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unionlearn
date: 12.06.09

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Jo Brand presents Plymouth Adult and Community Learning Service with prestigious TUC unionlearn Quality Award

Lorraine Steer, Learning Development Manager and Ian Fleming, Curriculum Commissioning Manager, Plymouth Adult and Community Learning Service, received the prestigious unionlearn Quality Award from Jo Brand. The award was made for Plymouth Adult and Community Learning Service's Skills for Life* provision at unionlearn's third annual conference in central London. Plymouth Adult and Community Learning Service is one of over 80 education providers to have received the award.


Ian Fleming, Jo Brand and Lorraine Steer
©2009 Copyright Rod Leon

The unionlearn Quality Award is awarded to providers in the learning world who are committed to working with trade unions. Awards are made to providers who demonstrate that unions and union learners are considered in the design, development and delivery of courses and programmes. Those providers achieving the unionlearn Quality Award will be included on the unionlearn website which receives over three million hits per month.

Jo Brand said: ' I know through my time working as a psychiatric nurse that learning benefits not only people's confidence and their careers, but also their health. So I'm pleased today to be supporting the TUC's unionlearn, which has made such a difference to workplace learning.'

Tracy Hewett, Principal Adult Education Officer, Plymouth Adult and Community Learning Service said: ' Receiving the Quality Award for Skills for Life provision from unionlearn is important to Plymouth Adult and Community Learning Service and it will enable us to continue the good working relationship we have developed with USDAW and hope to develop with other local trade unions in the future. Working closely with employers, employees and union learning reps has enabled us to provide quality provision and start to make a difference to the lives of union members. '

Helen Cole, unionlearn regional manager said: 'Unionlearn and trade unions are ensuring that the education members receive is of the highest standard and the unionlearn Quality Award guarantees this. Our work with Plymouth Adult and Community Learning Service is benefiting learners all over Plymouth and I am delighted to see them receive this award from Jo Brand.'

NOTES TO EDITORS:

All unionlearn press releases can be found at www.unionlearn.org.uk

Media enquiries:
Wanda Wyporska T: 020 7079 6950 M: 07795 844728 E: wwyporska@tuc.org.uk


Press release (400 words) issued 12 Jun 2009

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