Learning in UNISON South East
UNISON College provides a wide range of learning and training opportunities for UNISON members
UNISON South East learning and training
Every year, thousands of members develop new skills, knowledge and confidence with UNISON College. Members across the UK can access exclusive courses, bursaries, financial support, special events and e-learning.
Our Activist training programme is designed to give new and experienced activists the skills they need to carry out their roles with confidence. All courses are free for you to attend, although there may be a charge to your branch.
Training is vital to help improve workers’ rights and to deliver UNISON campaigns to improve pay and conditions, make workplaces safer and promoting equalities.
There is a mix of in-person and online events, along with a variety of options for participating in organising stewards and health and safety courses.
Want to know more?
To contact the SE region education team, please email [email protected]
Free distance learning offer
Sussex Downs College is offering UNISON members, their friends and families, the opportunity to learn a variety of Level 2 accredited courses designed to support you in your current job or to enhance your skills for a future career for FREE.
The distance learning study can be completed online or in a course book, and every learner is assigned their own personal assessor. The courses take around 30 hours of study and include the following titles:
- Principles of Dementia Care
- Awareness of Mental Health Problems
- Understanding Nutrition and Health
- Equality and Diversity
- Understanding Behaviour that Challenges
- Understanding Autism
Learning hub
All members can take advantage of the wide range of free learning opportunities available from UNISON College
Staff skills academy+
Our partnership offers UNISON members access to hundreds of online certified CPD courses
Demand Driven Courses
As part of our Life Long Learning initiatives and in connection with the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA), UNISON South East is offering to members the following fully funded one day workshop.
The courses are organised subject to demand and can potentially be delivered anywhere in the South East Region for UNISON members.
Would you like to feel more confident or assertive? This workshop will help you improve your self-esteem and help you to speak up with confidence. It will give you ideas and tips on speaking in a group or at meetings.
If you are feeling that you want to apply for another job or change the direction of what you do within your workplace, or you may want to go for a promotion but don’t feel you have the necessary skills, this workshop could be for you. ‘Your Skills, Your Future’ will help identify and explore the skills you have gained both at work and in your private life – you may be surprised at how skilled you already are!
Whether you are seeking a new career, or changes in the workplace have made you re-evaluate your position, then this workshop will help you in the job application process. The workshop has been developed to look at your feelings about applying for jobs, your existing levels of confidence in relation to work, and evaluating your strengths and skills. The workshop also focuses on the job application process, application forms and how to sell your skills.
Do you have some experience of using a computer but would like some tips to make the most of the internet? Session one covers searching the internet, favourites and email attachments. Session two includes tips for staying safe online, computer spring cleaning and using the internet to save money.