How Prospect trains members
We train and support union learning representatives – members specially trained to promote learning and skills development across the union’s diverse membership profile.
We have trained more than 150 members across a range of sectors to be union learning representatives. To find your local union learning rep, please contact lifelong learning officer Rachel Bennett on [email protected].
Our full-time negotiators also work constantly to ensure members are able to access timely and effective training and career development opportunities in their workplaces.
All our union reps are encouraged to focus on skills and training when bargaining, and we provide them with a range of resources and support to do so.
We also represent members’ interests on a number of sector skills councils, which are employer-led bodies that aim to boost the skills of their workforces and improve learning supply.
Lifelong learning at Prospect
Prospect is committed to helping you get ahead in your career and life, whether you are actively seeking new opportunities or coping with enforced change such as reorganisation or redundancy.
The union promotes lifelong learning and is here to support you in acquiring new skills and improving existing ones to widen your career opportunities and development.
The union offers a wide range of in-person and online training and development sessions, industry specific and employability courses; podcasts and digital recordings:
Prospect‘s current training offer
More information about our training offer can be found on our free bitesize vocational learning page.
Plus, training for those who are seeking to get more active in the work of the union can be found on our training for reps page.
Get support as a member
Speak with your representatives:
If you work in an organisation that has local Prospect representatives, you should speak to them about any work-related issues.
Call the member contact centre on 0300 600 1878 or email [email protected]