Over 20,000 union learning representatives (ULRs) across the country are promoting training and learning in the workplace on behalf of
union members. The unionlearn Quality Award is awarded to programmes and courses that meet their good practice criteria and will help signpost
ULRs to providers that are working successfully and flexibly with unions.
By 2010 unionlearn expect over 250,000 learners to progress through the union route each year.
In order to continually promote high quality, flexible learning opportunities, Liverpool Community College will continue to work closely with Unionlearn in further developing our offer to Unions and ULRs in the workplace.
As part of our commitment, Liverpool Community College has currently successful achieved the Unionlearn Quality Award which is only awarded to providers who are committed to working with trade unions and can demonstrate that unions and union learners are considered in the design, development and delivery of courses and programmes.
Benefits for ULRs
Achieving the unionlearn Quality Award will:
- be an incentive to work with unions and to reach more learners
- provide a standard for working with unions and union learners
- be a signpost ULRs to union-friendly provision
- increase union leverage and influence with providers
- help unions obtain high quality data about their learners from providers
Benefits for providers
Achieving the unionlearn Quality Award will:
- demonstrate that we meet unionlearn standards
- enable us to reach more learners
- be recognised as having good practice for working with unions
- signpost union learning representatives to our provision
- showcase our programmes and courses on their website
To gain the unionlearn Quality Award, providers must have a robust process for working with unions. The Award will be easily recognised by growing numbers of ULRs and union learners as a mark of good practice. Providers achieving the Award for their courses and programmes will also be publicised on their website.
If you are a Union Learner Representative in the workplace and would like advise on courses on offer please contact in the first instance:
0845 013 1515
asktheteam@liv-coll.ac.uk
ULR process