Courses in the Southern region

This course is designed for reps who are actively involved or soon to be actively involved in negotiating on behalf of members. Any branch officer may also wish to attend this course to understand the fundamentals or negotiating strategy, member support and organising around demands.

This course is aimed at new reps and activists who will be undertaking the role in the near future. Existing reps who have not attended training before are also encouraged to attend. The course will cover all aspects of your role as a rep including your rights as a rep, union democracy, recruitment, organising and communication. You should complete this course prior to applying for the Rep 2 course.

This course is for reps who have completed UCU's Rep 1 course (H&S1, or UCU one day case work course) and are now actively engaged in representing individual members. The course also assumes you are actively engaged with your branch, and fully understand UCU's democratic structures both in the branch and nationally. Although the course focuses on grievance and disciplinary processes, it will also cover collective action, organising and equality.

This introduction is a course for reps who are new to representing individual members or those who are considering becoming more involved in the direct representation of members.

This introduction is a course for reps who are new to representing individual members or those who are considering becoming more involved in the direct representation of members.