Many More Announcements

Important dates for your calendars:

The BL's Learning at work 2012 Event

Will be on Tuesday 22nd May in Boston Spa

and

 Tuesday 29th May in London

More news and information to come

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Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work

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12:21 minute long talk

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Dear Colleagues,

Human Resources Organisation Development is in the position to offer a Confidence in Handling Challenging Conversations workshopat St Pancras and Boston Spa. Please see attached.

We are asking for your support in drumming up interest by informing staff members within your directorate and or within your trade union of this opportunity available.

If you or any of your colleagues would like to book a place or to express interest, please contact me via godfrey.waite@bl.uk or telephone x 7275.

Regards,

Godfrey Waite

This workshop will offer practical techniques to handle potentially
difficult conversations with colleagues effectively and with
confidence.


Anyone who manages staff and/or has to deliver challenging
conversations with accountability, in the work place.


Delegates will:

·         Have a clearer understanding of the value of working with a moderate amount of substantive conflict as a manager.

·         To be aware of conflict management strategies to widen the participant’s toolkit of management skills.

·         To enhance knowledge of how to respond to staff in challenging work place situations.

·         Support development in the following competencies: personal and professional impact, leading change, managing and developing people.

St Pancras:     28 March 2012      9:00 – 12:45 or 13:15 – 17:00

                        20 April 2012         9:00 – 12:45 or 13:15 – 17:00

 Boston Spa:   2 March 2012         9:00 – 12:45 or 13:15 – 17:00

                      27 March 2012        9:00 – 12:45 or 13:15 – 17:00

Email Godfrey Waite or telephone him on ext 7275

Please ensure you have the approval of your line manager to attend.

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For Union members ONLY:

Dear Colleagues,

Unionlearn in Yorkshire & the Humber are developing a Green Skills forum for reps and others who have an interest in this agenda.  This will be held on a quarterly basis throughout the region.

The inaugural event will be held at the unionlearn offices on the 20th March 2012 starting at 9.30am  and will be a chance to familiarise yourself with new, existing and future initiatives concerning this key development area of work.

The event will give Union Learning Reps the opportunity to shape how this new forum will work and to have their say on key ‘Green Issues’ in and around the region.

The forum will provide a platform to discuss and identify implementation tools, strategies and local initiatives from theory to practice, draw on current research to discuss future ideas as well as to identify the obstacles and challenges lying ahead for the development of skills, education and training policies for a low carbon economy.

The forum itself is expected to:

·         Compare methods and tools used in monitoring and evaluating developments in the green economy and local labour markets.

·         Indicate how research can support better targeted policy making and skills strategies.

·         Provide inspiration and ideas for future research and collaboration.

·         Promote the sharing of best practice between unions, individual reps and workplaces.

·         Develop strategies to support members within the region

The forum will be taking place at the unionlearn offices at 33 Park Place, Leeds, LS1 2RY on Thursday 20th March 2012 from 9.30am and will be followed by a networking lunch at around 12.30 (lunch will be provided)

If you are interested in attending this event could you please confirm your intention along with any dietary requirements to the following email address – afox@tuc.org.uk by Friday 9^th March. 

Places are limited so will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Kind Regards

  

Addam Fox

Unionlearn with Yorkshire and the Humber TUC

33 Park Place

Leeds

LS1 2RY

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For Prospect members ONLY:

If any Prospect members are interested in the CareerPlus Workshop for Leeds on 8^th March at 3 Albion Place Leeds, LS1 6JL.  please email me at pauline.tee@prospect.org.uk

Many Thanks

 Pauline

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Pauline Tee ULF Project Development Worker M:             07834 451785       E: pauline.tee@prospect.org.uk www.twitter.com/prospectunion

Prospect Head Office New Prospect House 8 Leake Street London SE1 7NN www.prospect.org.uk

 Prospect CareerPlus Workshop

Career Transitions

Thursday, 8^th March 2012 – 3 Albion Place, Leeds

Aim:

To equip participants with the awareness and skills necessary to manage the range of career transitions that they will face in this current climate of change

Enable participants to:

§        appreciate the emotional journey that they are facing as they embark on the next stage of their personal career development

§        create an awareness of their marketable skills and an understanding of how to describe these effectively to potential recruiters

§        develop an understanding of what recruiters look for on CVs and applications

§        gain greater confidence in how to deal with interviews through effective preparation

§        consider a range of job hunting tactics and how to choose the most appropriate methods for their circumstances

§        develop greater confidence in their ability to network effectively in their job hunting

§        formulate a clear plan of action of their next steps

10.00 am         Tea & Coffee and Welcome

10.15                                Session 1: Introduction

10.45                              Session 2:  Career Transition        

11.15                              Session 3: Transferring Skills and Competencies in the Marketplace

12.00   pm      Coffee/Tea

12.15               Session 4: Intelligent Job Hunting

1.15                                  Lunch

2.00                 Session 5: Effective Applications

3.00                 Tea/Coffee

3.15                 Session 6: Interviews

4.00                 Session 7: Review of Day, Action Setting and Wrap Up

4.30                 Close

Lots of news to share!

