Top Tips - Learning and organising getting started
- Publicise and promote the union and what it offers.
- Organise the first union reps or union learning reps and get them trained.
- Map all union activities and identify what learning and skills opportunities there are.
- Identify how other workplace issues can be used to involve members e.g. health and safety, equality, consultation with the employer.
- Talk to members and conduct surveys to find out what learning and skills they want and link with recruitment to the union.
- Find out what the employer needs are for learning and up skilling the workforce.
- Organise regular learning taster sessions to get people interested.
- Ensure union reps and ULRs are known in the workplace and are easily contactable e.g. photos and contact details are displayed.
- Ensure learning is included on all union agendas and features in union newsletters, notice boards and publicity.
- Plan ahead so that all events feature union and ULR* activities.
- Build in report backs and reviews from ULRs at all union and workplace meetings.
- Start to plan a learning agreement to formalise time off and learning facilities.
Also look at :
Top Tips – Ensuring quality information, advice and guidance
Top Tips – Working with other reps
Briefing document (200 words) issued 1 May 2007
