Organising Academy

Four weeks residential training is provided throughout the six month secondment and the remainder of the time is spent working in one of Usdaw's seven divisions under the guidance of a coach, who is a full time officer of the Union.

The training covers a wide range of subject matters from developing individual recruitment skills through to building and developing teams of Usdaw representatives to ensure that workplaces are effectively organised.

Workplace assignments also vary considerably throughout the six month secondment and include visits to workplaces to recruit new members, mapping workplaces and running organising campaigns.

You can register for any future intakes of the Academy by e-mailing academy@usdaw.org.uk

If you are interested in taking part you will need to be available for the full six-months of the programme. The 2012 programme starts on 14 May 2012, however, applications are now closed.

You can register for any future intakes of the Academy by e-mailing academy@usdaw.org.uk or fill out this form.

Find out what Reps said about their Academy experience

For further information visit: www.usdaw.org.uk/academy