Unionlearn
The role of Unionlearn is to help unions spread the lifelong learning message to more members. (Previously referred to as Union Academy)
Much has been achieved in the realm of trade union education and union learning over the past few years. But unions need to make a step change if they are to reach out to all the members who could benefit from study at the workplace or a local college or learning provider. That's why the TUC has established unionlearn to help unions develop and diversify their provision.
Unionlearn aims to help unions to become learning organisations, with programmes for union reps and regional officers and strategic support for national officers.
It will also help unions to broker learning opportunities for their members, running phone and online advice services, securing the best courses to meet learners' needs and kitemarking union academy provision to a quality standard. Finally, unionlearn will research union priorities on learning and skills, identify and share good practice, promote learning agreements, support union members on learning and skills bodies, and help shape sector skills agreementsQ. What is a Unionlearn learndirect Centre?
A. Unionlearn learndirect Centres are centres that are based in colleges, workplaces and union offices, supported by Unionlearn
An Online learning centre has now been established to deliver support to remote learners. This ensures that, potentially, any learner can have access to learndirect courses without having to visit a centre.
Q. Who can access learning through Unionlearn learndirect Centres?
A. Unionlearn learndirect Centres were set up for union members and their friends and families. Unionlearn also aims to widen participation and promote social inclusion. It does this by targeting learners who may not have had a chance to access other forms of learning.
Q. How does Unionlearn support the centres?
A. Unionlearn have a team of learning centre support workers, one based within each unionlearn region, as well as a national support structure based within Newcastle.
Q. How many learners use Unionlearn learndirect Centres?
A. The number of learners is rising daily, but in the year 2005/6 the unionlearn learndirect centres enrolled over 19,000 people.
Q. Where can I get more information on Unionlearn?