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More information about regional and branch training courses is available in the Regional Education Programme, available from your branch education co-ordinator or branch secretary or from the regional education officer (see map below).

To find out more about lay tutor training, or about lifelong learning, contact the regional education officer. For more information on national courses, contact Learning and Organising Services at Mabledon Place. More on Return to Learn and other personal and professional development courses is available from the Link to an external websiteOpen College at Mabledon Place.

Click on a region for contact details

Region 1 Eastern
Jane Rudd
UNISON
Church Lane House, Church Lane
Chelmsford
Essex CM1 1UW
Tel 01245 287524
Fax 01245 492863

Region 2 East Midlands
Angela Gerrard, Lilian Greenwood
UNISON Regional Centre
Vivian Avenue
Nottingham NG5 1AF
Tel 0115 847 5400
Fax 0115 847 5452

Region 3 London
Les Perkins
UNISON
1st floor, Congress House
Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3LS
Tel 020 7535 2100
Fax 020 7535 2105

Region 4 Northern
Keith Hodgson
UNISON
140/150 Pilgrim Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 6TH
Tel 0191 245 0800
Fax 0191 245 0899

Region 5 Northern Ireland
Paul Donaghy, Cath Friel
Unit 4, Fort William Business Park
Dargan Road
Belfast BT3 9JZ
Tel 02890 770813
Fax 02890 779772

Region 6 North West
Helen Titherington
UNISON North West Regional Centre
Arena Point
1 Hunts Bank
Manchester M3 1UN
Tel 0161 211 1000
Fax 0161 661 6710

Region 7 Scotland
Anne Cascarino
UNISON House
14 West Campbell Street
Glasgow G2 6RX
Tel 0870 7777 006
Fax 0141 331 1203

Region 8 Southern
Kathleen McCann
UNISON, 8 Church Street
Reading
Berks RG1 2SB
Tel 01189 596466
Fax 01189 597860

Region 9 South East
Jim Cooper
UNISON South Eastern Region
179 Preston Park
Brighton & Hove BN1 6AG
Tel 01737 733300
Fax 01273 544032

Region 10 South West
Brenda Weston
UNISON
The Crescent
Taunton
Somerset TA1 4DU
Tel 01823 288031
Fax 01823 336013

Region 11 Wales
Gareth John
UNISON Cymru Wales
Suite A The Courtyard
14 Wind Street
Swansea SA1 1DP
Tel 01792 467218
Fax 01792 483948

Region 12 West Midlands
Fred Cattle
UNISON
West Midland Regional Centre
24 Livery Street
Birmingham B3 2PA
Tel 0121 685 4200
Fax 0121 685 4400

Region 13 Yorks & Humberside
Sue Cookman
UNISON
324/334 Cemetery Road
Sharrow Head
Sheffield S11 8FT
Tel 0113 2449111
Fax 0114 2685932

CONTACT DETAILS
• UNISON Learning and Organising Services
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ


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