Premier Foods and Unite the Union launch Learning
Resource Centre
On Friday 18 November 2011, Premier Foods, Moreton, in
partnership with Unite the Union launched their Learning Resource
Centre.
The brand new training facility will be open to all Premier
Foods employees wishing to improve their IT, literacy and numeracy
skills and also gain nationally recognised qualifications.
The centre will also be used for vocational learning.
Nine on-site employees and members of Unite the Union were
elected and trained up as Union Learner Reps (ULRs) in January of
this year. They went on to conduct learning needs analysis
(surveys) with the rest of the employees at Premier Foods to gauge
an overview of learning interests, with the majority opting for
computer training, literacy and numeracy skills. 
A temporary learning centre was set up and short ICT
introduction courses were delivered to some employees by
Dean Briody and Sharon Ryall of
Unite the Union, whilst the new centre was being furbished and made
ready for the official launch. Tommy
McIntyre of the Unite Taxi Project in
Liverpool sponsored the IT equipment while the company supplied the
room, furnishings and broadband
During the initial open day, Unite the Union Learning
Organisers, Representatives and staff from West Cheshire College
were available to promote and discuss courses on offer. The
majority of interest is for IT courses, to learn about MS Word and
Excel.
A large number of employees registered an interest on the open
day.
The ribbon to the new Learning Centre was cut by - Labour
Councillor- Anne McArdle and Eric
Maudsley - Factory General Manager.
The Learning Agreement was signed off by Eric
Maudsley and John
Lea - Unite the Union, Regional
Education Officer. Premier Foods released Mark Walch
(photographer) from his late shift to take pictures for this
event.
Eric Maudsley, Factory General Manager for the Moreton site
would like to pass on thanks to everybody who has assisted in
making this a success, which is really positive news in the current
economic climate.
