Throughout the year, in addition to the published programme,
there will be courses and workshops specific to various groups
and branches. Please see Sections: "Your
Branch" and "Your
Service Group" for more information.
Your Learning and Organising Committee have had another busy
and eventful year developing UNISON training, delivering the
training, supporting local education officers promoting Lifelong
Learning and planning the future training needs of members and
activists in Scotland.
The committee are a group of dedicated and hard-working representatives
who are committed to making sure you get what you need from
the union’s education and training opportunities. With the continuing
problems in all our service groups and sectors, not to mention
the difficult economic times, 2009 looks to be another challenging
year for UNISON activists.
To help you obtain the necessary skills and knowledge to deal
with our upcoming challenges, your Learning and Organising Committee
have established another full training programme that will help
members and activists to meet the needs of members to realise
their potential and provide opportunities for their own personal
development.
This year's programme was created following an analysis of
participants’ feedback from courses ran last year and from requests
from local branches to run specific training.
The Learning and Organising Committee held a policy seminar
in November 2008 and agreed how we would shape the programme
for the future. It is envisaged that the variety and numbers
of courses being held throughout the region will meet the majority
of training needs for our members.
However, should there be a new training need or a request for
additional training to be provided, your committee will proactively
work towards meeting that need. Members, activists and branches
considering this year’s programme should keep in mind that all
the courses being run are provided by experienced tutors who
are all friendly and supportive with an aim to help individuals
build their self-confidence and develop their personal skills.
The Learning and Organising Committee know that UNISON Scotland
is fortunate to have an exceptionally committed group of Branch
activists and local representatives, We hope that our training
programme will ensure you are supported in the valuable work
you do. We have the best representatives and we want them to
be the best-trained.
Jim Burnett
Chair Learning and Organising Committee
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Scotland's
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