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Unionlearn from the TUC would like to honour this week, one of the union movement’s most inspirational union learning reps who is going to start a well-earned retirement.

The latest edition of our policy newsletter leads with the announcements on further education and skills in the Budget and Spending Review and in particular widespread concerns that the government’s promise of a long-term boost to funding failed to materialise.

The TUC has submitted its response to the government consultation on proposals to reform the further education funding system and to establish new accountability measures.

The TUC submission to the government consultation on the National Skills Fund warns that the country is already facing a skills crisis.

The Department for Education is running a number of online stakeholder feedback sessions in August as part of its ongoing consultation on the development of the National Skills Fund.

The latest unionlearn Learning & Skills Policy Update is now out and packed full of information aimed at keeping unions and stakeholders up to speed on recent learning and skills policy developments.

The government has launched two skills consultations that were originally highlighted in the Skills White Paper published in January.

The 2021 summer edition of the Learning Rep is now out, and packed full of stories and resources to help union learning reps support learners at work and in their communities.

As anticipated, the Queen’s Speech included new legislation on learning and skills, a Skills and Post-16 Education Bill.

The government has announced a consultation on a new flexi-job apprenticeship scheme involving apprentices experiencing their employment and training with a number of different employers.