The organising steward

As a steward you are a vital link in the union chain and have an important role to play in organising members at local level

Details

The course will help you to:

  • understand the role of an organising union in public services;
  • recognise the importance of equalities in UNISON;
  • work with members to tackle issues in the workplace;
  • work with members in resolving cases;
  • know where and when to seek advice and guidance;
  • understand how procedures work in practice;
  • handle grievance and disciplinary and similar types of cases as the representative of UNISON members within your workplace;
  • be certified as competent to accompany members at a disciplinary and grievance hearing in line with Employment Relations Act 1999;
  • understand the broader roles in which UNISON operates, including internationally.

 

How the course will work

This is an online course, accessed via the internet from your workplace or local/ employer learning centre.

You will work interactively on tasks with tutors and other UNISON stewards taking the course, and will have access to the same materials, the  tutor support, and networking opportunities as with offline courses.

You will spend the first three weeks learning how to use the system by doing the Getting Ready for e-Learning course.

 

Accreditation

Six credits at Open College Network level one.

 

Course bookings and enquiries

To find out more or book your place, contact your region.

How to contact your region

 

Related courses

Recruitment skills

Developing representational skills – disciplinary hearings

Grievances and disciplinaries

Introduction to equal pay

Procurement: outsourcing and privatisation

Basic pensions enquiries

Steward refresher (recertification)

Organising in the community and voluntary sector

Dealing with reorganisation

Anti discrimination rights on sexual orientation

Approaches to tackling racism and discrimination

 

Equality awareness for lay tutors

Lay tutors stage 1

 

Introduction to employment law

Disability discrimination law – introductory course

Disibality discrimination law – advanced course

Race and sex discrimination – introductory course

Race and sex discrimination – advanced course

Introduction to contracts of employment

Contracts, redundancy and TUPE – advanced course

Unfair dismissals – introductory course

Unfair dismissals and employment tribunals (advanced)

Work/life balance – introductory course

Maternity and parental rights (advanced)

Details

The course will help you to:

  • understand the role of an organising union in public services;
  • recognise the importance of equalities in UNISON;
  • work with members to tackle issues in the workplace;
  • work with members in resolving cases;
  • know where and when to seek advice and guidance;
  • understand how procedures work in practice;
  • handle grievance and disciplinary and similar types of cases as the representative of UNISON members within your workplace;
  • be certified as competent to accompany members at a disciplinary and grievance hearing in line with Employment Relations Act 1999;
  • understand the broader roles in which UNISON operates, including internationally.

 

How the course will work

This is an online course, accessed via the internet from your workplace or local/ employer learning centre.

You will work interactively on tasks with tutors and other UNISON stewards taking the course, and will have access to the same materials, the  tutor support, and networking opportunities as with offline courses.

You will spend the first three weeks learning how to use the system by doing the Getting Ready for e-Learning course.

 

Accreditation

Six credits at Open College Network level one.

 

Course bookings and enquiries

To find out more or book your place, contact your region.

How to contact your region

 

Related courses

Recruitment skills

Developing representational skills – disciplinary hearings

Grievances and disciplinaries

Introduction to equal pay

Procurement: outsourcing and privatisation

Basic pensions enquiries

Steward refresher (recertification)

Organising in the community and voluntary sector

Dealing with reorganisation

Anti discrimination rights on sexual orientation

Approaches to tackling racism and discrimination

 

Equality awareness for lay tutors

Lay tutors stage 1

 

Introduction to employment law

Disability discrimination law – introductory course

Disibality discrimination law – advanced course

Race and sex discrimination – introductory course

Race and sex discrimination – advanced course

Introduction to contracts of employment

Contracts, redundancy and TUPE – advanced course

Unfair dismissals – introductory course

Unfair dismissals and employment tribunals (advanced)

Work/life balance – introductory course

Maternity and parental rights (advanced)

Details

The course will help you to:

  • understand the role of an organising union in public services;
  • recognise the importance of equalities in UNISON;
  • work with members to tackle issues in the workplace;
  • work with members in resolving cases;
  • know where and when to seek advice and guidance;
  • understand how procedures work in practice;
  • handle grievance and disciplinary and similar types of cases as the representative of UNISON members within your workplace;
  • be certified as competent to accompany members at a disciplinary and grievance hearing in line with Employment Relations Act 1999;
  • understand the broader roles in which UNISON operates, including internationally.

 

How the course will work

This is an online course, accessed via the internet from your workplace or local/ employer learning centre.

You will work interactively on tasks with tutors and other UNISON stewards taking the course, and will have access to the same materials, the  tutor support, and networking opportunities as with offline courses.

You will spend the first three weeks learning how to use the system by doing the Getting Ready for e-Learning course.

 

Accreditation

Six credits at Open College Network level one.

 

Course bookings and enquiries

To find out more or book your place, contact your region.

How to contact your region

 

Related courses

Recruitment skills

Developing representational skills – disciplinary hearings

Grievances and disciplinaries

Introduction to equal pay

Procurement: outsourcing and privatisation

Basic pensions enquiries

Steward refresher (recertification)

Organising in the community and voluntary sector

Dealing with reorganisation

Anti discrimination rights on sexual orientation

Approaches to tackling racism and discrimination

 

Equality awareness for lay tutors

Lay tutors stage 1

 

Introduction to employment law

Disability discrimination law – introductory course

Disibality discrimination law – advanced course

Race and sex discrimination – introductory course

Race and sex discrimination – advanced course

Introduction to contracts of employment

Contracts, redundancy and TUPE – advanced course

Unfair dismissals – introductory course

Unfair dismissals and employment tribunals (advanced)

Work/life balance – introductory course

Maternity and parental rights (advanced)