Author: unionlearn news releases

In April 2010, the right to request time to train became law for larger businesses. Unionlearn want to know how it has affected the work of union reps.

In this issue: MP visits Cornish Learning Centre; Wiltshire unions WOW visitors to Swindon’s World of Work; Unions learn lessons with Council to lessen redundancy impactÂ…and more

In this issue: eNotes, Made in Dagenham, Close connections between union activists from Norway and the Yorkshire region, Glasgow online, DeLTTUE dissemination conference, Bananalink PCS health and safety, Climbing frame, Look out for, Who to contact

Trade unions are key to ensuring that public and private investment in skills leads to transferable skills and qualifications for workers, an audience of employer representatives, academics and trade unionists heard.

IPPR have recently published a new report – Rethinking Apprenticeships – incorporating a number of contributions, including a chapter by unionlearn’s Iain Murray and Fred Grindrod entitled “Making Quality Count: the union view”. Below is the introduction to their chapter.

GMB learners at the Community and Trade Union (CTU) Learning Centre at the Olympic Park celebrated success with their General Secretary Paul Kenny recently. The group of learners were receiving certificates for a range of achievements including Skills for Life courses, IT and career enhancement skills. The hard-working learners were also presented with a commemorative pen and an Aspire Badge.

The Workers’ Educational Association is the UK’s largest voluntary sector provider of community-based and workplace-based adult learning; WEA makes a unique contribution to lifelong learning. WEA Scotland had almost 12,000 people enrolled on 963 courses in 2010, with 5,669 class meetings in 210 locations from Shetland to Kilmarnock.

Joyce Connon, Scottish Secretary of the Workers’ Educational Association will be retiring on 31st March 2012. Please find attached advertisement for the post which will become vacant at that time.

This is the fifth in a series of newsletters that has been produced to keep unionlearn staff, unions, project workers, union learning reps (ULRs) and other reps up to speed.

Stoke-On-Trent South Labour MP, Robert Flello, has visited The Co-operative Pharmacy’s Lifelong Learning Centre at its National Distribution hub in Meir.

Do you know someone who has taken part in learning during 2011 and done really well?

Has someone you know turned their life around or helped others through learning?