STUC Everyday Skills Event – 28th March 2007
A national STUC Everyday Skills Event is planned for Wednesday, 28th March 2007!
A key aim of the STUC Skills & Lifelong Learning Team is to support Union Learning Representatives in promoting the Everyday Skills agenda to increase awareness across the country. The event is aimed at ULRs, potential ULRs, SULF Project Workers, Tutors and others who have an interest in everyday skills issues. The one day event will provide participants with practical information and skills through workshops and presentations. Participants will explore important everyday skills issues including those surrounding dyslexia and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). For more information and to download a registration form, visit our website at http://www.scottishunionlearning.com/events.
“Earn as You Learn” Programme wins Adult Learners Award!
The Rail Union Learning project’s “Earn as You Learn” programme is the winner of the Adult Learners Award from the Scottish Adult Learning Partnership. The Adult award was presented by Television Presenter, Grant Stott (Scotsport) at a ceremony in Edinburgh on the 15th February. The award recognises the efforts of all who assisted in the development of the programme.
The programme’s stated aim is: “To re-engage with non-traditional learners within the rail industry through the provision of an everyday skills programme that uses innovative practice to overcome barriers to learning.” It involves adult learners attending a 10 week programme, in groups, once a week for 2 hours. The programme is completely free and family and friends of rail employees are also welcome to join. In addition, each participant is paid the equivalent of 20 hours pay upon completion. Most programmes are delivered in the Rail Learning Centre located within Glasgow’s Stow College. The programme itself is completely learner centred, the delivery style is relaxed and informal and the content is based around the specific needs of the learners. It tackles everyday skills such as form filling, correspondence, household finances and helping children with homework.
For further information on Earn as You Learn, contact Patricia Conlon, Learning Centre Manger, 0141 564 7258/ patricia.conlon@stow.ac.uk Graeme McCabe, RUL Project Worker, 07725808614/ graememccabe@rul.org.uk
Call for Case Studies
The STUC Skills & Lifelong Learning Team continue to meet with Scottish Enterprise to look at potential joint activity. It has been agreed:
to pilot an electronic version of the ULR Resource Pack on the MyETL (My Entitlement to Learning) portal currently being operated by Lanarkshire Colleges and supported by SE Lanarkshire.
following initial awareness raising work within Scottish Enterprise, unions will be provided with local LEC contacts.
in order to assist with the internal awareness raising exercise, Scottish Enterprise have requested case studies from unions that demonstrate good examples of unions and Enterprise Companies working together.
If you have a case study you would like to be used for this purpose could you please send it to Sylvia O’Grady, Skills & Lifelong Learning Manager, at so’grady@stuc.org.uk. If you require any assistance with this or if you have any comments you wish to make please do not hesitate to contact Sylvia by phone on 0141 337 8124.
Quick Reads are back!
Following the success of Quick Reads in 2006, a brand new range of titles were launched on 1 March 2007 (World Book Day!). For 2007 there are new books written by bestselling authors and celebrities. The books are short, fast-paced, and have a maximum 128 pages. They are perfect for people who want a short, fast read, emergent readers and anyone who has lost the reading habit. Free display and promotional materials including posters, mug, pens and bookmarks are available from Quick Reads. For further information contact Quick Reads on 0116 204 7072 or at quickreads@niace.org.uk. Alternatively, visit http://www.quickreads.co.uk.