PNA Branch Officer Training 2023

The PNA held two training courses for branch officers in 2023. The first two-day event was in May 2023 in the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone and was attended by 53 branch officers from all across the country, with representatives stretching the length and breadth of the country from West Cork to the Donegal ID Services, St Brendans to Mayo to name a few.  The second training event was held in the Radisson Blu Hotel in Sligo in November 2023 attended by 28 delegates. Once more the country was well covered with attendees from Clare to Mullingar among many others.

Our General Secretary and National Treasurer cover the first presentation of day one and give an overview of the role and function of the branches, including branch officers, rules of debate, branch register and accounts, National Executive Committee Meetings and Annual Delegate Conference.

Detailed Presentations by our Industrial Relations Officers, Deputy General Secretary and National Secretary are also given on Trust in Care, Social Media, Grievance and Disciplinary issues, Representing Members and Letter Writing. Head Office staff and National Officers present role play’s on scenarios which may arise in the workplace and the feedback on these role plays has been very positive.

All presentations are in an informal setting and attendees are encouraged to interact as much as possible. The evening events also give everyone a chance to relax and meet colleagues from other services.

Please make sure you are on the mailing list from your local branch or from head office to get details of the next training event in 2024. Thank you to all those who attended in 2023. We hope to see many more of you in the future.