It's been a while since the last post, but there really is a lot going on right now. So here's a catch up for you all

For Prospect Members---

Dear Colleagues

INTERNATIONAL AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT (2012 TRAINING DATES)

The work undertaken by the development advocates as part of the recently concluded 3 year project and reported fully in the “World of Difference” report is indicative of the workplace activities that members and representatives can get involved with via the Prospect international agenda. 

The case studies from the various sectors demonstrate a vibrant trade union approach to addressing global challenges with a focus on how we can become effective stakeholders to make a difference to our employer’s corporate social responsibility, sustainability and procurement policies and practices.

Equally important is meeting member and representative aspirations to support calls for trade union solidarity, raise awareness of humanitarian and natural disaster efforts, campaign for the rights of others less fortunate and to support developing world projects through the NGOs and global union federations Prospect is affiliated to.

From the pilot work two courses have been developed to inform, empower and enable Prospect members and representatives to become involved with the global agenda. 

These courses are:

   

Who should attend?

·       Individual Prospect members: Prospect members who have an interest in global issues and poverty alleviation and want to contribute to making the world a better place.

·       Branch nominated: Branches wishing to nominate a member to keep Branch committees informed of initiatives, campaigns and events.

·       Other representatives: There is an increasing awareness of the global reach of the organisations we work for and there is an international dimension (and a role to play) for health and safety, union learn, environment and equality representatives.  This is not aimed at increasing their workplace activity but about wider implications and impact of globalisation.

Branch workshops, committee presentations and briefings

The global or international agenda is broad and any branch wishing to explore global issues that is either industry specific or relates to Prospect’s work in Kenya, establishing FairTrade, corporate procurement (PPE and corporate clothing for example), corporate social responsibility, sustainable development, climate change, operations in emerging markets, global agreements, European Works Councils, professional migrant labour and supporting charities/philanthropy, a range of bespoke training or briefing sessions can be designed to meet the Branches’ requirements.

The application for national training is below.  Bespoke training event enquiries should be directed to Beverley.hall@prospect.org.uk

Yours sincerely

  

BEVERLEY HALL

International Development Co-ordinator

Post referred to us by:

Kate Antoniou

ULF Project Development Worker

Prospect Head OfficeNew Prospect House

8 Leake Street

London

SE1 7NN

www.prospect.org.uk

www.twitter.com/prospectunion

Please contact one of your ULRs for more information and application forms

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For All---For those still long winter evenings by the fire...

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/32V6ue/www.onlineschools.org/2009/11/03/100-essential-reads-for-the-lifelong-learner/

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For All---If you have children, you may want to consider this:

Why not hold a Family Reading Break?        - inspire families to read and learn together
Research shows that parents' reading habits are the single most important factor in     children's literacy and reading, so that's why we're encouraging organisations     nationwide to hold a Family Reading Break and develop a love of reading on      World Book Day, Thursday 1 March 2012.     Family Reading Breaks provide a great opportunity to talk to mums, dads and carers      about their reading and how they can become reading role-models for their children.     At a Family Reading Break, children and their parents or carers      read and learn together with World Book Day books for children and      Quick Reads books for adults.         All you need to do is provide the space,      the books and a few activities (some great ideas are outlined in our      Family Reading Break toolkit).
How to join in: ·                     Download the Family Reading Break toolkit  lots of inspiration. ·                     Pre-order a Family Reading Break Pack, complete with 16 World Book Day    books for children aged 2-10 and 16 Quick Reads for adults, for just £35.    That's just over £1 per book!   ·                     Download a Quick Reads 2012 poster ·                     Access Quick Reads branding and World Book Day branding  ·                     Register now for further information and updates on how we can support you.
A Family Reading Break is the perfect way to start World Book Day.     However, you could hold sessions at other times (lunchtime or after school)    that are convenient for parents and carers, so they can join their children     and take part in activities where they develop a shared interest in     reading and learning together.    You could also get in touch with your local library or family learning service     and ask them to get involved too.    Quick Reads are made available at cost by authors and publishers     to support the Quick Reads charity.    Visit www.quickreads.org.uk/familyreadingbreaks to find out more.

 Eight brand-new Quick Reads are now available

 To celebrate the launch of the eight brand-new titles this month, 

 why not hold some reading events to encourage adults 

 to fall in love with reading?  

 
Here's how you could get involved: 

Hold a Quick Reads Reading Break and engage  as many adults as possible in reading activities.  Organisers across the country can download free toolkits  from the Quick Reads website to support Reading Breaks. Buy the brand new titles. Quick Reads are available from  supermarkets, bookshops and online.  You can also orderWorkplace packs and  Family Reading Break packs, which include  discounted copies of the brand-new titles. _________________________________________________________________ Please become a follower of this blog, it's absolutely free and so easy to do  and you will ensure you don’t miss a post. Thanks! From all your ULRS at the BL, Melanie Johnson, PCS [London] Iwona Jurkiewicz, Prospect [London] Marjorie Newson, Prospect [Boston Spa] Andy Robinson, Prospect [Boston Spa] Sarah Wood-Ripley, PCS [Boston Spa]