Scottish Young Members Weekend 2017
Please find details below of the forthcoming Young Members
weekend.
Funding will be available for 2 spaces
Scottish Young Members Weekend
Stirling Court Hotel – 10-12 February 2017
Programme
Friday
10 February
10.00 – ALL Welcome and housekeeping – Working
Together on UNISON Courses
10.15 – ALL Activity 1: Introductions & Ice
Breaker
10.45 – Group 1 Activity 2: Union Structure/Branch
Structure – Where do young members fit?
10.45 – Group 2 Activity 2: WEA – Leadership Skills –
Details TBC
11.45 – Group 1 Activity 3 Part 1 – Trade Unions in
History – Quiz
12.30 Lunch
13.30 – Group 1 Activity 3 Part 2 – The role of the
Young Members Officer
13.30 – Group 2 Activity 2 cont...
14.30 – Group 1 Activity 4 – Organising a Workplace
Recruitment Event
15.15 Break
15.30 – ALL Guest Speakers – Lilian Macer, Scottish
Convenor & Stephen Smellie, Vice Convenor – Bridging the Generation Gap
17.00 Finish
and Free Time
19.00 Dinner
20.00 – ALL (Optional) Film – Everyday Rebellion (2012)
Saturday
11 February
10.00 – ALL Social Media Activism – Jennifer Jones
– Producing a campaign video for “Gonnae No Dae That” anti-bullying campaign
12.30 Lunch
13.30 – ALL Social Media Activism cont...
15.00 Break
15.30 – ALL Report Writing – Report of the weekend
for your Branch Committee
17.00 – ALL Summary/Pre
AGM Discussion/Nominations
17.30 Finish
and Free Time
19.00 Dinner
Sunday
12 February
10.00 – ALL AGM – Committee Meeting
11.00 Break
11.15 – ALL AGM – Election of Committee Roles
12.30 Finish
