Yorkshire and the Humber TUC
Yorkshire and the Humber Region has an established unionlearn team who are here to help trade unions, members and workers throughout the region to further develop and embed the learning culture and make a positive difference to the quality of life, through the development of skills and training both in and out of the workplace.
Unionlearn brings together the best of trade union education, workforce development and research and strategy to provide opportunities for working people to enhance their skills and training, employability and job security, and improve their lifestyles.
Unionlearn - A union organisation proud to serve union members in all areas of skills and educational training. Our team stands ready to work with you.
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions/queries about how unionlearn can benefit you, your union or your workplace.
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11 Sep 2008
Bakers' union learning rep briefs Minister on skills
Union learning rep (ULR) Karol Moscinski, who works at Pennine Foods, briefed David Lammy MP, Minister for Skills on trade union-led learning at Pennine in Sheffield. Karol spoke to the Minister at a unionlearn (the TUC's learning and skills organisation) reception at TUC Congress in Brighton, where Prime Minister Gordon Brown addressed the Congress dinner on Tuesday. Also speaking at the reception were TUC Deputy General Secretary Frances O'Grady and unionlearn Director Liz Smith. Recent YouGov polling for the TUC showed that eight in ten (79 per cent) people working in Yorkshire and the Humber support a new legal right to request paid time off for training and 59 per cent say they would be likely to use it.
11 Sep 2008
Newcastle union learning rep and MBE briefs Minister on skills
Felicity Mendelson, MBE, Senior Learning and Development Officer, Newcastle City Council, and...
04 Sep 2008
1.3 million workers in Yorkshire and the Humber would use a right to ask for training at work
Eight in ten (79 per cent) people working in Yorkshire and the Humber support a new legal right to...
15 Aug 2008
CWU rises to the Challenge
CWU Union Learning Representatives at the S.P.A.C.E Learning Centre (Bradford) launched the Six...
28 Jul 2008
Sheffield bakers get stuck into a six pack
Staff at Fletcher's Bakeries in Sheffield have taken up the six-pack challenge to read six books...
