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	Union learning reps\|Negotiating learning agreements\|Supporting Learners (IAG)\|Working with providers\|Skills for Life\|Union Learning Fund\|Learning centres\|Skills for Life (learndirect)Useful information Centres Policies Unionlearn learndirect newsletter Contacts Frequently Asked Questions Audit Case studies Learning and organising\|Learning & skills initiatives\|Information Communication Technology\|Equality and diversity\| Add a comment to General Chat discussion. Add a comment to Trade Union learning centre discussion. See all discussion topics. Learning in Union, 11 December 2008, Plymouth Illuminating Learning: a celebration for unions across the North West ULR Conference Regional U-Net launch Subject Search term Advanced search We can alert you by email about anything new in your chosen subjects. Register your interests now.	WinWin at Merseylearn Friday the thirteenth wasn't a bad day for Carol Crosbie as she became Merseylearn's newest learner. Carol was recruited by her workmate and ULR* Mandy McFarlane as part of the U-Net WinWin campaign. Unison members Mandy and Carol will each receive a 1GB memory stick which should come in handy as they complete their Level 2 ITQ* qualification. Mandy had previously achieved her ECDL* with Merseylearn and is now working through the ITQ as part of her ULR activities to become a NVQ* A1 assessor. A recent promotion at work saw Mandy move into the Projects Division where she met Carol and they got talking as good ULRs do. Carol was thinking of upscaling her computer skills and Mandy arranged a visit to the Merseylearn centre. After a skills check and initial interview, Carol decided that ITQ would be the most suitable way forward, starting with a module covering Email. For Carol it was a WinWin situation, not only getting the memory stick but also starting to work towards a computer qualification supported by her ULR and friend. Merseyside's local transport authority Mersytravel and one of the many U-Net centres signed up for the WinWin campaign encouraging existing learners to recruit new learners onto a range of ICT* and Skills for Life* courses. Centre Manger Phil Kelly summed up the campaign, saying, 'Our project workers and ULRs are good at getting new learners through the door, but when a current learner brings a friend in, we know that they will support and encourage each other to achieve their goals, actually making the enrolment and induction process that little bit easier for us. WinWin allows us to provide that little incentive that gets people talking about learning.' For more information on the WinWin campiagn please www.unionlearn.org.uk/winwin Briefing document (300 words) issued 20 Jun 2008 top of page Email this page to a colleague Cumbria 'nets' itself a full agenda 10 October 2008 Cumbria 'nets' itself a full agenda 10 October 2008 Stephen Hughes MEP learns his way around the region 26 September 2008
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