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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.
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).
Southern and Eastern
20 June 2008
Triple Gold for union learning projects in the North West
Three union learning projects supported by unionlearn (the TUC's learning and skills organisation) struck gold in the 2008 North West regional learndirect Achievement Awards on 18th June.
North West
18 June 2008
TUC welcomes right to request time to train
Commenting on the Government's consultation published today (Wednesday) which should see workers being given a new legal right to request time to train at work, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
'Decent, high quality and regular training in all workplaces is key to achieving a highly skilled workforce that can compete in the global economy...
18 June 2008
John Denham hails major union boost to workplace learning
John Denham DIUS Secretary of State will warmly welcome the increase in union learning reps (ULRs) to over 20,000 and the number of union learners up by over a third to 206,000 at the unionlearn (the TUC's learning and skills organisation) conference in central London, today (Wednesday 18th June). Comic Lenny Henry will also take to the stage to speak about his experience of completing an Open University degree in English. In addition, leading crime writer and author of the Wire in the Blood series, Val McDermid will also be addressing the audience of leading trade unionists, union learning reps and learners.
18 June 2008
Secretary of State presents prestigious TUC unionlearn Quality Award to Lewisham College TUC Education Unit
Today (Wednesday 18 June) Nick Edwards, Director of Vocational Education and Rossina Harris MBE, Head of Trade Union Studies at Lewisham College received the prestigious unionlearn Quality Award from John Denham MP, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills. The award was made to Lewisham College TUC Education Unit for its courses in Trade Union Studies at the unionlearn conference, where Lenny Henry and popular crime writer Val McDermid were also taking to the stage.
Southern and Eastern
18 June 2008
Midlands increases union learning representatives by almost thirteen per cent
Commenting on the increase in union learning reps (ULR) in the Midlands, regional unionlearn manager Mary Alys said: “Over the last year, the number of union learning reps throughout the Midlands has increased by almost thirteen per cent, which is great news for those seeking to improve their skills in the region.
Midlands
18 June 2008
Southern and Eastern region increases union learning representatives by almost ten per cent
Commenting on the increase in union learning reps (ULR) in the Southern and Eastern region, regional unionlearn manager Barry Francis said: “Over the last year, the number of union learning reps throughout the Southern and Eastern region has increased by almost ten per cent, which is great news for those seeking to improve their skills in the region.
Southern and Eastern
17 June 2008
Secretary of State presents prestigious TUC unionlearn Quality Award to Solihull College TUC Education Unit
Solihull College TUC Education Unit received a prestigious unionlearn Quality Award from the Right Honourable Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham MP, today (Wednesday 18 June). Julie Matthews, Trade Union Education Course Coordinator received the award on behalf of the College for Trade Union Studies.
Midlands
16 June 2008
Queen's Honour for Newcastle union learning rep
Unionlearn, the TUC's learning and skills organisation, has congratulated Felicity Mendleson, Senior Learning and Development Officer, Newcastle City Council, and UNISON Union Learning Representative (ULR) on receiving an MBE in the Queen's honours list announced on Saturday, (14 June). The award is for services to Skills Training in Local Government. Felicity was one of the very first people to attend a TUC unionlearn ULR course in 1999 and has since been integral to the success of the Council's flagship learning project.
Northern
