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Wales TUC Learning & Education Services E-zine
Summer issue - July 2012
Hello and welcome to the Learning Services Summer 2012 e-zine.
This summer’s issue includes the following articles:
Wales Union Learning Fund Project News
Unite Launch at Continental Teves
ASLEF
UCATT Wrexham
UCATT Swansea
Unison
New Wales TUC Policy & Campaigns Team
Wales TUC Education Survey
WTUC Education 2012-13 Course Booklet
Networks of Excellence News
Essential Skills Wales: Assessments
Shelter Cymru - Work it Out
Women's Summer School
Climbing Frame Update
NVQ Information
Events & Diary Dates
Social Media Links
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Wales Union Learning Fund Project News
Unite Launch at Continental Teves
CONTINENTAL TEVES LAUNCHES NEW WORKPLACE LEARNING HUB IN EBBW VALE
Continental Teves, in partnership with Unite the Union’s ‘Step Up To Learning (SUTL)’
Campaign, officially launched a new workplace Hub at their site on Waun Y Pound
Industrial Estate, Ebbw Vale in May 2012.
The centre was officially opened by Deputy Minister for Skills, Jeff Cuthbert A.M.
Continental Teves managers work closely with the Unite Union Learning Representatives
on site to ensure that the centre provides a welcoming area with easy and flexible access
to learning support, the latest I.T. equipment and information and advice.
The modern onsite facility aims to provide essential and vocational skills training for both
workers at the Continental Teves sites and for many of the smaller manufacturing sites in
the area. It will also link in with the myriad of community based learning initiatives in the
region.
In addition the Continental Teves Learning Hub and its Learning Committee intend to will
work closely with the management of the Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone to plan best use of
the Hub’s location and facilities in support of this initiative over the coming years.
Deputy Minister for Skills, Jeff Cuthbert, said:
“Raising the skills of the Welsh workforce is vital if we are to prosper as a nation and this
is an excellent example of what can be achieved by collaborative working. Continental
Teves are a caring and progressive employer in the Heads of the Valley region and with
the support and endeavours of the Trade Union movement they have provided a first
class learning facility for people living in the area. This project, like the many other Wales
Union Learning Fund (WULF) programmes that have been established recently, will place
learning at the heart of the community and develop local skills.
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Photograph of Deputy Minister for Skills, Jeff Cuthbert A.M.
Since 1999 the WULF initiative has helped establish 166 learning projects across Wales,
with over £13m provided by the Welsh Government.
The innovation and hard work by Trade Unions, employers like Continental Teves,
training providers, the Welsh Government and others working in partnership through
WULF has resulted in people receiving, and benefitting from training which would
otherwise not be available to them.
Continental Teves Mark Langshaw, Managing Director and Plant Manager said:
“We are delighted to continue to work in partnership with Unite, and support the "Step
Up to Learning" initiative. We have always recognised the value of skills and training, and
it is the high skill base of our employees which was instrumental in retaining and growing
Small Series niche brake caliper production, to create a centre of excellence for this type
of production for Continental at Ebbw Vale.
The availability of a highly skilled and motivated workforce will be instrumental in
attracting new businesses into Continental Ebbw vale and into the Ebbw Vale Enterprise
Zone, and we are pleased to be able to support this initiative in any way possible."
Andy Richards, Unite’s Wales Regional Secretary, said:
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“We firmly believe in the progression and enhancement of our members through
learning. Indeed firms engaged in current Step Up To Learning (SUTL) funded training
report business benefits as a result such as reduced absenteeism, better morale, higher
staff retention and improved business efficiency.
The Unite SUTL campaign continues to expand and is reaching more workplaces and
engaging more new learners than ever before. We continue to work in partnership with
companies across all Wales to open up new opportunities for Unite members to develop
their skills and qualifications, improve their employability and improve their life chances.
The new Workplace Learning Hub, established in partnership with Continental Teves, is
targeted primarily at the manufacturing sites within the new Heads of the Valley Business
Enterprise Zone. It will also link in with the many Community based Projects in the area.
This well equipped and comfortable facility will provide a great opportunity for
employers in this region to develop paths within work to access learning, training and I.T.
resources.
I know that this exciting new partnership will help to ensure that we preserve our strong
skills base here in Wales.”
Andy Richards, Unite’s Wales Regional Secretary with Jeff Cuthbert AM and staff from
Continental Teves.
