Branch Officer Training Weekend 2025

Branch Officer Training Weekend 2025

Welcome to the ultimate weekend for our branch officers!

The return of the South West Region's famous Branch Officers Weekend will take place at

UNISON Croyde Bay, North Devon 10-13 July.

Get ready to enhance your skills, connect with fellow officers and enjoy a fantastic learning experience. This in-person event is your chance to dive deep into training sessions, workshops and networking. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to level up your leadership game!

The weekend:

• Join us from 5:30pm on Thursday 10th July until lunchtime on Sunday 13th July.
• This event is open to all newly elected or re-elected Branch Officers or those members interested in taking up one of these roles.

Over the three days, this event will help you to understand:

• The structure of UNISON, its aims and objectives and how it operates;
• The key duties and role of your specific post.

Please note:

Branch Officers will need the authorisation of their Branch to attend. We will contact your branch when you have submitted your booking form to confirm your booking.

There will be a charge to branches of £389 per attendee. This payment covers the cost of accommodation and meals provided.

Please make sure you let us know of any accessibility or dietary requirements on your booking form so we can try our best to accommodate them.

This event is a focused learning event for UNISON South West members and you are expected to attend all the sessions organised. Should you have an access need that requires a facilitator to assist you, or if you have dependants and you are the sole carer for them, please specify this on your registration form.

Guests? Additional family members or guests may be accommodated but these places will be chargeable to you as an individual.

Please see Frequently Asked Questions below for further information.

Should you need any further assistance or require clarification of any aspect of this event, please contact the Event Organiser:

• Maria Weston - Regional Education/Team Administrator
• E-mail: unisonsweducation@unison.co.uk
• Tel: 01823 285 324

Workshops will be available for the following roles:

Please choose only ONE role when booking your place!

• Branch Secretary
• Branch Chair
• Branch Treasurer
• Health and Safety Officer
• Communications Officer
• Women’s Officer
• Young Members Officers
• Equality Coordinator

Please see following note from Mark Everden - SW Regional Organiser - Education:

Due to room capacity issues of the venue and tutor availability, we will not be running courses for all officer positions.

If you are a newly elected officer in these roles:

• Black Members Officer
• LGBT+ Officer
• Membership Officer
• Disabled Members Officer
• Welfare Officer

and are interested in training for these roles, please email us direct at unisonsweducation@unison.co.uk and we will contact you to discuss training options.

Please note:

For some of our Equality Officer courses, we will look at this in conjunction with the relevant Self Organised Group and will advertise this separately.

Mark Everden (he/him)

Regional Organiser (Education)