LIFELONG LEARNING AGREEMENT

UNISON have an agreement with Nottinghamshire County Council to work together to improve Lifelong Learning opportunities for all Nottinghamshire County Council employees.

The Lifelong Learning Agreement sets out how the trade unions and the authority will work together. UNISON will play an active role through our network of learning representatives. Copies of the Agreement are available via the Branch Office.

There were two LEARNING AT WORK EVENTS

held during Adult Learners Week in May

Tuesday 20th May at County Hall and Wednesday 21st May at Lawn View House Sutton in Ashfield.

They both went really well and there is a report from the County Hall event here

You may be interested in becoming a Life Long Learning Rep and UNISON has arranged various LLL courses for the Autumn - details can be download here

Download the latest Branch Life Long Learning Newsletter: Branch LLL Newsletter 2008

Check out the Life Long Learning Video at UNISON TV UNISON Life Long Learning Video

There is also the National UNISON Learning and Organising Services page which hosts a huge range of issues and topics related to opportunities for union members including career and personal development courses click here

FREE COURSES FOR UNISON MEMBERS INCLUDE

* Communication at Work Course
* Return to Learn
* Womens Lives course
* Women in UNISON
* Trade Unions and the Environment
* Microsoft Word and Excel

Additionally UNISON have also entered into a partnership with the OPEN University for members to try some other free taster courses - details available here

Please contact Tina Carnachan, the Branch Education and LLL Co-Ordinator at the UNISON Branch Office on 0115 9810405 for more information or email

There may be a local Life Long Learning rep in your area, you can check on the full list of all branch stewards, H&S and LLL reps click here

There is a UNISON East Midlands Region Training Course programme for 2008 -09 available via the branch offcie (it's too large to lace on the website) and if you would like a copy please email the branch office