Learning through unions

Learning clubs and groups: Help and advice to make them work
www.selforganisedlearning.com will provide you with an outline of the information and resources that are available to help you set up and run your own learning group. There are hundreds of informal learning groups already and all you need to set one up is the enthusiasm to learn and a group of people who want to get involved,

Co-investing in Learning - Collective Learning Fund Pilots in the East Midlands
Collective Learning Funds (CLFs) are union-led initiatives to stimulate co-investment in the personal development of the workforce. They have been piloted by unionlearn in the East Midlands to test different models in different contexts. The pilots involve increasing funding from employers, obtaining greater support from unions and enhancing employee commitment. Such co-investment can help tackle skills shortages as well as providing training to hard-to-reach groups within the region. Although they are in their early stages, CLFs are establishing learning partnerships between employers, unions and providers, which are opening up learning opportunities in workplaces.

Unionlearn authors toasted by literati at Number 10 celebration
Winners of a unionlearn writing competition won a special tribute from Sarah Brown, the Prime Minister's wife, at a reception at Downing Street to celebrate World Book Day.

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