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HIGHER LEVEL LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE Lesley Haughton Unionlearn 26th January 2011

HIGHER LEVEL LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE Lesley Haughton Unionlearn 26th January 2011 . PROGRESSION TO HIGHER LEARNING THROUGH UNIONS. 40 per cent of union members already have a higher qualification Many would like to brush up or renew their skills

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HIGHER LEVEL LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE Lesley Haughton Unionlearn 26th January 2011

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  1. HIGHER LEVEL LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACELesley Haughton Unionlearn26th January 2011

  2. PROGRESSION TO HIGHER LEARNING THROUGH UNIONS • 40 per cent of union members already have a higher qualification • Many would like to brush up or renew their skills • Many of the remaining 60 percent would like one too • Unionlearn helped 4,000 members to enrol on formal HE courses last year • Thousands more engaged in informal higher learning activity unionlearn presentation

  3. UNIONLEARN STRATEGY FOR SUPPORTING LEARNERS • Progression for all learners, at all levels • New strategy for 2011-14 • More partnerships and discounts with HEIs • Persuading employers to support progression from level 3/apprenticeships • Tailored CPD routes • Co-investment, collective learning funds • Lobbying government for stronger, fairer student support unionlearn presentation

  4. PARTNERSHIPS AND JOINT WORKING • Open University • Foundation Degree Forward • Lifelong Learning Networks • AimHigher • Individual HEIs, e.g. Birkbeck • Union partnerships and regional projects including UNISON/OU • Unionlearn Quality Award unionlearn presentation

  5. PROGRESSION TO HIGHER LEARNING WEBSITE • Micro-site accessible at www.unionlearn.org.uk • URL will be www.higherlearningatwork.org • Resources for learners and reps from all partners • Available to all unionlearn presentation

  6. UNIONLEARN LEARNING AND CAREERS ADVICE SERVICE • Active partnership with Next Step and micro-site • www.unionlearn.org.uk/uladvice • 08000 92 91 90 • Regional MOUs and joint working with Next Step • Unions delivering face to face services unionlearn presentation

  7. THE UNION LEARNING CLIMBING FRAME www.climbingframe.unionlearn.org.uk It can help reps to: • provide up to date information to help during discussions with learners • update ULRs knowledge about various learning opportunities • develop individual action plans with learners • keep records of sessions with learners • store local information and contacts • gather information about learner profiles to support negotiations with employers Higher learning theme and professional and personal development unionlearn presentation

  8. RESOURCES AND CASE STUDIES • Supporting union learners into higher learning • Higher Education at Work: making the case to employers • An engagement checklist for higher education providers • Higher education case studies • Supporting Learners News • Joint resources at www.fdf.ac.uk/advisers and www.unionlearn.org.uk • NIACE/fdf training session March 16th, Supporting Learners Regional Events unionlearn presentation

  9. ACTIVITY NEGOTIATING WITH EMPLOYERS TO SUPPORT HIGHER LEARNING • What do employers need to know? • What are the benefits of workplace learning at a higher level? • What support can learners get from employers for workplace learning? • What would a business case for supporting workplace learning look like? unionlearn presentation

  10. ACTIVITYWORKING TOGETHER WITH UNIONS • What does your organisation do? • What potential can you see for working with unions? • What do you need to take this forward? unionlearn presentation

  11. THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS WORKSHOPwww.unionlearn.org.ukContact: Ian Borkett IBorkett@tuc.org.ukLesley Haughton l.haughton@ntlworld.com unionlearn presentation

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