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Union-Led Learning Projects Awarded £1.5M Over The Next 2 Years.
The awards represent the sixth round of investment in
the Scottish Union
Learning Fund (SULF).
 Thirteen
projects for union-led learning were today awarded almost £1.5 million over
the next two years.
They include projects to help footballers plan for a life outside the game
and new skills for journalists.
The awards represent the sixth round of investment in the Scottish Union
Learning Fund (SULF).
Speaking at the STUC conference in Perth, Deputy Minister for Enterprise and
Lifelong Learning Allan Wilson said:
“Experts tell us that people are better at retaining new skills when they
can put them into practice and use them on a regular basis.
“That’s why developing new skills and knowledge in the workplace is
important in helping employees to learn.
“Unions have a key role to play in this area. They can encourage businesses
to provide training and ensure that employees are aware of the advantages it
could bring.
“And of course unions also have an important role in providing such
opportunities themselves and in leading workplace projects.
“I am very pleased that so many unions in Scotland are working to help their
members learn.”
Notes:
1. The 13
projects are:
Amicus: Amicus learning for change network: review, design and delivery for
learners: £168,000.
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF): Establishing
a lifelong learning culture in the travel & tourism sectors in Scotland:
£120,000.
Community: Enabling learning in supported workplaces: £100,000.
Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU): CSEU SULF
learning project: £74,000.
Communication Workers’ Union (CWU): Bridging the skills gap in Scotland:
£115,000.
Fire Brigades Union (FBU): Bridging the gap. addressing skill gaps in the
Scottish Fire & Rescue services: £93,000.
National Union of Journalists (NUJ): Trade union e-learning centre of
excellence: £79,000.
Public & Commercial Services (PCS): License to skill: £129,000.
Royal College of Nursing (RCN): Growing union branches: professional
development centres for delivering inclusive learning: £91,000.
Scottish Professional Footballers’ Association (SPFA): Contextualising
learning: £166,000.
Transport & General Workers’ Union (T&G): Developing, supporting and
embedding lifelong learning as a mainstream union activity: £113,000.
Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians (UCATT): Building
healthy learning and lifestyles in the Scottish construction industry:
£62,000.
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW): Developing USDAW’s
strategic approach: £130,000.
2. The SULF
established in August 2000. There have been five rounds of funding involving
a total of 54 projects from 23 unions (plus one project from the STUC) with
grants totalling just over £3.3m being awarded. Round 6 has committed a
further £1.6m across 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 (£800k in each financial year)
for 13 projects.
Contact: Stuart Lewis: 0131 244 2682
News Release:
Internet:
www.scotland.gov.uk
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