About unionlearn
About unionlearn
Unionlearn is here to help unions spread the lifelong learning message to even more members.
Our Mission
"Unionlearn will provide a strong and
supportive framework for unions to
maximise their members life chances by
providing access to high quality learning
and by strengthening the union voice
at work through the effective training of
representatives and professional officers."
Much has been achieved in the realm of trade union education and union learning over the past few years. But unions need to make a step change if they are to reach out to all the members who could benefit from study at the workplace or a local college or learning provider. That's why the TUC has established unionlearn to help unions develop and diversify their provision.
- Unionlearn aims to help unions to become learning organisations, with programmes for union reps and regional officers and strategic support for national officers.
- It will also help unions to broker learning opportunities for their members, running phone and online advice services, securing the best courses to meet learners' needs and kitemarking union academy provision to a quality standard.
- Finally, unionlearn will research union priorities on learning and skills, identify and share good practice, promote learning agreements, support union members on learning and skills bodies, and help shape sector skills agreements.
Download a copy of Year 3 moving learning on - Annual Report 2009 (pdf 1642kb)
This publication is available on request: complete the online form to request a copy.
2 July 2009
Formal invitation to tender - An evaluation of the Northern TUC Learning for All Fund
You are invited by unionlearn to submit quotations for: An evaluation of the Northern TUC Learning for All Fund. The Aim of the Fund is to provide funding for trade union-led workplace learning projects in the North East of England which will engage adults into learning, training and skills acquisition.
Deadline: 12 noon, Monday 27th July 2009.
Northern
30 June 2009
New award for careers information and advice
Unionlearn is introducing a new version of the Quality Award for careers information and advice. The new award will be available to all national, regional and local services with a robust process for working with unions, and who can meet the assessment criteria. Providers achieving the award for their services will be publicised on the unionlearn website.
26 June 2009
Midlands update magazine - Issue 7
This summer's edition highlights the range and quality of learning activity that has been going on across the Midlands.
Midlands
25 June 2009
Leaders in Learning - New Publication
This is a must read for all ULRs, employers, union officers and politicians. It is packed with solid case study evidence of how employers and unions working in partnership to deliver workplace learning can benefit both the organisation and the workforce.
25 June 2009
SERTUC update magazine - Summer 2009
In this summer issue: Tabi raises union voice on national panel; MP John Denham meets local ULRs; London Fire Brigade taking workplace learning forward; ASLEF ULR Zoi Kakouris helps Southern Railways workers overcome learning barriers; Brighton park-keeper Barrie Hughes wins the National Senior Learner of the Year Award; Gabi and Dave share ULR award; FBU members from Greenwich learn how to scuba dive…and plenty more.
Southern and Eastern
22 June 2009
Year 3 Moving Learning On – unionlearn annual conference
Summary of events from unionlearn's third annual conference. Speeches from Brendan Barber and Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP, photo gallery and watch the archived webcast of the conference from your computer.
19 June 2009
Vacancy: Director - Manufacturing Insight
£60k - £80k. Full Time. London.
Closing date: 02 Jul 2009
Southern and Eastern
13 June 2009
Leading Newcastle trade unionist gets MBE for services to lifelong learning and trade unions in the North East
Bernard McGill, unionlearn Regional Manager, has been awarded an MBE in the the Queen's Birthday Honours List (13th June, 2009) for services to lifelong learning and to trade unions in the North East. Newcastle-based Bernard joined the TUC in 1999, with a brief to develop a network of union learning representatives in the region. Starting from scratch, he has been successful in working with trade unions and employers in the region to build up a cohort of almost 4,000 union learning reps across the North East. This network, supported by unionlearn, the TUC's learning and skills organisation, has helped tens of thousands of learners in workplaces such as Newcastle City Council, Cummins, Darlington, and Royal Mail in Middlesborough.
Northern
12 June 2009
Year 3 moving learning on - Annual Report 2009
Unionlearn has gone from strength to strength over the course of the year. Almost 225,000 learners will have been supported by their unions this year. Offering quality provision has always been our aim, and a quality seal of approval has been given by Ofsted as a result of its recent inspection of U-Net - our network of learning centres offering learndirect courses.
Order your copy of the annual report.
12 June 2009
Jo Brand presents prestigious TUC unionlearn Quality Award (South West)
Quality Awards were presented to: Skills for Business at Cornwall Council and Plymouth Adult and Community Learning Service by Jo Brand at unionlearn's third annual conference.
South West
