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Skills for Life and the Union Role

2 Sep 2008, Bristol
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 date2 Sep 2008
Duration3 Tuesdays from 2 September 2008
Location (region)Ashley Down Centre - North Bristol, Bristol (South West 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 jrees@tuc.org.uk

Course provider and venue


Provider

City of Bristol College
Telephone 0117 312 5607
Email TUEdadmin@cityofbristol.ac.uk

Venue

Ashley Down Centre - North Bristol City of Bristol College
Ashley Down Road
Bristol
BS7 9BU

Location map

Venue website


Alternative dates and venues for the classroom based courses


October 7 Preston
October 9 Poole
November 4 Nottingham
November 7 Derby, Kettering, Leicester
November 10 Wigan
November 18 Hull
November 24 Blackburn, London
December 8 Bradford
December 12 Liverpool
January 16 Gloucester
February 5 Plymouth
February 20 Derby, Leicester
February 26 Nottingham
May 12 Bristol
June 3 Nottingham
June 12 Derby, Kettering, Leicester

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Skills for Life

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