Health and Safety Training

Highland Council in conjunction with the recognised trade unions has signed a new partnership agreement for the three years to 31^st March 2014. Included in it is a commitment to have 30 trade union appointed Health and Safety representatives trained to at least Stage 1 within that period. As the largest trade union UNISON would like to ensure that as many as possible of them are UNISON members. Please contact Munro Ross for further information.
Please also note that the Nest Steps cannot be completed until Stage 1 has been passed and the Diploma is restricted to those who have completed Stage 1 and Next Steps (or Stage 2). All courses are run in Inverness at Highland council premises and Highland council pay all travel and accommodation courses as well as the costs of the tutor from Stow College in Glasgow.
If you are an UNISON member employed elsewhere you will probably be able to attend these courses also as they are open to all under the TUC Education banner, but priority will be given to Highland Council reps. 

Highland Council Safety Representatives - training programme2012


Booking Form for Courses held in the UNISON Highland Resource Centre

These following courses will not qualify for branch expenses. If any ULR can identify sufficient interest in their local area then attempts can be made to find a tutor and venue to run them in these areas

Following the September meeting of  Inverness Cross Union ULR Forum it was agreed to offer the following cross union courses:
PC Passport : Internet and On-line communications
Running for 12 weeks on Tuesday evenings between 6pm and 8.30pm, starting on Tuesday 10^th January 2012.

PC Passport: IT Software - Word Processing & Presenting information
Running for 12 weeks on Wednesday evenings between 6pm and 8.30pm, starting on Wednesday 11^th January 2012.

Both the above courses are intermediate courses and are aimed at:
Ø     New  learners
Ø     Learners who completed and passed basic IT courses earlier this year at Inverness College and are now ready to move onto an intermediate level;
Ø     Learners who completed and passed FIFB 11 PC Passport : IT Software – Spreadsheets and Database earlier this year who wish to work towards a full PC Passport award at SCQF level 5 ( to gain the full PC passport Intermediate award you need to complete and pass 4 units and we hope to be able to continue providing these units in the future to allow learners to progress to the full award).

We are also offering the following cross union course:
CMI Introductory Certificate in Management
Running for 12 weeks on Tuesday evenings between 6pm and 8.30pm, starting on 10^th January 2012

This course is aimed at any worker working in, or interested in,  first line management.
For all the above courses please find attached **:

¨     A poster you can use, if you wish ( you just need to add your name & telephone or email address in the box provided)  to advertise the courses in your workplace;
¨     Course information about each of the three courses;
¨     A course interest form which must be completed by any interested learners and returned to Ann Irvine by 5pm on Monday 12 December 2011.

Can you please note the following:
¨     The courses are open to both union and non union members in  Inverness and surrounding areas.  Priority for places will be given to union members;
¨     Just because someone completes a course interest form does not automatically mean they have secured a place on the course of their choice.  We will let ULRs know who has been successful in securing course places by the 16^th December 2011;
¨      Workers may apply for more than one course, but will only be offered a place on a second course if we are unable to fill places.

Links to PDF files here**(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)