Training diary

UNISON offers a wide range of seminars, workshops and training days across the UK.

For details of national events and conferences, see our events listings. Coming events

North West training courses:

• 12-13 Jan: Stewards' refresher, Wirral
• 14-15 Jan: Stewards' refresher, Manchester
• 19-21 Jan: The organising steward, Liverpool
• 19-21 Jan: The organising steward, Manchester
• 19-21 Jan: The organising steward, Preston
• 21-22 Jan: Representation skills 1, Blackburn
• 27-29 Jan: Equalities, the law and you, Manchester
• 28-29 Jan: Representation skills 2, Liverpool
• 29-30 Jan: Branch treasurers' convention, Blackpool


• 2-4 Feb: Health & safety starter, Manchester
• 2-4 Feb: Intro to employment law, Liverpool
• 4-5 Feb: Representation skills 1, Manchester
• 6 Feb: Motion writing workshop, Manchester
• 16-18 Feb: The organising steward, Northwich
• 16-18 Feb: The organising steward, Manchester
• 16-18 Feb: The organising steward, Blackburn
• 17-19 Feb: Equality reps, Liverpool
• 11-12 Feb: Equalities in practice, Manchester
• 18-19 Feb: Equality reps, Liverpool
• 23-24 Feb: Mentoring, Manchester


• 2-30 Mar: ULRs, Manchester
• 2-4 Mar: Health & safety starter, Liverpool


• 4-5 Mar: Representation skills, Manchester
• 11-12 Mar: Stewards' refresher, Manchester
• 12 Mar: Motion writing workshop, Liverpool
• 16 Mar: Learning lunches, Liverpool
• 16-18 Mar: The organising steward, Liverpool
• 16-18 Mar: The organising steward, Manchester
• 16-18 Mar: The organising steward, Blackpool
• 18-19 Mar: Representation skills 1, Manchester
• 24-25 Mar: Equalities in practice, Preston


• 13-14 April: Strategic campaign planning, Manchester
• 13-15 April: The organising steward, Wirral
• 13-15 April: The organising steward, Manchester
• 13-15 April: The organising steward, Preston
• 13-15 April: Negotiating skills, Liverpool
• 13-15 April: Health & safety starter, Blackburn
• 15Ð16 April: Stewards' refresher, Burnley
• 20-21 April: Representation skills 1, Manchester
• 20-21 April: Dyslexia in the workplace, Preston
• 27-28 April: Equalities in practice, Liverpool
• 27-28 April: Branch secretaries - initial basic training, Manchester
• 27-29 April: Intro to employment law, Manchester
• 29-30 April: Branch chairs - initial basic training, Manchester


• 10-12 May: The organising steward, Liverpool
• 10-12 May: The organising steward, Manchester
• 10-12 May: The organising steward, Burnley
• 13-14 May: Branch equalities officers and officers of self-organised groups - initial basic training, Manchester
• 18 May: Learning lunches, Manchester
• 18-19 May: Branch treasurers - initial basic training, Manchester
• 18-19 May: Representation skills 2, Preston
• 18-19 May: Stewards' refresher, Chester
• 19-21 May: Equality reps, Manchester
• 24-25 May: Branch health & safety officers - initial basic training, Manchester
• 25-26 May: Branch communications officers - initial basic training, Manchester
• 26-27 May: Branch education/LLL co-ordinators - initial basic training, Manchester


• 1-3 June: Health & safety starter, Manchester
• 2-30 June: Union learning reps, Liverpool
• 3-4 June: Representation skills 1, Liverpool
• 8 June: Conference delegates training, Manchester
• 9-10 June: Equalities in practice, Chester
• 9-10 June: Stewards' refresher, Liverpool
• 15-17 June: Equalities, the law and you, Liverpool
• 15-17 June: The organising steward, Chester
• 15-17 June: The organising steward, Manchester
• 15-17 June: The organising steward, Carlisle


• 1-2 July: Managing the branch, Manchester
• 1-2 July: Stewards' refresher, Carlisle
• 6-8 July: Intro to employment law, Preston
• 6-8 July: The organising steward, Liverpool
• 6-8 July: The organising steward, Manchester
• 6-8 July: The organising steward, Kendal
• 31 July: Motion writing workshop, Manchester


• 3-5 Aug: Health & safety starter, Preston
• 3-5 Aug: The organising steward, Manchester
• 10-11 Aug: Representation skills 1, Blackpool
• 10-11 Aug: Stewards' refresher, Manchester
• 14 Aug: Motion writing workshop, Manchester


• 2-28 Sept: Union learning reps, Manchester
• 7-9 Sept: Health & safety starter, Manchester
• 8-10 Sept: Equality reps, Preston
• 9-10 Sept: Representation skills 1, Manchester
• 9-10 Sept: Representation skills 2, Liverpool
• 14-15 Sept: Stewards' refresher, Liverpool
• 14-16 Sept: The organising steward, Manchester
• 14-16 Sept: The organising steward, Preston
• 21 Sept: Learning lunches, Preston


• 5-7 Oct: Health & safety starter, Liverpool
• 6-7 Oct: Representation skills 2, Manchester
• 9 Oct: Family learning festival, Manchester
• 12-13 Oct: Representation skills 1, Carlisle
• 12-13 Oct: Dyslexia in the workplace, Cheshire
• 12-14 Oct: Intro to employment law, Manchester
• 16 Oct: Motion writing workshop, Preston
• 19-21 Oct: The organising steward, Liverpool
• 19-21 Oct: The organising steward, Manchester
• 19-21 Oct: The organising steward, Blackburn
• 26-28 Oct: Equalities in practice, Manchester
• 26-28 Oct: Equalities, the law and you, Preston
• 26-28 Oct: Negotiating skills, Liverpool


• 2-30 Nov: ULRs, Liverpool
• 2-3 Nov: Organising, representation and bargaining, Manchester
• 2-3 Nov: Representation skills 1, Manchester
• 2-3 Nov: Stewards' refresher, Liverpool
• 2-4 Nov: Health & safety starter, Burnley
• 16-17 Nov: Representation skills 2, Preston
• 16-18 Nov: The organising steward, Manchester
• 16-18 Nov: The organising steward, Kendal
• 30 Nov: Learning lunches, Manchester


• 1-2 Dec: Representation skills 1, Liverpool
• 1-2 Dec: Stewards' refresher, Manchester
• 7-9 Dec: Introduction to employment law, Blackburn
• 7-9 Dec: The organising steward, Liverpool
• 7-9 Dec: The organising steward, Manchester


• Details: Helen Titherington, tel 0161 661 6777, email h.titherington@unison.co.uk For details of courses in the north west, visit the regional education page here
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Regional training courses:

• Eastern
• East Midlands
• Greater London
• Northern
• Northern Ireland
• North West
• Scotland
• South East
• South West
• Wales/Cymru
• West Midlands
• Yorkshire & Humberside