H&S 2: Organising and bargaining for health and safety - 21, 30, April, & 6 May, 2026, South West Region, Online

Participants need to complete the H&S 1: Induction, (or both workload reps) modules before applying to attend this course. This is the follow on course from H&S 1, it is designed for health & safety reps who wish to further their knowledge and skills around inspections, risk, and bargaining around health & safety.

Course details

Nation/region:	South West
Course meeting dates:	21, 30, April & 6, May, 2026 Please ensure you can attend the entire course prior to submitting your application  form. Please further ensure you have secured time off from your employer to attend.
Course meeting times:	9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (with lunch and regularly breaks)
Course time commitment:	21-25 hours over five weeks.
Location:	Online: The course materials will site on the TUC stream platform for which you will be given login details nearer the time. The teaching will take place via a zoom link.
Closing date for applications Applications for this course will close at 12 noon on Thursday 16th April 2026. This allows course logistics and logins to be generated in good time. Applications beyond the closing date risk not being accepted. Course content The course will cover the following: how to improve health and safety training planning and conducting health and safety inspections H&S investigations using a systematic approach to tackling health and safety problems how to improve the risk assessment process negotiating effective polices and procedures around stress and violence how to build union organisation around health & safety issues further development of key skills become an effective safety rep.
UCU courses are funded via members' contributions and public funding.

Facility time

Online courses are no different to face-to-face courses in terms of time off for training. Time off for training is a right and one which should be exercised as part of normal industrial relations. For more info please see  Facilities and time off for UCU reps.

When you apply for a course we will assume that are making a commitment to attend the course as advertised, and have secured time off from your employer. Please contact your branch/region if you are having problems securing time off.

Before you complete this form, please be aware: You may be asked to register with the delivering college in which your trade union tutor is employed. Where colleges are drawing down funding for delivery you will be ask for your passport or equivalent identification details to register. This is a demand of the college who are following government requirements in order to satisfy public funding criteria. This is not a requirement UCU want to see and we are lobbying for change. However, as it stands, if you do not register with the college, your place will not be fundable.

Register online
1. Please ensure that you have secured the time off from your employer before applying for a place. If you have any difficulties in doing this please contact training@ucu.org.uk
2. Your first name *
3. Your last name*
4. UCU membership number
5. Your email address *
6. Your daytime telephone no.
7. Date of birth*
  This is for equality monitoring and college registration purposes only.
8. Your branch/LA or institution *
Mailing address
1. Address line 1*
2. Address line 2
3. Address line 3
4. Town/City*
5. Postcode*
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1. What is/are your union role/s?
2. Do you have approval from your branch to attend this course?*
  
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3. Please ensure you read all the information provided above in particular the information around the ID needed to enrol with the delivering college.
4. Have you secured time off from your employer to attend this course?*
  
  Yes
  
  No
5. Please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments you may need to enable you to attend and participate this online course
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Please note: registering online does not guarantee you a place on this course. Only when you have received confirmation from your regional office has your place been reserved.

The information submitted to the UCU training team via this form will be used for the purpose of administering your training request and shared with the delivering college/course tutor.
For UCU courses that attract central government funding, the delivering college will ask for your passport or other residency details to complete the college enrolment form. The college by law have to prove that they are funding appropriately. UCU have contacted colleges about this issue and are lobbying for change. As it stands however, if you cannot for whatever reason show the correct details when asked, UCU may be charged for your place, or the college will not accept you onto the course.

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H&S 2: Organising and bargaining for health and safety - 21, 30, April, & 6 May, 2026, South West Region, Online

Course details

Closing date for applications

Course content

Facility time

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