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Education Officer

Tasks relating to the post of branch education co-ordinator:

to make sure all new stewards and safety representatives receive initial information
and guidance about their duties, e.g. stewards handbook, rulebook, service conditions
agreements, etc
to publicise the range of educational and training opportunities available to members
and activists
to get untrained stewards, safety representatives and other branch officers onto
appropriate training courses
to co-ordinate and support the work of learning representatives
to encourage branch members and activists to make use of the UNISON Open College courses, especially ‘Return to Learn’ and ‘Women, Work and Society’
to maintain contact with the regional education officer/regional education committee
to establish a plan of training for activists and to produce an annual budget to meet its
costs
to keep records of what training has been undertaken and by whom within the branch
to make sure that activists get paid time off for training where appropriate.

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