2020 Education Calendar

“Don’t go through life, Grow through life”

Eric Butterworth

Calendar of Courses 2020COURSE TITLE COURSE DATES

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS

RESI-DENTIAL VENUE

JAN

Organising Steward – Online Version 20 Jan – 13 March 2020 Mon, 6 January 2020 DL DL

Organising Steward 27 – 31 January 2020 Fri, 3 January 2020 NR RCL

Health & Safety Representatives 27 – 31 January 2020 Fri, 3 January 2020 4 Nights NCB

FEB

Autism Awareness (Open University) 5 February 2020 Mon, 6 January 2020 NR RCL

Mental Health Awareness (Open University)

7 February 2020 Mon, 6 January 2020 NR RCL

Mental Health in the Workplace New 24 February, 2 March, 9 March 2020

24 January 2020 NR ERCH

Organising Steward 24 – 28 February 2020 Fri, 24 January 2020 4 Nights NCB

Dyslexia in the Workplace New 25 February, 2020 Fri, 24 January 2020 NR RCL

Neurodiversity in the Workplace New 26 February, 2020 Fri, 24 January 2020 NR RCL

MAR

Health & Safety Representatives 2 – 6 March 2020 Mon, 3 February 2020 NR RCL

Building Confidence in Women 7, 8 March 2020 Fri, 7 February 2020 1 Night RCL

Employment Law: Introduction to Employment Law

12 March 2020 Mon, 10 February 2020 NR RCL

Employment Law: Introduction to Contracts of Employment

13 March 2020 Mon, 10 February 2020 NR RCL

Organising Steward 16 – 20 March 2020 Fri, 14 February 2020 NR RCL

Confidence Building (Power to be You)

19 March 2020 Fri, 21 February 2020 NR RCL

Strategic Campaigning 23 March 2020 Fri, 21 February 2020 NR RCL

Pre-Retirement Workshop 31 March 2020 Fri, 28 February 2020 NR RCL

APR

Further Representation Skills 2, 3 April 2020 Mon, 2 March 2020 NR RCL

Branch Treasurer Online Accounting (OLBA) Training

23 April 2020 Mon, 23 March 2020 NR RCL

Organising Steward 27 – 30 April, 1 May 2020 Fri, 27 March 2020 4 Nights NCB

Manage your Work Life Balance New 28 April 2020 Fri, 27 March 2020 NR RCL

Organising Steward – Online Version 20 April – 12 June 2020 Mon, 6 April 2020 DL DL

MAY

Return to Learn Taster Workshop New 11 May 2020 Fri, 10 April 2020 NR RCL

Power up your Number Skills 13 May 2020 Mon, 13 April 2020 NR RCL

Branch Officer Training Weekend 16, 17 May 2020 Fri, 10 April 2020 1 Night RCL

Branch Officer Training Weekend 23, 24 May 2020 Fri, 10 April 2020 1 Night RCL

Assertiveness Habit 19 May 2020 Mon, 20 April 2020 NR RCL

JUN

UNISON Workplace Reps Refresher 1, 2 June 2020 Fri, 1 May 2020 NR NCB

Organising Steward (Stage 1) 3 – 5 June 2020 Fri, 1 May 2020 NR RCL

Introduction to Family History New 16 June 2020 Fri, 15 May 2020 NR RCL

Women’s Assertiveness 20 – 21 June 2020 Mon 18 May 2020 1 Night RCL

Women’s Lives Taster Workshop New 22 June 2020 Fri, 22 May 2020 NR RCL

Organising Steward 10, 11, 12, 18, 19 June 2020 Fri, 1 May 2020 NR ERCH

Creative Writing 24 June 2020 Fri, 22 May 2020 NR RCL

Negotiating Skills for Activists 29, 30 June, 1 – 3 July 2020 Fri, 29 May 2020 4 Nights NCB

