The Union of Jewish Students is to provide antisemitism training to the National Union of Students staff, which has been dogged by accusations of Jew-hate.

Sally Patterson, a Jewish student on the NUS' National Executive Committee, brought a motion to mandate the training for all NUS staff and NEC members at the start of each academic year, after what UJS described as "multiple incidents of antisemitism" within the union.

The motion passed on Tuesday at the NUS conference, which runs from April 9-11. On Thursday a candidate is standing for the NUS executive council despite promoting the claim the founder of Isis was trained by Mossad, which the UJS said left it "deeply troubled".

UJS wearily noted it was the third year in a row in which a candidate running for election at NUS National Conference had been accused of antisemitism.

Speaking after the training motion passed, UJS Campaigns Organiser Daniel Kosky said: "Today, NUS has taken hugely positive strides in combatting antisemitism on university campuses. We look forward to delivering antisemitism training for NUS NEC.

"There is still a long way to go to ensure that NUS is fit for Jewish students, and we hope to continue our collaborative work long into the future."

Outgoing NUS President Shakira Martin, who accompanied student leaders on a high-profile visit to Auschwitz last year, said the training would "reaffirm our opposition to hated and discrimination".

She said: "Our national conference has been abundantly clear – antisemitism has no room in our movement, in our campuses and throughout society.

"This is part of our long-term, ingrained effort to eradicate antisemitism in all its forms."

She said the NUS would continue to “strive to create a movement that gives everyone the opportunity to learn, share ideas and lead without fear”.

The UJS said it hopes Ms Martin's successor Zamzam Ibrahim, who was elected at the NUS conference, would "continue NUS’ important work in creating a safe campus environment for Jewish students which has been prioritised over the past two years".

"We look forward to seeing Zamzam deliver on her election promise of combatting antisemitism, which must include opposing the delegitimisation of Israel, and anticipate hearing from Zamzam in order to continue developing our relationship with NUS," a UJS spokesperson said.