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FURTHER INORMATION
CONTINENTAL TEVES
Continental Teves UK Limited was established in Ebbw Vale in 1973 as a high volume
automotive Tier 1 supplier to a world wide customer base. In 2006 the parent company
Continental AG announced the transfer of Ebbw Vale Caliper Automotive Brake
production to low cost countries and this was completed by December 2009.
The Small Series production remained at Ebbw Vale to become the centre of excellence
for niche low volume Automotive Braking Systems and Spares to Automotive
manufacturers such as Jaguar LandRover, Daimler, Renault, Volkswagen, Porsche, BMW,
General Motors, Ford, Mazda and Volvo.
This business initially retained 121 jobs in the area following the restructuring in 2009 but
with steady growth through very difficult economic climates since 2009, Continental
Teves now has 167employees.
Its parent company Continental AG was established 1887 and is headquartered in
Hanover, Germany. It is one of the top 5 in the automotive supplier industry with sales of
Euro 26.0 billion, with 148,228 employees worldwide working 194 locations in 38
countries.
UNITE: STEP UP TO LEARNING 4 (SUTL4)
Step Up to Learning (SUTL) was launched by the Deputy Minister for Skills Jeff Cuthbert
A.M. in November 2011 and currently has funding to support up skilling across Wales to
March 2014. The campaign works with employers to provide vital training, up skilling
and support, particularly for the growing number of businesses under threat.
The £180,000 SUTL Campaign is funded by the Wales Union Learning Fund (WULF), a
fund established by the Welsh Assembly to promote workplace learning across all Wales.
The projects will involve more than 100 employers in Wales, and aims to recruit more
new learners and provide support for existing learners to gain further essential skills and
qualifications to retain their current positions, gain promotion or seek reemployment.
The projects can fund learning up to a value of £200 per learner per project year and up
to £3000 per site to support an on site workplace learning facility.
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Working closely with the Wales TUC and the Sector Skills Council, the Step up to Learning
courses include basic skills, CV writing, job search assistance, interview techniques,
confidence building, I.T. and a wide variety of relevant vocational skills.
Contact: Julie Evans Unite Wales
Union Learning Fund (WULF) Manager 3rd Floor
1 Cathedral Road CARDIFF CF11 9SD Tel: 02920 022759
Email: [email protected] Mobile: 07805 908026
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ZONES
The Welsh Government announced last September (2011) that as part of its economic
policy agenda it would be introducing Enterprise Zones in Wales and take a bespoke
approach to each location based on the skills and workforce history of each area.
The Enterprise Zone at Ebbw Vale is based on four sites adjacent to the Heads of the
Valleys road. The sites at Tredegar Business Park, The Works, Rhyd y Blew, Bryn Serth and
Rassau are designed to house manufacturing companies. In addition there is a
regeneration proposal centred around an international motor sport complex.
The Enterprise Zone will assist with the transformation of the local economy in Blaenau
Gwent and attract major inward investment focussing on the manufacturing sector. The
zone will expand the industrial base and attract major companies to the area with the
aim of creating jobs for local people.
Launching the Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone, Business Minister Edwina Hart said: "The Ebbw
Vale Enterprise Zone has the potential to become a vibrant, high technology hotspot of
Welsh based manufacturing.
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ASLEF
Canton depot get wired!
My name is Paul Roberts, I am a union learning rep for Unite the Union. After hosting
many Union learning open days all across the rail network and getting staff from across
Arriva Trains Wales to fill out learning surveys, the feedback made it quite clear that
many staff members wanted to sit the 17th edition wiring regulations course.
Myself and Emma Ramsay (project worker, ASLEF Education) arranged to meet with
Cardiff & Vale College to arrange costs and logistics of running the course. We wanted to
make access easy, and thought it important to bring the learning actually into the
workplace and fit round shift patterns as much as possible. When approached, Arriva
Train Wales agreed that we could have use of the training rooms at Canton maintenance
depot for the course delivery.
Funding for the course was obtained from the Wales Union Learning Fund (WULF)
making the course free of charge to the students. The students’ contribution was the
purchase of their own regulation books (£40-£50) to aid their study and show
commitment to course.
Posters were displayed to advertise the course, and staff who had previously expressed
an interest were contacted. The initial expectation was to fund 10 places, within a few
days it became apparent that the course would be oversubscribed. The funding was
increased to 20 places and the course was scheduled to run on two days instead of one;
Tuesday and Thursdays from 18:00 - 20:00. This enabled students to go to either class
once a week with the same lesson being run on both days. This gave students more
flexibility around working shifts and home life.