JUL

Autism Awareness (Open University) 2 July 2020 Mon, 1 June 2020 NR RCL

Health & Safety Representatives 6 – 10 July 2020 Fri, 5 June 2020 4 Nights NCB

Organising Steward – Online Version 6 July – 28 Aug 2020 Mon, 22 June 2020 DL DL

Your Skills, Your Future 6 July 2020 Fri, 5 June 2020 NR RCL

UNISON Learning Representatives 7 – 9 July 2020 Fri, 5 June 2020 NR RCL

Building Confidence in Women 11, 12 July 2020 Mon, 8 June 2020 1 Night RCL

Organising Steward 13 – 17 July 2020 Fri, 12 June 2020 NR RCL

Cancer in the Workplace (New) 20, 21 July 2020 Fri, 19 June 2020 NR ERCH

KEY:Residential Details:DL – Distance LearningNR – Non-residential

Venue:DL – Distance LearningRCL – UNISON Regional Centre, LeedsNCB – Northern College, BarnsleyERCH – East Riding College, Hull

Green = Members courses

Purple = Activist courses

COURSE TITLE COURSE DATESCLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS

RESI-DENTIAL VENUE

SEP

Branch Treasurer Online Accounting (OLBA) Training

3 September 2020 Mon, 3 August 2020 NR RCL

Organising Steward 7 – 11 September 2020 Fri, 7 August 2020 4 Nights NCB

Confidence Building (Power to be You)

7 September 2020 Fri, 7 August 2020 NR RCL

Dementia Workshop (Open University)

9 September 2020 Fri, 7 August 2020 NR RCL

Organising Steward – Online Version 14 Sep – 6 Nov 2020 Fri, 23 August 2019 DL DL

Pathways into UNISON 12, 13 September 2020 Mon, 17 August 2020 1 Night RCL

Equality Representatives 22, 23 September 2020 Fri, 21 August 2020 NR RCL

Negotiating Skills for Activists 21 – 25 September 2020 Fri, 21 August 2020 4 Nights NCB

Branch Treasurer: Finance and the Organising Branch

28 September 2020 Fri, 28 August 2020 NR RCL

OCT

Health & Safety Representatives 14, 15, 16, 22, 23 October 2020

Mon, 14 September 2020

NR ERCH

Pre-Retirement Workshop 1 October 2020 Fri, 4 September 2020 NR RCL

Get That Job – a job applications workshop

5 October 2020 Fri, 4 September 2020 NR RCL

Organising Steward 5 – 9 October 2020 Fri, 4 September 2020 NR RCL

Dignity in the Workplace New 8 October 2020 Mon, 7 September 2020 NR RCL

Mental Health Awareness (Open University)

14 October 2020 Mon, 14 September 2020

NR RCL

UNISON Workplace Reps Refresher 19, 20 October 2020 Fri, 18 September 2020 NR RCL

Women’s Assertiveness 31 October, 1 November 2020

Mon, 28 September 2020

1 Night RCL

NOV

Assertiveness Habit 2 November 2020 Fri, 2 October 2020 NR RCL

Organising Steward 2 – 6 November 2020 Fri, 2 October 2020 4 Nights NCB

Confidence Skills for Activists 9 November 2020 Fri, 9 October 2020 NR RCL

Mentoring 11, 12 November 2020 Fri, 9 October 2020 NR RCL

Employment Law: Introduction to Work Life Balance

23 November 2020 Fri, 23 October 2020 NR RCL

Employment Law: Introduction to Disability Discrimination Law

24 November 2020 Fri, 23 October 2020 NR RCL

Employment Law: Introduction to Race & Sex Discrimination Law

25 November 2020 Fri, 23 October 2020 NR RCL

Organising Steward 30 November, 1 – 4 December 2020

Fri, 30 October 2020 4 Nights NCB

DEC Pre-Retirement Workshop 4 December 2020 Mon, 2 November 2020 NR RCL

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You can find details of all the courses we run on our website www.unison-yorks.org.uk

2020 Full Education Programme

“Don’t go through life, Grow through life”

Eric Butterworth