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3 July 2008
TUC Training for Equality Reps
TUC Education is piloting a new course for equality reps to help establish the role and to help reps get to grips with the equality agenda. Pilots will take place during September and December 2008.
TUC Education

3 July 2008
LGBT equality education only way to stop homophobic bullying, says TUC
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber will today (Thursday) call on the Government to include lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) equality education in the school curriculum, as the only way to address homophobic bullying in schools.
Equality and diversity

2 July 2008
Funding of SfL through learndirect Courses
This article clarifies the funding of SfL courses at levels lower than that which the learner has achieved.
Learning centres

1 July 2008
Unionlearn East of England Regional Forums and U-Net launch
The next round of East of England Regional Forums will be hosting the sub regional launches of U Net. U-Net is a partnership between trade unions, learndirect, colleges and employers, run by unionlearn (the TUC's learning and skills organisation).
Union learning reps
Southern and Eastern

27 June 2008
West Ham MP Lyn Brown sees the value of union learning at East Ham
Local MP Lyn Brown will today (Friday 27th June) visit East Ham Town Hall to see how union learning reps (ULRs) are improving Newham Council's employees' skills levels. At the Council, there are over 9,000 staff, who are encouraged by 14 ULRs from the UNISON trade union to return to learning. Lyn spoke to learners and ULRs and heard from her constituents how they had benefited from courses on basic numeracy and literacy, IT and English as a Foreign Language (ESOL).
Union learning reps
Southern and Eastern

26 June 2008
Higher Education at Work consultation
TUC response to the higher level skills strategy. The TUC welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Government's higher level skills strategy, as set out in the Higher Education at Work consultation document.
Learning & skills policy

Discussions

Start of ulr
Union Learning Reps, 30 May 2008

Fujitsu services learning at work day
Union Learning Reps, 29 May 2008

Networking
General Chat, 8 May 2008

Union support
Union Learning Reps, 28 April 2008

Ulr advance courses
Trade Union Education, 7 April 2008

Leeds learning agreement project
Union Learning Reps, 2 April 2008

Events

14 July 2008 to 28 July 2008
Unionlearn East of England Regional Forums/ U-Net launch The next round of East of England Regional Forums will be hosting the sub regional launches of U Net. U-Net is a partnership between trade unions, learndirect, colleges and employers, run by unionlearn (the TUC's learning and skills organisation). At these events you can find out how U-Net can work with your union and members. The Forums are excellent platforms for networking within your region. For more information on U-Net go to www.unionlearn.org.uk/unet
The Forums dates are for Cambridge and Essex 14th July, Norfolk and Suffolk 21st July, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire 28th July

16 July 2008 to 18 July 2008
Tolpuddle Green Camp 2008 For people interested in taking a wider view of their role as environmental champions, and taking forward the idea of Green Reps in the workplace. Based at the site of the Tolpuddle Festival, with the 2008 Festival beginning as the Green camp ends on Friday 18th July, course participants will camp on site for a programme of presentations, discussion and activity and local visits. Successful completers will receive a Level 2 Award from the Open College Network.

Links

ALI Excalibur
Excalibur shares best practice found during inspection helping you prepare for inspection and improve the quality of your learning provision.
Learning centres, 2 July 2008

New Opportunities Fund
The National Opportunities Fund is a Lottery Distributor which was created to award grants to health, education and environment projects throughout the UK.
Union Learning Fund, 2 July 2008


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