Alison heads west to build TUC courses in Bristol
Former TUC tutor Alison Foster is a regular visitor to Glastonbury Festival, and spent many happy summers in a caravan in a friend’s field in Somerset.
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"Lunch and Learn" organiser wins UNISON Learning Initiative Award
Shawn Fleming , Concorde Health UNISON Branch Secretary, won the Learning Initiative Award at this year’s Get Active awards ceremony in Taunton.
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Dorset Apprentices win Regional Award at UNISON ceremony
Nick Hillman and Freya Kendall , apprentices at Poole Borough council, have been recognised by their trade union, UNISON, at a regional awards ceremony.
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These dockyard apprenticeships are shipshape and Bristol fashion.
The South West TUC has launched a campaign that aims to ensure that apprentices understand their rights as they enter the workforce. One company that they hold as an example of a good scheme is Bristol Port.
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Bristol City Council reaches across the community to recruit apprentices
"If you’d asked me, six months ago, whether I would have been sitting in a meeting with directors and managers, I’d never have believed you.”
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TUC South West tells apprentices “Don’t let your pay slip.”
The South West TUC has launched a campaign to inform apprentices of their rights.
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Unionlearn wraps up another successful Supporting Learners series
In late November unionlearn wrapped up its annual Supporting Learners series of regional events in Leeds. During the autumn unionlearn had held events across the country aimed at supporting Union Learning Reps and promoting workplace learning.
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TUC South West hold mental health event
TUC South West are holding a mental health training day for trade union members, reps, officers, and organisers.
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PFA helps younger members achieve their learning goals
The PFA’s Union Learning Fund (ULF) ‘Achievement Through Sport’ programme has been supporting members with GCSE retakes, as the story of Jack Sparkes demonstrates.
TUC South West hosts Great Apprenticeships event in Bristol
TUC South West are holding an event in Bristol next month to launch of a positive campaign around apprenticeships in the West of England region. The campaign includes a simple to use calculator so apprentices can get to know their minimum wage rights from day one.
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