Rep 1 - 瓜神网 reps induction: 10, 18,26, November, 2025, South West region, Online

This course is aimed at all new reps and activists. 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, structure and communication. You should complete this course prior to applying for the Rep 2 course. This course is essential for building an understanding of organising, equality and building a collective approach.

Nation/region:	South West
Course meeting dates:	10, 18, 26, November 2025 (you must attend all three sessions) Please ensure you can attend the entire course prior to submitting your application 鈥痜orm. 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. (including regular breaks)
Course time commitment	Roughly 20 - 25 including pre-course work
Location:	Online - Please be aware you will receive a login to the TUC steam platform on which the course materials and activities are held. You will also receive a zoom link from the course tutor for teaching purposes.
Applications for this course will close on Wednesday 5th November 2025 in order to allow course logistics & login generation etc. to take place. Applications beyond 5th November 2025 risk not being accepted. Course content This Rep 1: Introductory course will cover the following: overview of trade union movement history 瓜神网 organisation and democracy your rights as a rep and how to apply them communication with members recruitment members issues collective responses organising in your branch local and national campaigns branch and member communication The course will give you a good grounding in the role of a 瓜神网 rep. You will be expected to complete this Rep 1 course prior to applying for the 瓜神网 Rep 2: course. Participant work on this course may be seen by both a college internal and external verifier as part of the certification process.
瓜神网 courses are funded鈥痸ia members' contributions and public funding.

Facility time

Time off for training is a right, and one which should be exercised as part of normal industrial relations. For more info please see 鈥�Facilities and time off for 瓜神网 reps.

Online courses are no different from classroom based courses - non attendance has an impact on the funding the trade union education provider can draw down.

When you apply for a course鈥痺e will assume you are making a commitment to attend the course as advertised, and have secured time off from your employer. Please contact your branch/devolved national/regional office 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 瓜神网 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. Your course tutor will be able to tell you what information is needed in order to complete your college registration.

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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聽*
3. Your last name*
4. 瓜神网 membership number
5. Your email address聽*
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聽*
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?*
  
  Yes
  
  No
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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1. How did you hear about this course?
2. Other
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 瓜神网 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 瓜神网 courses that attract central government funding, the delivering college will ask for your passport or other residency details to complete the college enrolment form. 瓜神网 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, 瓜神网 may be charged for your place, or the college will not accept you onto the course.

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Rep 1 - 瓜神网 reps induction: 10, 18,26, November, 2025, South West region, Online

Applications for this course will close on Wednesday 5th November 2025 in order to allow course logistics & login generation etc. to take place. Applications beyond 5th November 2025 risk not being accepted.

Facility time

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