Responding to a report published today (Friday) by the Innovation, Universities and Science and Skills Select Committee examining the impact of Lord Leitch’s review of skills, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
“Today’s report underlines the need for people to have access to training during the recession and beyond. Learning new skills will give people a better chance of getting back into work as early as possible and can also safeguard existing jobs.’
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On Friday 16th January, the CWU Live and learn project is opening a new workplace learning centre at the Royal Mail in Durham sorting office. The opening is being attended by Stephen Hughes, MEP, Billy Hayes, CWU General Secretary and Chair of the unionlearn board, and Barney McGiIl, unionlearn Regional Manager, as well as staff and management from the site who will be using the centre.
As the Government prepares for its job summit next week, a TUC report published today (Friday) is calling for state funded training to be extended to all workers facing redundancy.
London-based staff at First will today receive a host of awards for progress in learning, backed by Unite the Union and awarded by local MP for Brent South, Dawn Butler. Staff from First garages across London will be presented with awards for learning ranging from an award for short stories to the national numeracy and literacy award. There will also be special award for union learning reps, which is a tribute to the partnership between Unite the Union and First.
South Thames College in Putney received the prestigious unionlearn Quality Award from the bestselling author, Catrin Collier, who wrote the acclaimed “Hearts of Gold” series of books, today (Monday 8 December). Sue Rimmer, College Principal, and Graham Peterson, Trade Union Studies Co-ordinator received the award on behalf of the College for its Trade Union Studies Programme.