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Representative Training

The Representation team provide support, training and faculty-specific induction for new and returning representatives. This includes face-to-face training and pre-recorded sessions which are made available to reps in their first term.

Types of training

Ensure you book into the appropriate training to be fully ready to perform your role.

If you have any questions about which training is best for you, please get in touch at representation@imperial.ac.uk.

If you are a newly elected rep, you must attend a compulsory induction for your role. The sessions are:

  1. Representation Essentials
  2. Effective Meetings and Chairing Training

Representation Essentials training

This is the first training session and is compulsory for all reps to attend.

This session will be an overview of Representation at ICU and will allow reps to learn about the roles and responsibilities they will undertake. It's a great opportunity to network with other reps as well as staff from the Union and Imperial.

Who can attend?

Undergraduate:

  • Academic Departmental Reps
  • Academic Faculty Reps
  • Academic Year Reps
  • Wellbeing Departmental Reps
  • Wellbeing Faculty Reps
  • Wellbeing Year Reps
  • Constituent Union Presidents

Postgraduate:

  • Postgraduate Representation Chairs
  • Academic and Wellbeing Officers
  • Departmental Reps
  • Year/Course Reps

Training times

PG Rep Essentials: Wednesday 29 October, 12pm - 2pm (Union Concert Hall, Beit Building) - register here

UG Rep Essentials, Business School, Friday 31 October: 1pm - 2:30pm (Beit Building, MR7) - no registration required

UG Rep Essentials, Faculty of Natural Sciences: Thursday 30 October 6pm - 8pm (RSM G41, South Ken Campus) - register here

UG Rep Essentials, Faculty of Medicine: Monday 3 November, 6pm - 7:30pm (Reynolds Glenister Lecture Theatre, Charing Cross Campus) - register here

UG Rep Essentials, Faculty of Engineering: Tuesday 4 November, 6pm - 8pm (Sir Alexander Fleming Building, G16) - register here

PG Rep Essentials, Thursday 6th November 12pm - 1:30pm, on Teams - no registration required.

Join the meeting here or enter Meeting ID: 376 950 407 939 8, Passcode: 6aN7dK7Q

UG Rep Essentials: Thursday 6 November, 5pm - 6:30pm, on Teams, no registration required.

Join the meeting here or enter Meeting ID: 333 818 558 455 5, Passcode: 85FH9qE6

Effective Meetings and Chairing training

This is the second training session that reps will need to attend.

Undergraduate Department and Faculty Reps, and Postgraduate Representation Chairs, AWOs and Department Reps will need to attend this session.

This will be delivered live as well as pre-recorded. This session provides an overview of the types of meetings reps will attend with some tips on best practice for engaging in meetings and chairing effectively.

Training times

Rep Chairing Training, Thursday 13th November 6pm - 8pm (SAF G16) - register here

Rep Chairing Training, Tuesday 18th November, 5pm - 6:30pm, on Teams - no registration required.

Join the meeting here or enter Meeting ID: 383 522 020 494 8, Passcode: sy7iZ6tA

Key resources and information

Horizons Reps

There will be separate training sessions for Horizons Representatives which will happen later due to the Elections being later. This page will be updated as the process for this Elections gets finalised. If you are a Horizons Rep, you can expect to receive the same training as all other Representatives.

Key Resources

PG Rep Chair Role Descriptor

PG AWO Role Descriptor

Jargon Buster

SSC Guidelines

Key Contacts

Key Websites

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