The 17th edition successfully started on 24 January 2012 and is still running with the help
and support of Canton training department and fleet shift managers. We have a few
weeks left to complete and are hoping to get a high percentage pass rate, giving all
students a level 4 qualification with the option of moving onto higher education.
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By Paul Roberts (second from the right) - ULR Canton, Arriva Trains Wales
UCATT Wrexham
UCATT Success - Wrexham Council Housing Department
Over the last two months UCATT ULR Dave Lewis has been working with Claire Betteley
from Wrexham ITeC on the ESiW initiative. Out of 90+ trades staff at Wrexham Council
Housing Department 56 have signed up to do literacy through IT training through the
ESiW (Essential Skills in the Workplace) programme with the first 10 learners due on
course on the 11th July.
The high rate of engagement was due to the briefings jointly held with Dave and Claire
who attended ‘tool box talks’ with all trades staff and explained the ESiW programme
and how they would benefit from taking part in the training. With PDAs (Personal hand
held devices) due to be implemented in the coming months the briefings revealed the
fact that the majority of the workers had little or no experience of using computers.
Claire worked with Dave to create a course that builds on IT training along with literacy to
help staff make the change over to PDAs.
Claire said “I found the ULR’s role invaluable when it came to engaging learners onto an
ESiW learning programme; from a tutor’s point of view, there is nothing worse than being
in a training environment with a group of hostile learners who don’t want to be there.
Dave and I made a point of attending every team briefing to reinforce the message that
our sessions are delivered in a relaxed and informal manner, I firmly believe that this
played a major part in removing potential barriers to learning. To be able to chat with
learners so that they could get to know me in advance and ask any questions eliminated
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the majority of fears and doubts over returning to learning after what is usually a long
period of time.
The results of engaged learners is amazing and I really do believe that without the help of
Dave and other ULRs, this would not have been possible”.
Dave added “It was a welcoming experience to have full support from colleagues, also to
be working in partnership with Wrexham Borough Council, the Wales TUC and Unite the
Union, a truly collaborative approach”.
UCATT Swansea
Swansea Council Building staff celebrate their first on site Learning Day
Staff at the Swansea Council Building depot celebrated their first learning day on
Thursday 28th June. Project staff from the UCATT ‘Building learning across Wales’ project
and UNITE’S Step up to Learning 4 project encouraged staff to look at their current skills
and let us know what they’d like to learn by completing an onsite Training Needs
Assessment. 238 questionnaires were handed out and once evaluated the results will be
presented at the next steering group meeting at the end of July. The information will be
used to focus learning activities going forward.
The event was also attended by Faye Perry and Jenny Madge from the Welsh Government. Faye and Jenny were given the opportunity to go out on site with Richard Talbot who works for Construction Skills Training to speak with trades staff who don’t come into the depot. We think they all looked stunning in their hard hats, safety boots and yellow jackets! (see picture).
Faye Perry, Richard Talbot & Jenny Madge
Other partners who attended the day included Anne
Jenkins, from the ESiW project, representatives from the
Open University and from the ESiW provider.
UCATT have two union learning representatives on the
course, Mike Franey and Mark Evans who along with the
other union reps encourage staff to come along and find
out about the learning opportunities that are available to
them.
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Marie O’Mara, Richard Talbot, Julie Evans, TBC Julie Evans, Unite talks to some of the Faye Perry & Jenny Madge Trades staff as they complete TNAs
Unison
New Wales TUC Policy & Campaigns Team
All Change in Wales TUC Policy and Campaigns team.
The Wales TUC Policy and Campaigns team have 3 new faces, and one old one! Gareth
Hathway who recently worked full time in Learning Services will now be dividing his time
between both teams and will be working on TUC campaigns along with Rhianydd
Williams. Alex Bevan also joins with responsibility for Policy and last but not least Jane
Runeckles joins on a part time basis with responsibility for Government Relations.
With austerity cuts hitting hard, attack on pensions, cuts to the public sector and public
services, the team will certainly have their work cut out. The team will be busy
organising demonstrations, helping to highlight and fight the cuts imposed by the
Government in Westminster. A twitter feed @walestuc and a Facebook page
www.facebook.com/walestucabetterway have been set up and are now well
established. These social media sites contain up to date information on what the team is
doing to tackle the above issues and carry information on up and coming demonstrations
organised by the TUC and Wales TUC.
