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Adult Learners’ Week culminates in EDF Energy signing a new learning agreement

EDF Energy has underlined its strong commitment to promoting lifelong learning and development across its UK business by signing a learning agreement with their four recognised unions.

May 18th, 2012 unionlearn news releases

Delivering better learning agreements – A guide for union reps and officers

When negotiating channels are established with the employer it is time to discuss making a learning agreement.

May 17th, 2012 unionlearn news releases

Learning in communion

Unionlearn and the Bakers, Food & Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) are supporting a day of learning on Thursday May 17th in the beautiful St Matthews church in Criftins, Shropshire.

May 15th, 2012 unionlearn news releases

Skilling a future that works – unionlearn annual conference

You are invited to at unionlearn's sixth annual conference on Monday 25 June. The event will be held here at Congress House in London and is entitled 'Skilling a Future That Works'.

May 15th, 2012 unionlearn news releases

The Women in Engineering, Science and Technology (WEST) Fund Bursary Application form

The WEST Fund has been established in memory of Ros Wall who was instrumental in setting up a range of local and national projects to encourage women and girls to take up careers in non-traditional roles in Science, Engineering, Technology and the Built Environment.

May 15th, 2012 unionlearn news releases

Update Magazine – Summer 2012

Take the example of the Herts Trade Union Learning Centre Unite runs in Watford. Last year, they created the HTULC Forum, which now involves a large number of learning and other voluntary organisations in the area.

May 11th, 2012 unionlearn news releases

East Coast give learning a first-class platform for their Learning At Work Day

To herald the start of Adult Learners Week and in honour of Learning at Work Day the partnership learning project between train operator East Coast and Aslef, TSSA and RMT trade unions, is holding a bumper workplace learning event on Friday 11th May at the Central Station in Newcastle.

May 11th, 2012 unionlearn news releases

What are you doing for Adult Learners’ Week?

Adult Learners' Week (Saturday 12 May - Friday 17 May) to is an opportunity to showcase new and innovative work that unions are involved with both through ULF projects and other learning activity.

May 10th, 2012 unionlearn news releases

Skills and apprenticeships for the Built Environment Sector

Can the built environment sector expand to provide much greater employment? Will this be sustainable and quality employment? What are the skills implications? How will young people enter the sector and build careers? And how can quality apprenticeships be delivered?

May 9th, 2012 unionlearn news releases

Community Learning Trusts – could they help you?

The Government is planning to select between ten and fifteen pilots to begin work in August. The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) will support the pilot trusts as they test this way of working with their communities.

May 3rd, 2012 unionlearn news releases