The Unite Lifelong Learning department
is closely involved in all the Unite Regions. With Wales
having its own Assembly, culture, laws and language, Union Learning
Reps (ULRs) and members have the support of a Unite Lifelong
Learning team dedicated to improving the skills and knowledge
of our members.
ULRs are absolutely central to the Unite campaign for Lifelong
Learning. Indeed their activities have been described as a
'quiet revolution' at work. With new legislation giving ULRs
statutory backing, including paid time off for training and
carrying out their duties, that quiet revolution is moving on
apace. Unite is determined to build on this success by ensuring
that ULRs have access to proper training and support. And we will
continue our efforts to work with employers, government and other
key partners to ensure that our members have access to quality
education & training."
In Wales, UNITE the Union has recently
launched a campaign funded by the Wales Union Learning Fund (WULF),
called ‘Step Up To Learning 3 (SUTL 3), its
purpose is to encourage and support workers in Unite workplaces to
take up training; to improve their skills in the workplace,
community and personal lives.
SUTL 3 is a 3 year project (2010-2013) and
works in partnership with its sister campaign ‘Stepping Up’ which
has been running since April 2009. WULF was established by
the Welsh Assembly Government to promote workplace learning and
supports learning activities in the workplace. WULF shows
commitment to partnership working between union learning
representatives, learners, employer and the course
provider.
Click HERE to find your Lifelong
Learning project contacts.
Click on the links below to read examples of
work done by ULRs in Wales.
Airbus
Learning Centre - Broughton
Benders Learning Centre - Wrexham
El Sueno
Existe 2011 - Machynlleth
Learning on
a Train
Mike Rivers Corus award winning ULR
New Learning Centre at Magellan Aerospace -
Llay
New
Learning Hub - Holyhead
Tata Steel -
Award for ULR
Unite Cymru
Campaign launch Oct 2011
Welsh NIACE
award
For more information about LLL in the
workplace and about ULRs click HERE to go to the LLL
homepage.
Click HERE to go to the
Unite Wales home page
