Our Activist and Member Learning Programme continues to be identified by members as one of our most important areas of work. Both programmes give support to members and activists, especially at a time when employers are cutting back on their training and development programmes.

We offer over 180 workshops for all members across 90 topics such as autism, dementia, palliative care, mindfulness, supporting staff, resilience, bereavement, communicating effectively, interview skills, drugs and alcohol, epilepsy, Parkinsons, suicide awareness, dealing with stress and bullying.

All of our courses are now hosted at  https://unisoncollegeni.org.uk  If you open it on your phone, you can save the page on your homepage as an app-style icon. Just set up an account and once approved – you can book, track and cancel courses from the convenience of your phone, tablet or computer.

We also offer education grants up to £300 for Open University modules, work-related and non-work-related modules with specific bursaries for Open University modules, school support staff and care assistants.  Find out more at https://learning.unison.org.uk/financial-support