Please come and visit the Twitter and Facebook pages, as the wider the audience, the
further they can spread the message and the more effective they can become.
Wales TUC Education Survey
Reps Community Involvement Survey 2012: Take part and you could win a free e-reader!
Just a reminder that the Wales TUC would like to invite all union reps in Wales to take
part in our community involvement survey. The closing date for the survey is fast
approaching so if you have not already done so please complete your survey as soon as
possible to avoid missing out on your chance to have you say and win a shiny new e-
reader.
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The survey aims to measure the impact, effectiveness and value of trade union education in terms of the transferable skills and confidence it gives reps who are active in their communities. It takes around 5 - 10 minutes to complete, and as a thank you for taking the time to complete it we are offering respondents the chance to win a free e-reader in a prize draw. The survey is for union reps who have previously attended a course with the TUC or with their own union. If this describes you, then we would like to hear from you. The information that you provide will be treated with the upmost confidentiality The survey can be completed online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZYFMD83 What is the purpose of the survey? We are doing the survey because we want to find out whether reps have been able to put some of the skills they have gained through reps training to use (e.g. such as negotiation skills) not only in their workplaces but also out in the wider community. That might be in voluntary work, work with youth groups, charitable bodes, community groups, resident committees, school governorships, sporting clubs or political activism or other types of community activities. Your community involvement could be both activities that you were involved in before you became a rep and also any activities you've become involved in since becoming a rep. What we want to know is if you feel the reps training you received has helped you in any aspects of your community involvement, be that in specific transferable skills or just general increased confidence. Completing the survey
The easiest way to complete the survey is to do it online here https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZYFMD83 Alternatively if you prefer you can download a hard copy of the survey to print off and complete by hand. Completed hard copies of the survey can be sent back by FREEPOST to: Jo Rees, Wales TUC, FREEPOST SWC4648, Cardiff, CF11 9GY. Back to menu
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Closing date and free prize draw: The closing date for the survey is the 31st July 2012. The prize draw for the e-reader will take place after the closing date and the winner will be notified by 31st August 2012. The results of the survey will be disseminated later this year.
Contact: Jo Rees Wales TUC Education Team
Wales TUC Cymru Tel: 029 2034 7011
Email: [email protected]
WTUC Education 2012-13 Course Booklet
The latest Wales TUC Education Course Programme is now available, please click the link below to view: http://tiny.cc/jeezgw Networks of Excellence News
The July 2012 Net news is now available, please follow the link below:
http://tinyurl.com/c927fa7
Essential Skills Wales News: Building Essential Skills Through Union Led Learning
Initial Assessments – what are they and why use them? Initial assessment tools are used purely to find the Literacy or Numeracy level that learners are currently working at. Learners should always be supported by a tutor or trained ULR. Initial Assessment can help learners to: • Talk about their Literacy and Numeracy skills • Take best advantage of essential skills training • Start training at a level suitable for them • Enable them to consider future career development Initial Assessment tools will indicate the approximate skills level of an individual between Entry Level 1 and Level 2 in the Credit and Qualifications Framework. Initial Assessment is designed to be used as part of a learning programme. It enables the tutor to plan learning at a level that best suits the individual and work with them to assess and address specific gaps during the course they are taking.
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Initial Assessments are not tests and are not timed. You cannot pass or fail an Initial Assessment you can only achieve a mark relevant to you. Initial Assessment is about the learner and tutor knowing the needs of the learner in order to offer maximum support and benefit. When taking the assessment learners should be allowed to finish in their own time and not to rush. If a person appears to be having problems they should be allowed to stop. Initial Assessments can be paper based or online. Whichever tool is used it is very important that the learner understands the purpose of the assessment and why the result is important to them. It is also vital to stress that the results are completely confidential and that no learning will be forced on them as a result of it. The learner needs to be as relaxed as possible and not be worried that the result will affect their job. They need to know that managers will not be present and will not be given the result of the assessment unless the learner specifically agrees. When starting an essential skills programme a whole organisation approach is recommended. If everyone takes an Initial Assessment the fear factor is reduced and many people at all levels will find some gaps they may wish to improve. We all get rusty and there is no shame in deciding to refresh ourselves in literacy, numeracy or ICT. EdExcel has an online Initial Assessment that it is beta testing. This tool is ideal for self assessment to take away the fear as it asks questions at each level and tells you the level you have completed. This method allows you to know the next level at which you will be assessed. At the time of writing this tool was still accessible and the link (and an example screen) is below. Click on the graphic ‘Try the Beta test now’ and type the word ‘EdExcel’ in the ‘Centre Name’ box. Then click ‘Finish’ to start! Yes, good literacy there innit!
