 3935 Dundee 20-23 January 3512 Flint 12-14 January 3486 Dundee 14-17 April 3788 Flint 1-3 April 3755 Edinburgh 9-12 February 3558 Flint 1-3 July 4034 Edinburgh 9-12 March 3693 Milford 26-28 January 3521 Glenrothes 1-4 June 3936 Milford 15-17 June 3980 Inverness 17-20 March 3717 Newtown 9-11 February 3560 Newtown 13-15 July 4066 Unite Certificate Course – 2 Day Induction Pontypool 21-23 January 3514 Glasgow 8-9 January 4175 Pontypool 9-11 March 3695 Glasgow 2-3 March 4174 Pontypool 8-10 June 3966 Perth 26-27 January 4165 Swansea 19-21 January 3509 Swansea 4- 6 March 3685 Unite Certificate 10-Day Course Swansea 3-5 June 3949 Glasgow 10 Thursdays from 15 January 4194 Glasgow 10 Tuesdays from 21 April 4195 Unite Certificate Course – 2 Day Induction Perth 10 Thursdays from 5 February 4189 Cardiff 20-21 April 4169 Swansea 20-21 April 4181 Workplace Reps Stage 1 - Role and function Unite Certificate 10-Day Course SOUTH EAST Cardiff 10 Thursdays from 30 April 4201 Location Date Code No Swansea 10 Tuesdays from 28 April 4200 Ashford 5 Weds from 28 January 3495 Ashford 5 Thursdays from 23 April 3830 Workplace Reps Stage 1 - Role and function Crawley 5 Wednesdays from 28 January 3496 Crawley 5 Thursdays from 23 April 3831 WEST MIDLANDS Oxford 5 Mondays from 26 January 3489 Location Date Code No Oxford 5 Tuesdays from 21 April 3823 Birmingham 5-9 January 3430 Portsmouth 5 Tuesdays from 27 January 3493 Birmingham 23-27 March 3722 Portsmouth 5 Wednesdays from 22 April 3825 Birmingham 15-19 June 3977 Reading 5 Mondays from 26 January 3490 Coventry 5- 9 January 3431 Reading 5 Tuesdays from 21 April 3824 Coventry 23-27 March 3724 Southampton 5 Tuesdays from 27 January 3494 Coventry 15-19 June 3978 Southampton 5 Wednesdays from 22 April 3826 Stoke 5-9 January 3435 Stoke 23-27 March 3727 Unite Certificate Course – 2 Day Induction Stoke 15-19 June 3983 Southampton 11-12 February 4176 West Brom 5-9 January 3436 Southampton 20-21 May 4177 West Brom 23-27 March 3728 West Brom 15-19 June 3984 Unite Certificate 10-Day Course Worcester 5- 9 January 3437 Southampton 10 Weds from 18 February 4197 Worcester 23-27 March 3729 Southampton 10 Wednesdays from 27 May 4196 Worcester 15-19 June 3985 Unite Certificate Course – 2 Day Induction Workplace Reps Stage 1 - Role and function Solihull College 14-15 January 4183 Solihull College 22-23 April 4182 SOUTH WEST Location Date Code No Bournemouth 12-16 January 3483 Unite Certificate 10-Day Course Bristol 12-16 January 3484 Solihull College 10 Thursdays from 22 January 4202 Bristol 23-27 March 3723 Solihull College 10 Thursdays from 30 April 4203 Gloucester 12-16 January 3487 Plymouth 19-23 January 3507 St Austell 19-23 January 3508 Swindon 12-16 January 3491 Taunton 19-23 January 3510 Unite Certificate Course – 2 Day Induction Bristol 15-16 January 4178 Plymouth 20-21 April 4179 Unite Certificate 10-Day Course Bristol 10 Weds from 21 January 4198 Plymouth 10 Mondays from 27 April 4199 www.unitetheunion.com 3 Regional/Countries Courses Workplace Reps Stage 2 – Bargaining in the workplace SOUTH EAST Location Date Code No EAST MIDLANDS Ashford 5 Wednesdays from 4 March 3613 Location Date Code No Ashford 5 Thursdays from 4 June 3954 Derby 22-24 April 3783 Crawley 5 Wednesdays from 4 March 3614 Derby 6-8 July 4045 Crawley 5 Thursdays from 4 June 3955 Leicester 26-28 January 3526 Oxford 5 Mondays from 2 March 3584 Leicester 22-24 April 3784 Oxford 5 Fridays from 5 June 3951 Leicester 6-8 July 4047 Portsmouth 5 Tuesdays from 3 March 3596 Lincoln 26-28 January 4126 Portsmouth 5 Wednesdays from 3 June 3955 Lincoln 15-17 April 4127 Reading 5 Mondays from 2 March 3585 Lincoln 6-8 July 4128 Reading 5 Fridays from 5 June 3957 Northampton 26-28 January 4123 Southampton 5 Tuesdays from 3 March 3597 Northampton 15-17 April 4124 Southampton 5 Fridays from 5 June 3950 Northampton