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TUC's unionlearn celebrates first birthday with a 50% increase in union learners

By TJ (11-06-2007)
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Learning and Development News - TUC's unionlearn celebrates first birthday with a 50% increase in union learners

Speaking today at unionlearn’s ‘one year on’ conference, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber revealed that there are now 18,000 union learning representatives (previously 15,000), who have supported over 150, 000 people to access courses, an increase of 50% on last year.

The conference also saw the launch of the new unionlearn Learning Careers Advice Line provided by learndirect Advice and the signing of Memoranda of Understanding with Sector Skills Councils and with learndirect Advice.

Keynote speaker at the conference, Secretary of State for Education and Skills Alan Johnson MP, said:

“Union learning reps have been hugely successful in reaching those workers who have been traditionally least likely to get involved in training. The role of the TUC has been central to the Government's skills agenda and unionlearn has been the most important development in taking this exciting agenda forward to meet the challenges which Lord Leitch set out so clearly in his report.”

TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

“Today marks a real milestone, not only for unionlearn but also for all trade unionists who are involved in education. Union-led learning has changed the lives and prospects of hundreds of thousands of people, giving them the confidence to move forward in their personal lives and in their work lives.”

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