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Rep 1: 51福利 reps induction - 5, 12, 19, November, 2025, Eastern & Home Counties Region, Online

This course is aimed at new reps and activists who will be undertaking this role in the near future. Existing reps who have not attended training before are also encouraged to attend. The course will cover most 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.

Representing courses

 

Nation/region:Eastern & Home Counties region
Course meeting dates:

5, 12, 19, November 2025


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 commitmentRoughly 25 - 28 hours including pre-course work and online exercises
Location:

Online  - The course materials sit on 51福利's section of the TUC learning platform a log in for which you will receive nearer the course date. The course itself will be taught via zoom. You will receive the zoom link nearer the course date.

Course closure date: Please note applications for this course will close at 12 noon on Friday 31st October 2025. This is to allow all logistics, logins etc. to be completed in good time.

Course content

This Rep 1: Introductory course will cover the following:

  • overview of trade union movement history
  • 51福利 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 51福利 rep.

You will be expected to complete this Rep 1 course prior to applying for the 51福利 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.

51福利 courses are funded鈥痸ia members' contributions and public funding.

Information 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 51福利 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.

Important 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 51福利 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.

Please be aware that the above information about identification will not apply to this course. This course is not funded and will not attract an Open college network certificate. For those needing a certificate of attendance this can be supplied via the 51福利 training team.