This page contains a database of information about courses run and delivered by BECTU and our training partners. The courses include those for union representatives and for freelance members plus a suite of courses for editing moving images. You will be able to apply online if you wish.
If you would like to find courses by other training providers for whatever purpose we have provided links and details to courses, subsidies and education around the country. If you feel we should be doing something differently or something new, please contact the BECTU Training Officer, Brian Kelly.
- Adobe Aftereffects
- This short course is for BECTU members who want to master the basics of this popular softward package.
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Branch reps part 1: Representing your Members
- Everybody needs help at work sometime - this course will show you how to support and represent your fellow BECTU members effectively both as individuals and collectively. You will also be fully accredited to represent people at formal hearings as required by legislation.
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Branch reps part 2: How to organise a union branch
- This course is designed for local branch officers and other branch reps who want to know more about how unions work at loacl level. You will learn how to run meetings, how to improve your local organisation, make policy and build membership
- Create Your Own Website
- Get a simple website up on the web in this hands-on, intenstive one-day workshop.
- DVD Studio Pro
- This hands-on course guides students through every aspect of DVD authoring using DVD Studio Pro, (part of the Final Cut Studio bundle).
- Effective CV Writing
- The essential elements of what makes a winning CV, working with one-to-one help from a specialist Skillset Media Advisor on your own CV.
- Final Cut Pro - Intermediate
- This two-day course aims to build on and expand your existing knowledge of Final Cut Pro software so that you can start to explore its creative possibilities.
- Final Cut Pro 7 - Introduction
- This intensive two-day course will give you a comprehensive introduction to the very latest version of this high-performance software.
- Finance for Freelances
- This one-day course will provide a comprehensive guide to making a success of the business side of your freelance career.
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Health and Safety reps part 1 & 2
- This is a two-part programme lasting six days that will help you succeed as a safety rep. The focus is on practical activity and understanding (and applying) legislation. Upon completion of the course you will be awarded your formal accreditation as a BECTU safety rep.
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Induction Course for New Reps
- This one-day course is designed to welcome you as a BECTU representative and introduce you to the work of the union and duties and activities of union reps.
- Interview Presentation Skills
- Improve your interview technique - gain the confidence to showcase your skills, experience and personality to their best advantage.
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Introduction to Employment Law
- This is an introduction to individual and collective legal rights at work. You will learn about contracts, redundancy, TUPE and some anti-discrimination law.
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Introduction to Public Speaking
- This course will give you a firm grounding in presentation skills and making public speeches.
- Marketing Yourself
- Getting the message across is a vital part of making a successful freelance career, this practical course shows you how, from first approaches to designing a website.
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Negotiation Skills part 1
- This course is about how to negotiate effectively with your employers and more widely. You will learn the 'tricks of the trade' - how to prepare your case, how to bargain and how to win.
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Negotiation Skills part 2
- The 'Advanced Negotiation Skills' course builds on the earlier course, 'Introduction to Negotiation Skills' and we strongly recommend that you attend this course before signing up for this one.
- The branch web-users workshop
- Thanks to a major government grant from the Union Modernisation Fund, BECTU has launched a new website with a set of interactive tools to enable members and representatives to carry out a wide range of activities online. This a 1-day workshop to equip branch secretaries and branch webpage editors with the skills to fully use the new interactive website.
