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2015 Scottish Union Learning Annual Report Scottish Union Learning 5 Annual Report UNION Union Learning: L H E S A I R T N T Developing Scotland’s I N O G C Workforce S Learners’ Quotes “The course has improved my skill “I’ve learned a lot of set and will improve interesting things my employability that will help me in prospects.” my work.” “I found the classroom environment very friendly and felt able to speak and give my opinion. It was overall a very enjoyable experience that I would like to do again.” 2 “A great “Excellent course, introduction. I can’t would really wait to put what we like more of this.” covered today into practice.” “I believe that the work I have “I really loved this completed throughout course. I can see all my studies has the benefits to it. Really contributed to my appreciate the tutors’ recent professional 2015 support, they were opportunities and Annual Report great!” successes.” Front cover photos: Louis Flood and Nick McGowan-Lowe Flood Louis photos: cover Front Introduction Harry Frew, Chair Scottish Union Learning Board This has been another Development Fund and the Equality Rep important and Development project. These initiatives, challenging year for which have been funded as a direct result trade unions, but of the recommendations contained in also a year with a the Working Together Review, will allow number of positive us to develop leadership capacity within developments in the trade union movement in Scotland Scotland, including and work towards increasing the role the establishment of Equality Reps in the private and third Louis Flood Louis of the Fair Work sectors. Convention. The Convention was set up in line with the recommendations The opportunities available to union of the Working Together Review and members in updating skills, gaining the expected outcome is that a Fair qualifications and learning in the Work Framework for Scotland will be workplace are recognised as providing established. added value to being a member of a trade union in Scotland. Working With the support of the Scottish in partnership with the Scottish Government’s Fair Work Directorate, as Government, we aim to further develop well as continuing the Development the learning opportunities offered Fund and Learning Fund and our work in by trade unions in Scotland, a move improving Digital skills, Scottish Union which will benefit both workers and 3 Learning has established the Leadership employers. Contents Introduction and contents 3 Fair Work 24 Structure 4 Equality Rep Development Project 25 The Board 5 Leadership Development Fund 26 Advisory Groups 6 Conferences and Events 27 Development Fund 7 Learning Forums 29 Learning Fund 9 TUC Education 30 Improving Everyday Skills 16 Working with Partners 32 Highlands and Islands 20 MAP Case Studies 34 STUC Union Rep Awards 22 Resources and Communications 37 2015 Annual Learner of the Year Award 23 Contacts 38 Report Structure Scottish Union Learning was The Board is supported by a Union established by the STUC Advisory Group and a Partners’ Advisory Group which provide advice and General Council to deliver trade information on strategic and operational union learning in workplaces matters. across Scotland in line with The work of Scottish Union Learning is STUC policy on learning and delivered by the Scottish Union Learning skills. This is taken forward in Team. Members of the Team are located in the STUC/Scottish Union Learning partnership with unions. offices in Glasgow and in Inverness. The Scottish Union Learning Board was Statement of Purpose established to direct and oversee the work Scottish Union Learning supports trade of Scottish Union Learning. The Board unions in accessing skills and lifelong includes members of the General Council, learning opportunities for their members representatives of affiliated trade unions, that contribute to collective prosperity, the STUC General Secretary and a TUC fairness and equality, for workers across nominated member. Scotland. 4 STUC General Council Scottish Union Learning Board Partners’ Union Advisory Group Advisory Group Director of Scottish Union TUC Education Operational Learning Officer Scotland Group Admin Manager/ Development Funding & Policy Secretary to the Officers Officer Board TUC Education 2015 Admin Marketing Finance Secretary/Admin Annual Assistants Officer Officer Report Assistant The Board The Scottish Union Learning The aims and objectives of Board, appointed by the STUC Scottish Union Learning are to: General Council, oversees and promote trade union-led learning and directs the work of Scottish skills development in line with STUC Union Learning. Policy on learning and skills; support unions in identifying and The Scottish Union Learning Board meeting the skills and learning needs approves the Business Plan