West Midlands
Education and training
A wide range of education and training activities is run throughout the year by the region - the latest version of the programme is available below, together with details of how to apply for any of the courses.Don't forget to look at the national education website at 
unison-opencollege.org
To discuss any issues relating to education and training in the West Midlands please contact regional education officer Fred Cattle at the regional centre.
Organising around learning is core trade union business
(12/06/09) Organising around learning is core to trade union business and makes sense for employers too. UNISON members, employers and learning providers can work together as partners to the benefit of individuals and each other.
Applications for Dawn Lake Fund
(02/06/09) Dawn Lake was a West Midlands Regional Women's Officer between 1993 - 1996 and died tragically of breast cancer, applications to her memorial bursary will go out in the Spring.
Ground Breaking Partnership Skills Pledge!
(25/02/09) UNISON pleased to be apart of a ground breaking learning agreement and skills pledge at University of Birmingham which give no academic staff an opporunity to move on to higher education
TUC Careers & Learning Advice
(12/02/2009) Advice on careers and leaning is available free from Unionlearn
Education & Training incls bursaries
(14/01/09) UNISON education and training aims to provide activists with the skills and knowledge and confidence, they require to become effective UNISON representatives and to help grow and develop our organisation.
TUC courses for all union reps - Midlands Area
West Midlands Regional Education Programme 2009
(18/11/08) West Midlands Regional Education Programme 2009 contains information on events and courses for UNISON activists and members.
West Mids ULR is a star ... a Song of Marcia
(14/06/07) Marcia Williamson UNISON Birmingham Branch has expressed her path into becoming a union learning rep (ULR) in the lyrics of a song 'to inspire other women and ethnic minority groups to participate'.1st Regional Celebrating Learning Conference
(12/06/2007) UNISON celebrated life long learning during adult learners week in style at the Burlington Hotel with special guest workshops by Spotz, Licence to Skill and Conference Artist, Graham Ogilbe - follow this link to the Conference Cartoon Gallery http://www.unison.org.uk/acrobat/B3290.pdf
Regional Bursary Scheme for UNISON activists
(12/02/2009) The new regional bursary scheme will provide grants to activists who want to improve their knowledge and skills within the area of trade union studies at the level of higher or further education< Back | More >
UNISON West Midlands region
24 Livery Street
Birmingham B3 2PA
Tel: 0845 355 0845
Fax: 0121 685 4400
Text Tel: 0121 685 4410
Email: westmids@unison.co.uk
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Vote for your NEC member
Union welcomes mail decision
(02/02/07) Prentis thanks members who signed petition to keep post publicNo to redundancies
(29/06/09) Lunchtime protests on 3 July over further education jobs and funding cuts in EnglandFree Iranian prisoners
(24/06/09) Join the protests this Friday lunchtimeNEC report
(22/06/09) First meeting of new NEC unable to take placeKeep the Royal Mail public
(19/06/09) UNISON backs campaign against sell-off of the mail serviceNews list >
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