Unionlearn responded today (Thursday 9 August 2012) to a survey by CITB-Construction Skills Sector council which has found that employers in the construction industry believe that apprenticeships are better at preparing young people for work in the construction industry than degrees.
Unionlearn Yorkshire and the Humber held its second Green Skills Awareness Event at the Think Low Carbon Centre at Barnsley College on the 31st July
As part of unionlearn’s ongoing commitment to increase capacity, drive up the standard and continually improve the quality of Apprenticeships, unionlearn in the northern region hosted and facilitated a discussion group for local Apprentices to give feedback on their own personal experiences directly to the Richard Review team, the Department for Business, Innovation& Skills and Education commissioned review into the future of Apprenticeships.
The TUC and unionlearn have responded to Lord Lingfield’s enquiry in to professionalism in further education….
The Education Station is the joint union-led (Aslef, RMT and TSSA) partnership learning project based at Newcastle’s Central Station. The union-led project only began less than a year ago but is already creating a huge buzz at East Coast and has snowballed since train driver Tony Paul got on-board as a Union Learning Rep (ULR) last July.
Considerable attention is being given to the legacy of the Olympics both in terms of the immediate East London area and the country as a whole. However there does not appear to be that much focus on the legacy that the Paralympics will have.
The government is currently piloting major changes to the skills funding regime in England. At present the vast majority of the government subsidy for workforce training (including apprenticeships) is distributed by the Skills Funding Agency and National Apprenticeship Service to colleges and training providers rather than direct to employers…
ATAs (Apprenticeship Training Agencies) are a hot topic in the world of apprenticeships. They are based on an employment agency model of apprenticeship training which has its roots in the Australian apprenticeship system.
Newcastle Libraries are having a fun event on the 31st of July, in association with the BBC and Give an Hour campaign.
Volunteers from the libraries, partner organisations and throughout the area will be giving an hour to help members of the public get online! Volunteers will be showing people how to get online and enjoy the sporting summer, using smart phones, laptops and digital cameras.
In light of the announcement today (Thursday) that the government is to press ahead with their proposed loans scheme for FE students over the age of 24…..