which outlines of their members and in organising the strategic objectives of Scottish Union workplace learning opportunities Learning for the year, and agrees and across Scotland with specific resources monitors the annual work plan. The Board dedicated to the Highlands and Islands; has responsibility for all Scottish Union assist unions in identifying the needs Learning funding. As well as agreeing of Union Learning Representatives and the annual budget, the Board oversees provide appropriate support; the allocation of funding from the Development Fund and Learning Fund, provide assistance to unions and monitors the use of any additional in accessing Everyday Skills funding secured to support the work of opportunities for their members; Scottish Union Learning. work with unions to increase digital participation in workplaces across Chair: Harry Frew, UCATT Scotland; 5 Vice Chair: John Brown, CWU promote learning or action which increases equality awareness Members: Jackson Cullinane, Unite; and tackles inequality and Harry Donaldson, GMB; Karen Foster, PCS; under-representation at work; Samantha Ritchie, Young Workers’ Rep; Lyn McClintock, EIS; Robert Mooney, Disabled encourage and support employer Workers’ Rep; Grahame Smith, STUC engagement in delivering learning General Secretary; Liz Rees, TUC Education and upgrading skills; Manager; Peter Hunter, UNISON; Brian establish relationships with partner Linn, Aegis the Union (from Dec 2015); organisations in the provision of (Anne Douglas, Prospect and John Keggie, learning and skills; UNISON, retired during the year) continue to develop resources for Staff in Attendance: Wendy Burton, unions, ULRs, and learners; and Director (from June 2015) work with the TUC in ensuring the Harry Cunningham, TUC Education Officer provision of a comprehensive trade Ann Garscadden, Secretary to the Board union education service suitable to (Sylvia O’Grady, Lifelong Learning the needs of unions in Scotland. Manager, retired May 2015) 2015 Annual Observer: Laura Dougan, Scottish Report Government Advisory Groups Union Advisory Group Partners’ Advisory Group The Union Advisory Group and Partners’ Advisory Group the Partners’ Advisory Group The Partners’ Advisory Group supports the provide advice and information Board by: to the Board on strategic and contributing to discussions about the operational matters. strategic direction of Scottish Union Learning; Union Advisory Group advising Scottish Union Learning on The Union Advisory Group supports the ways in which it could develop in order Board by: to better achieve its objectives and further its role; providing operational information that will inform the Board in making sharing information on the strategic strategic decisions; direction of partner organisations; identifying strategic or operational championing the value of union learning issues for the Board to consider; in the wider world of learning and skills. Chair advising the Board of changes in the Grahame Smith, STUC General Secretary strategic direction of individual unions; 6 Membership providing the Board with examples of BBC Scotland good practice in trade union learning. Dyslexia Scotland Education Scotland Co-Chairs Equate Scotland Wendy Burton, Director Fife College Harry Cunningham, TUC Education Officer: Glasgow Kelvin College Scotland Highlands and Islands Enterprise Membership Newbattle Abbey College Membership is open by nomination from Scottish Adult Learning Partnership all STUC affiliated organisations. Scottish Book Trust Scottish Enterprise Scottish Government Skills Development Scotland SCQF Partnership SCVO SQA The Open University WEA Scotland 2015 Zero Waste Scotland Annual Report The Board reviews membership of this Group on an on-going basis. The Development Fund The Development Fund complements UCATT: Addressing Skills Shortages in existing trade union learning strategies. the Construction Sector It supports developmental work that UNISON: Upskilling in Health & Social increases the capacity of unions to deliver Care & Developing Young People courses funded by both the Learning Fund Unite: Learn with Unite and external learning funding sources that Usdaw: Byte Sized Learning - unions are able to access. It also supports Workplace Digital and Everyday Skills unions with a range of other activities, Development including Union Learning Rep training, employer engagement, workforce Highlands and Islands Projects development, and developing new and NUJ: Building for the Future: Sustainable innovative approaches to delivery. Strategies for the Media Industry RMT: All Aboard for Learning During the year, funding was allocated to UNISON: Upskilling Healthcare Workers 18 Development Fund projects. Of these, and Enhancing the Infrastructure 15 are based in the Lowlands and Uplands
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