Dorset Branch

Training.

http://www.unisonsouthwest.org.uk/get-involved/education-training.ashx

UNISON's Education Offer - Weekend School, 23 - 25 March 2012

COURSES COMING UP PLACES AVAILABLE - AVOID CANCELLATIONS BOOK TODAY!
Please find below details on courses that are due to take place in May that still have places available on them.

If applications for these training courses don’t increase over the next few days they will unfortunately have to be cancelled so any help you can give in promoting these and encouraging members to attend would be gratefully received.

· 9th May - ERA Refresher Training – Wareham, Dorset
· 14 May – Dyslexia Awareness Course – Taunton
· 16 May – Dyslexia Awareness Course – Truro, Cornwall
· 16, 23, 30 May, 6 & 13 June - The Organising Representative – Gloucester, Swindon & Wareham
· 17, 24, 31 May, 7 & 14 June – The Organising Representative – Cornwall, Exeter & Plymouth
· 18, 25 May, 1, 8 & 15 June – The Organising Representative –Taunton

2012 Course Dates Update

2012 March - June Update

Women’s History and Reclaiming the F word – 10 & 11 March (get together/meet on Friday night 9th)
Croyde Bay
This residential weekend course is open to all women members and/or activists.
This is a fantastic course which will be looking at the history of women in work, society and the trade unions with lots of practical activities and discussion. Topics will include: Women’s Suffrage, Women and Politics, feminist Theories, Women and the trade union movement and Women in public life.
It really will be inspiring and a great reminder of why we all do what we do.
Please register now!

Equality Training

The 2012 Education programme is on the 1 in 25 website.

To view the 1in 25 website please click
http://www.1in25.co.uk/

The courses with a particular equality focus are:-

· Black members pre-conference training , Bristol – 14th January
· Equality Analysis, Protecting our Members’ rights, Taunton – 3rd February
· Equalities officers’ networking day, Taunton – 24th February
· Equality Reps, Taunton – 19th – 21st March
· Maternity/Parental Rights, Bristol – 8th May
· Branch Equality Co-ordinators – Croyde – residential – 24th – 27th May
· Equality Analysis , Truro – 10th July
· Equality Reps , Wareham – 11th-13th September

Women Only training
· Women’s pre-conference training , Taunton – 21st January
· Reclaiming the F word , Croyde – Residential – 9th – 11th March
· Branch Women’s Officers – Croyde – Residential – 24th-27th May
· Assertiveness Training – Croyde – Residential – 6th – 8th July