Author: unionlearn news releases

The conference will feature union case studies on Skills & Redundancy and Union Learning Rep Networks from BSU & PCS as well as guest speakers.

Gateshead Council were very deserving recipients of the prestigious unionlearn Quality Award for the Delivery and Co-ordination of their Apprenticeship programme at the national ‘Apprenticeships: Quality and Equality’ conference in London, presented by Dr Pete Waterman.

Sunderland City Council were very deserving recipients of the prestigious unionlearn Quality Award for the Delivery and Co-ordination of their Apprenticeship programme at today’s national ‘Apprenticeships: Quality and Equality’ conference in London, presented by Dr Pete Waterman.

South Birmingham College today hosted a TUC unionlearn conference ‘Apprenticeships Make Sense’ aimed at promoting the business case for apprenticeships.

Today (Thursday 9 February) Robin Neil, Account Manager and Lowell Williams, Dudley College Principal received the prestigious unionlearn Quality Award from Dr Pete Waterman and Simon Waugh, National Apprenticeships Service (NAS) Chair. The award was made for Dudley College’s Black Country Civil Service Apprenticeship Scheme. Dudley College is one of over 100 education providers which have received the award.

On Monday 6 February 2012, Compass Group UK & Ireland will help The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, in partnership with unionlearn SERTUC, to highlight the importance of National Apprenticeship Week.

The Reading Agency and Brent Libraries were delighted to play host to bestselling novelist Adele Parks yesterday…

Unionlearn, the TUC’s learning and skills organisation, today condemned shocking statistics from the UK Employer Skills Survey( ), showing that 41% of UK employers did not train any of their staff in 2011, and 46% of UK employees (around 13 million) did not receive any training during 2011. Frances O’Grady, TUC Deputy General Secretary called on employers to ensure that those from minorities and the disadvantaged, in particular, don’t miss out on training opportunities in the workplace. Highlighting the fact that it is often the most qualified employees at the top end of the scale who access training opportunities, she called for employers to make sure that those who needed training were able to access it.

Conference Start – Brief Introduction from Conference Chair Mary Bousted, General Secretary, ATL and Chair of the unionlearn Board

Magpie duo boost further education drive at controls of high-tech rail simulator.