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Courses
Developing Workplace Learning
5 Mar 2009, Liverpool
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This course has been designed for learning representatives and union representatives interested in developing workplace learning.
| Audience type | Union reps |
| Start date | 5 Mar 2009 |
| Duration | 2 days, 5 & 6th March 2009 |
| Location (region) | Wirral Metropolitan College, Liverpool (North West Region) |
| Status | Available |
This course is designed for learning representatives and union representatives interested in developing workplace learning, including the use of computers and Learndirect.
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| Course outline |
- What is meant by workplace learning
- How your members coudl benefit from e-learning
- Using Learndirect as a tool for learning
- Learning partnerships and a learning workplace
- Workplace learning agreements
- Making learning part of wider union activity
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| More information |
david.mcmonnies@wmc.ac.uk
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Course provider and venue
Related information on the unionlearn website
| Publications |
The following publications are available |
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e-learning in the workplace - a union negotiation and implementation guide
This guide is aimed mainly at union negotiators, and others in the trade union movement who have a stake in work-based learning. It provides information and advice to help them represent union members' interests during consultations or negotiations with employers about the introduction of e-learning at work by the...
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Learning and Organising - union strength through the learning agenda
Trade union membership is on the rise in workplaces where unions are promoting learning and training at work. The Learning and Organising report 'Union strength through the learning agenda' also reveals that unions enjoy a stronger standing in the workplace where they have reacted to the learning needs of the workforce. The perception of the union improves amongst all employees and the...
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Paid Time Off to Learn - A Guide for Union Learning Reps
This TUC booklet promotes the range of skills initiatives that Union Learning Reps can access to promote paid time off to learn in the workplace. The booklet highlights the key role of the Employer Training Pilots and other government initiatives, such as the right to paid time off to learn for certain 16-17 year olds and also the new 'Level 2...
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The Learning Curve: How Workplace Partnerships boost training and skills
This publication sets out the case for unions to be given the statutory right to bargain with employers over training. It includes case studies of workplaces where learning agreements resulting from Union Learning Fund * projects have led to the establishment of a learning culture within the...
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The Quiet Revolution - the rise of the Union Learning Representative
This publication which has now been updated sets out the role and achievements of union learning rep. They have now been given statutory backing and the present 7,500 reps got 60,000 of their members into learning in 2003. This brochure has been funded by the TUC EQUAL project, Building Opportunities through Workplace...
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Trade union use of ICT to support learning
This report was commissioned by the TUC's Building Opportunities Through Workplace Learning Project, to draw an accurate picture of the scale and types of use of ICT by trade unions in support of learning, either in workforce development or trade union education. The report is based on five case studies of trade union use of ICT in support of learning in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden...
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Trades Union Congress and Learning and Skills Council Protocol
The TUC and LSC have set out the shared priorities of the organisations, and the ways in which they work together. This relationship is important at all levels - local, regional and national. This protocol includes a range of examples of good practice, where a collaborative approach helps both organisations achieve their...
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TUC Education
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