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/func-skills/Support/Pages/Initial_Assessment_Tool.aspx
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Another tool is on the ‘Move On’ website. Although much of the information on this site is England based, the site and the assessment are very useful. Link and example screen are below again. Go on, have a go, you have nothing to lose and the possibility of lots to gain! http://www.move-on.org.uk/testyourskills.asp#
For more information please contact: Anne Jenkins (South & West) [email protected] 07827 321725 or Angela Baugh (Mid and North) [email protected] 07717 307265.
Shelter Cymru - Work it Out
Debt and housing problems - helping people to Work It Out! Project officer Adam Golten explains how Shelter Cymru’s project is helping people in work with debt and housing problems Work it Out! began in April 2010 with the aim of preventing homelessness through providing information and early accessible advice on housing, debt and other related issues to people in work. Now, thanks to continued funding from the Welsh Government it has been extended for a further six months. Anecdotal evidence suggested that people in employment often wrongly believed that they were not eligible to access free advice services, yet the economic situation, which
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left many people facing the threat of redundancy or reduced working hours, meant that early intervention and advice had never been so important. The project is unique in Wales in that it actively targets people in work through their unions, trade bodies or their companies’ health and well-being strategies. Our comprehensive Advice Online service has been embedded into company intranet sites and the websites of umbrella organisations, as well as being promoted through workplace drop-in sessions. As a result of Work It Out! we have made valuable new contacts with a range of different organisations and gained greater recognition for our services within the business community in Wales. Most importantly we have been able to provide timely, helpful early advice on homelessness issues to people and groups that might not otherwise have known about the help available to them. Now that we’ve had the green light to continue with the project, the next phase will be to attract more organisations in both the public and private sectors in Wales to partner with us in providing housing and debt advice to employees and members in these difficult financial times. For more information please email Adam at [email protected] Please click the following link to see a recent article on the Wales TUC website. The article includes links to the work it out poster and flyer: http://tiny.cc/3pfzgw and http://tiny.cc/1sfzgw Women's Summer School
“I gained more confidence which I will take back to work”
The Wales TUC’s Women’s Summer School encourages women to take a more active
role in unions.
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Women trade union activists from across Wales came together earlier this month to take
part in a women’s summer school organised by the Wales TUC Education Service.
Getting more women into unions
Women remain underrepresented in trade unions and the aim of this event was to
encourage more women to become involved in the movement. The 2-day event took
place at The Empire Hotel in Llandudno on 4 - 5 July 2012. A group of 14 new women
activists and reps from a variety of unions and workplaces took part in activities aimed at
developing their confidence, knowledge and skills.
Workshops and role play
Workshops at the event involved group activities focussed on confidence building,
coaching, leadership skills, negotiating skills and equality issues. There was a lively and
challenging role play that gave the activists the opportunity to take part in a mock
disciplinary hearing, not to mention putting their acting skills to the test! Half the group
formed the management committee and the other half the union committee. They then
had to negotiate the outcome of a case study disciplinary of an employee accused of
‘sleeping on the job’ by a manager. The activists found this role play particularly useful,
with one saying how helpful they had found it to have to embrace acting outside their
“comfort zone” and another explaining that “it made me look at things in a different
way”.
Looking to the future
The positive feedback from participants reflected the success of the course. “I thoroughly
enjoyed the 2-day course” and “I would love to attend it again” were some of the
comments from activists. It was great to see that the activists left fired-up, full of plans to
put their new skills into practice in their workplace and to explore further training.
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Marion Burke, Policy Officer for TUC Education at the Wales TUC, said “This was a
fantastic opportunity to develop new women reps’ confidence and skills; it was great to
have such a friendly and inspiring group of women taking part. We plan to run a similar
event next year so do get in touch with us if you would like to find out more”.
The Wales TUC would like to send a big thank you to all the women that took part in the
summer school and a special thanks to all the facilitators that helped deliver the course
(Rhian Cartwright, Sue King, Pam Heneberry, Sian Cartwright and Marion Burke).
For further information about training for new women activists please contact
[email protected] or tel: 029 2034 7011.
