Here is how maximizing union involvement in the skills agenda pays off economically and socially.
16 September 2009
Minister impressed by Sefton MBC's skills partnership
Workers and management from Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, attended a unionlearn reception at the TUC conference (Wednesday 16 September) in Liverpool's Convention Centre where they told Pat McFadden MP, Business, Innovation and Skills Minister, how their trade union and management are working together to build the skills base in their workplace.
North West
19 February 2009
Birmingham University signs an agreement to work in partnership with unions on learning
The signing of a learning agreement and skills pledge in partnership with Birmingham University Hospitality and Accommodation Services (HAS) and the unions UNISON and Unite is ground breaking in the higher education sector. It will open the door to learning and skills for people who may not previously have accessed learning opportunities, and possibly for a variety of reasons.
Midlands
31 October 2008
Barry Sheerman MP sees Centrebus Ltd sign National Learning Agreement and Skills Pledge at Huddersfield Bus Company
The Huddersfield Bus Company will host a visit from local MP Barry Sheerman today (Friday 31st October) as its parent company Centrebus Ltd signs the Government's Skills Pledge and a National Learning Agreement. This event represents a real commitment by Centrebus Ltd to developing the skills of its employees across the country, not only just in Huddersfield. Peter Harvey, Centre Bus Managing Director and Harish Patel, Regional Industrial Organiser for Unite, will sign the National Learning Agreement, which will support the learning opportunities provided through Unite's union learning reps and unionlearn, the TUC's learning and skills organisation.
Yorkshire and the Humber
8 May 2008
Fire fighters in Gloucestershire are to sign a learning agreement with their employers.
In the run up to Adult Learners Week (May 19 - 24), officials from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) will on May 15 meet senior managers from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) at Gloucester Community Fire & Rescue Station to sign a Learning Partnership Forum Agreement.
South West
29 October 2007
Unistar Learning – from Tees to Thames
North East company, Tristar Homes, are really proving that their workplace learning initiative, Unistar Learning, has legs as they take their project launch to unionlearn's HQ in London on Monday 29th October.
Northern
6 August 2007
Fujitsu focuses on lifelong learning
All employees at Fujitsu Services now have access to lifelong learning following the signing of a learning agreement. Unionlearn teamed up with Fujitsu and Unite (Amicus section) to sign the agreement, which will promote a culture of learning and development within the company's Manchester premises.
North West
29 July 2007
About ULR agreements
Some of the problems that ULRs experience could be overcome by a learning agreement. A formal agreement between a union and an employer on time off can avoid misunderstanding and ensure fair and reasonable treatment. The agreement will form the basis of your organisation's learning agenda and include rights of access to training and learning.
20 July 2007
Dawn of a new learning era as Corus staff steel themselves for skills improvements
Today (Friday 20th July) Phil Hope, MP for Corby and East Northants and Minister for the Third Sector will visit Corus to witness the signing of a Learning Agreement between Corus and unions Community and Unite (Amicus section). This Learning Agreement is one of over 1,400 throughout the country, which have been drawn up between union learning reps and a variety of organisations in order to establish a framework for increasing skills levels through workplace learning.
Midlands
24 May 2007
Agreement brings learning home
Sunderland Housing Group (SHG) have recognised their continued commitment to promoting learning and development across their business and added another accreditation to their expanding portfolio by signing a learning agreement.
Northern
13 October 2006
Northern Foods shows appetite for learning
Northern Foods shows appetite for learning
Northern Foods' commitment to promoting learning and development across the organisation has received a boost today with the signing of a groundbreaking multi-union National Learning Agreement.
In partnership with the Bakers, Food, and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU), the Transport & General Workers Union (T&GWU) and the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW), Northern Foods has developed the National Learning Agreement to give employees easy access to a wide range of courses from numeracy and literacy through to languages and the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL).