Learning & skills initiatives
Learning initiatives
For many people work is a good place to learn both in formal learning programmes and through working processes and a culture that encourages informal learning from colleagues. For others work could be a good place to learn but it would need a change in culture and opportunity.
Union learning representatives can work with employers to create and extend opportunities. For vocational training through National Vocational Qualifications and other recognised qualifications and through modern apprenticeships attracting young workers.
They can also make sure there are opportunities for development too - employee development schemes where people can choose their own learning, workplace learning centres offering a choice of provision, and basic skills assessment to make sure everyone has the tools to benefit from study.
Unions will want to make agreements with employers or extend existing ones to make sure initiatives are embedded in the organisation. Investors in People provides a framework which supports learning and development of the workforce.
1 February 2012
Apprenticeships: Quality and Equality – The Agenda
Conference Start - Brief Introduction from Conference Chair Mary Bousted, General Secretary, ATL and Chair of the unionlearn Board
23 January 2012
Skills investment seminar – videos from the day
Below are the recordings we took at our Skills Investment seminar last month.
23 January 2012
Wanted: climate heroes of the future!
Unionlearn is a partner to TUC affiliate Prospect's initiative to deliver the ‘Environmental Science' competition for under 19 year old college students at UK Skills 2012.
17 January 2012
Asset Skills - Green Deal Skills update
In preparation for the launch of Green Deal, the Government's flagship policy for improving energy efficiency within the built environment, Asset Skills is raising awareness of the following:
16 January 2012
TUC Green reps survey 2012 – take part now!
The Labour Research Department (LRD) is carrying out a new green reps national survey on behalf of the TUC and trade unions across the UK. We would be grateful if you could complete this questionnaire as soon as possible.
13 January 2012
Apprenticeships conference: Quality and Equality
Apprenticeships: Quality and Equality is unionlearn's annual conference highlighting the role that trade unions play in supporting apprentices in the workplace and working with employers to develop more high quality apprenticeship places. This year's event will focus on the roles that unions can play in ensuring apprenticeships are high quality and are accessible to people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
13 January 2012
Reaching communities – toolkit documents
Reaching Communities - General booklet, Reaching Communities - Case studies, Reaching Communities – Inset.
13 January 2012
Reaching communities – the community learning toolkit
This toolkit has been specifically developed for union learning representatives (ULRs), community learning champions (CLCs) and other learning advocates but can be used by any trade union and community representatives working to promote and support learning.
9 January 2012
Green Skills events early this year
Unionlearn have committed to promoting the opportunities that a low carbon economy will bring workers, particularly around learning and skills. We are working with a number of partner organisations to do this. These three events over the next few months give you a flavour of the work we're doing and the work of others we wish to promote.
2 December 2011
Partnership with unions is key to skills investment
Trade unions are key to ensuring that public and private investment in skills leads to transferable skills and qualifications for workers, an audience of employer representatives, academics and trade unionists heard.