Climbing Frame Update
Have a go on the Climbing Frame
The Wales TUC in inviting all ULRs to have a go on the new Climbing Frame – a free
website designed exclusively for ULRs.
The Climbing Frame is an interactive web-based tool designed by our colleagues in
Unionlearn. It has been developed specifically for ULRs to help support learners and
promote learning.
Use the Learning Themes area to:
Browse learning topics such as “learning for the 50+” or “equality and learning”
Download posters, leaflets and flyers gathered together in one place from all over the net
Find links to other useful websites and provider
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Use the Learner Management area to:
Safely and securely store information from sessions with learners – no need for lost bits of paper!
Create pathways for learning and develop goals and action plans for learners
Instantly produce a variety of customised reports
Register today at: www.climbingframe.unionlearn.org.uk
For training on the website at your workplace, more
information or anything else on the Climbing Frame
contact Linsey Imms - [email protected] or 07766 250827
NVQ Information
Free NVQ Info Via Connecting Learners
• Fully Funded NVQs in the Workplace
Contact the Excelsior Plus team at Bridgend College for further information:
Greg Harrison, Project Administrator
Tel: 01656 302329
Email: [email protected]
• Fully Funded Level 2 NVQs in Team Leading available via Training Solutions Wales.
For further information contact: Janine Parry
Tel: 07718513645 or Email: [email protected]
• Skills for Industry - South Wales
(Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Swansea & Neath Port Talbot)
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EU-funded skills aimed at SMEs (not public sector) - Levels 2 & 3 (and Level 5 in social
care only)
For further information contact:
Tel: 01792 284054/284102 Email: [email protected]
Events & Diary Dates
The Networks of Excellence September 2012 meeting dates are as follows:
Tuesday 6 Newport
Wednesday 7 Swansea at Sketty Hall
Tuesday 11 Newtown
Wednesday 12 Wrexham
Look out for more details about the venues in the forthcoming Net News
Annual ULR Conference 2012 - November 15 & 16 Ewloe, North Wales
Social Media Links
Wales Union Learning Community / Hub
Twitter - https://twitter.com/WLWYUH
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/WLWYUH
Description
The online hub has been set up so that anyone from the Wales union learning community
may post links relating to any of the following:
• Learning, education & training info (links to & from key partners)
• Welsh Government Learning & Education updates
• Project or union websites, blogs or facebook / twitter links
• Social media tools, software & app updates
• Updates from treasure
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• wtuclearn website (LS&ED - Networks of Excellence) news updates
• Union Learning Reps updates
• Course & provider info
• Network news
• Sharing good practice
• Job opportunities
• Funding news etc.
Sample of shared news via tweets:
SkillsetSSC 81 courses that are currently receiving Creative Skillset funding ht.ly/c8XNR
BigLotteryWales BIG funding to help up-skill 1,900 young people in Wales and England bit.ly/PQ44kf #biglf
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WLWYUH RT @DiverseCymru This is now the place to go for Mental Health, Diversity and Equality Act training.... fb.me/1TSCbZpHb
womenspire It's Wellbeing Wednesday on facebook.com/Womenspire Share tips on health & wellbeing and read more from nutritionist Rachel Lewis @CalorieGirls
WLWYUH RT How to make an impact with your #CV: bit.ly/Mi8M2r The Open University @OpenUniversity #OU fb.me/28FElTVFa
Communities2_0 Volunteering in a Digital Age conference bit.ly/Ld7lXQ Brochure available and booking now open! #digivol #volunteering #wales
BigIssueCymru Looking for a great job in the Wrexham area? Come join us recruit3.org.uk/3503 @RecruitRecriwt3
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Wales TUC is the voice of Wales at work. With over 50 affiliated trade unions the Wales
TUC represents over 400,000 workers.
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Description
A Better Way is our campaign opposing the UK Government cuts. There are fairer
alternatives that make more economic sense than deep and rapid spending cuts
The better way is to get the economy growing again and get the unemployed back to
work; fairer tax and policies for sustainable growth; banks that serve the economy; a
fairer share of resources so the Welsh Government can invest in skills, infrastructure, in
education and research.
No-one now believes that the UK Government cuts are fair. What’s more no one voted
for them. Yet Wales’ citizens lose out twice; the biggest cuts to any devolved nation, the
most impact from welfare changes.
We can collect much more in tax by cracking down on tax dodging by big companies and
the super rich and with the Robin Hood tax that could raise £20 billion a year from the
banks and the finance sector that caused the crash.
