March is shaping up to be a busy month for Fórsa’s Skills Academy, with an exciting range of training opportunities available. 

Level 1 Workplace Rep Training, 25th-27th March – Wexford  

This three-day course will give new workplace representatives a firm understanding of the basic skills and information needed to effectively carry out their duties as a representative. The course is open to workplace reps with less than 2 years of experience as a representative who have previously attended Fórsa Induction or its predecessor course Fórsa 101. 

Attendees will be taken through a number of topics crucial to becoming a successful rep, including: the role and responsibilities of the workplace representative, organising and recruiting members, industrial relations, handling members' problems and local representation, and much more. 

Members looking to attend can register here. 

Level 2 Workplace Rep Training Part 3 – Health & Safety, 18th March - Galway  

Reps who have already completed the Level 1 Workplace Representative training and wish to take on the Level 2 training may be interested in this session in Galway. This course will cover part 3 – Health and Safety and will go towards earning a certificate of completion. This programme consists of three parts which must all be completed, though not in a specific order. 

Applications will close as soon as course capacity is reached. If you are interested in this training, please contact skillsacademy@forsa.ie to apply. 

Fórsa Induction, 12th March - Online  

A course designed for new members and not so new members, who are thinking of getting involved in union activism. The session will outline the importance of participating in union activities, how to achieve successful outcomes in the workplace and the support available for engaging with members and representatives locally. 

Members looking to attend can register here. 

Live: Lunch & Learn: Make learning easier, assistive technologies for students, 28th March - Online  

Access UCC has created a resource on free Technology to Make Learning Easier. It consists of free, built-in tech to make reading, writing, planning and studying easier. Deirdre Madden, Assistive Technology Outreach Co-ordinator at Access UCC, will share her experience working in disability support and take attendees through the Make Learning Easier resource. 

This will be of especially interest to SNAs and members working in education and disability support. 

Registration will be open soon. 

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