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Skills for Life and the Union Role

12 Jun 2009, Leicester
For alternative dates and locations please see left navigation.

This course will help union learning reps to encourage and support individuals and groups of members to improve skills for life.



Audience typeUnion reps
Start date12 Jun 2009
Duration3 Fridays from 12 June 2009
Location (region)Trade Union Education Unit, Leicester (Midland Region)
StatusAvailable


This course will help union learning: - raise awareness at work - encourage and support individuals and groups of members to improve skills for life - understand what quality learning assurances members have a free entitlement to - find out how they can best work with skills for life specialists - find out the extent and boundaries of the ULR role - work with employers to get the best deal for members - work with providers to get the best deal for members

Course outline - Skills for life - the implications - Barriers to progression - Job or task analysis - The role of union learning reps - Preparing to interview members - Encouraging members - Finding out learning needs - Skills for life in the union - Working with employers - Working with providers
More information ptry@tuc.org.uk

Course provider and venue


Provider

Derby College
Telephone 01332 520166
Email simon.ferrar@derby-college.ac.uk

Venue

Trade Union Education Unit Vaughan College
St Nicholas Circle
Leicester
LE1 4LB


Alternative dates and venues for the classroom based courses


November 24 Blackburn, London
December 8 Bradford
December 12 Liverpool
January 16 Gloucester
January 23 Manchester
January 27 Preston
February 5 Plymouth
February 6 Wigan
February 16 Bradford
February 20 Derby, Leicester
February 24 Hull
February 26 Nottingham
March 2 London
May 12 Bristol
June 3 Nottingham
June 12 Derby, Kettering

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Subjects

Skills for Life

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