Becoming a Union Learning Rep (ULR): A Path to Growth and Support
Explore the rewarding role of a Union Learning Rep (ULR) through identifying learning needs, promoting opportunities, and benefiting both yourself and colleagues. Enhance your skills, advocate for members, and collaborate within the community for professional and personal development.
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Become a Union Learning Rep (ULR) What s not to like?
Health Local Government Education Energy Community and Voluntary Police and Justice Transport Water Environment UNISON has over 1.3 million members across various Public Sector work places
ULRs Working Together! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttsmGwSri8w
Identifies learning needs What are some of the main roles of a ULR? Promotes learning opportunities Delivers learning events and workshops
Benefits to you as a ULR Builds your skills, knowledge and ability Boost your own confidence ULR Develop your own personal career and professional development Help to develop and support your colleagues
Skills and experience needed to be a ULR Plan and publicise events Listen to members about their needs Being organised Support your branches by negotiating time off to attend events Listening Skills Set up stalls, workshops and guest speakers Arranging Events Please note that you will not do any casework as a ULR Involved in Negotiations
Other things you should consider within your role as a ULR Signposting members to learning opportunities Use learning as an opportunity to recruit new members to UNISON ULR s are entitled to time off from contracted duties to organise training in the workplace.
You are not alone Who else can help and support you as a ULR? ULR Regional Learning Leads Branch Other ULRs LAOS Team
ULRs talking about their role https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkICQC-wClY
Interested? No time like the present! How to get started Speak to your branch or region. They should have people who are the educational leads. Start signposting colleagues to courses that you know are running locally. Go to the UNISON website and explore the areas that cover member learning, ULR s and regional training programmes. Find out who else is a ULR in your region and ask them about their role and what they are doing. Start thinking about how you could introduce different types of learning activity in your place of work.
Lets help and support our friends and colleagues to grow! This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY
