Stream: Learning through unions

About unionlearn

About unionlearn

Unionlearn

"Changing lives through learning"

Unionlearn is the learning and skills organisation of the TUC. We help unions deliver learning to their members. It helps unions deliver learning to their members and it runs the £15 million Union Learning Fund.

Over the past 12 years, more than 26,000 union learning reps have been trained and 740,000 people have been given training and learning opportunities via their union.

Union learning is growing fast; almost every union is now involved in union learning, supported by unionlearn, every year helping hundreds of thousands of learners at all levels, from basic numeracy and literacy to degree qualifications.

In a recent survey of 400 employers, with a total of 6m employees, 87% said that they wanted to continue to support union learning, with two- thirds saying that it benefited the organisation and 81% saying it benefited the individual. Every major political party has voiced strong support for unionlearn.

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20 January 2012
Ofsted highlight good practice at McVitie's in the North West
McVitie's in Manchester employs over 600 people and has around 70% of the workforce engaged in learning. McVitie's have supported hundreds of learners through their union learning projects and set up a Collective Learning Funds (CLFs) to make learning more affordable.

20 January 2012
Unions North - January 2012
Unions North - January 2012
Northern

17 January 2012
The learning rep - Spring 2012
Have you got the write stuff? Louis de Bernières shares his top tips. Inside our books special: Andy McNab, Maureen Lee, Quick Reads, World Book Night, Six Book Challenge.

16 January 2012
unionlearn Midlands e-newsletter - December 2010
Migrant Skills Adaptation Validation Project. GO-ON Learners growing in numbers. Interested in studying for a Degree? Adult Learners' Week 2012. Dates for your diary. Upcoming ULR Forums. ULR Training.
Midlands

12 January 2012
update - Spring 2012
With worrying indications that the UK economy is looking ever more likely to slip back into recession, it's vital the trade union movement does all it can to reduce the impact of the economic downturn on working families. But that work need not be at the expense of other priorities. In fact, the economic and the environmental agendas can strengthen each other, just as the economic and the educational can – and do.
Southern and Eastern

3 January 2012
Northern TUC bite-sized briefing: January-March 2012
Coping with and avoiding stress, Update on Equalities - Middlesbrough, Update on Equalities - Newcastle and more.
Northern

12 December 2011
Learning Works – Winter 2011
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 impact…and more
South West

23 November 2011
Quality Awards for the North West region
Unionlearn was in celebratory mood last week at its North West regional conference when it handed out a number of Quality Awards.
North West

14 November 2011
Trade Unions in the Community have the Festive Season Wrapped Up
For the second year running unionlearn with the Yorkshire and the Humber TUC in partnership with affiliate unions are working together to arrange a series of collections for people that need help during the festive season.
Yorkshire and the Humber

1 November 2011
Successes celebrated in the sixth annual SERTUC unionlearn conference
SERTUC's 2011 annual conference
Southern and Eastern

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London WC1B 3LS

Telephone 020 7079 6920
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Email ulweb@tuc.org.uk

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Telephone 020 7079 6920
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Email ulweb@tuc.org.uk

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