Union Learn 10 most recent documents: Learning & skills policy - TUC Policy
10 most recent documents from Union Learn for Learning & skills policy - TUC Policy
- TUC response to Government plans to expand Apprenticeships programme
Commenting on Government plans to expand the Apprenticeships programme and training schemes, announced today (Friday) by Skills Secretary John Denham, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: “We welcome the Government's ambitious plan to raise skill levels across the UK by expanding Apprenticeships and the Train to Gain programme. - Queen's Speech - Learning and Skills
The Queen's Speech contained two major pieces of legislation on learning and skills policy. One was the anticipated Education and Skills Bill covering the raising of the participation age to 18 and aspects of the Leitch agenda. However, this was accompanied by an announcement that draft legislation would be brought forward to reform apprenticeships... - Learning & Skills Policy Update - September 2007
This newsletter is intended to keep you abreast of policy developments in learning and skills and the TUC/trade union view on them as well as keeping you up-to-date on a range of union learning initiatives. - Employers must close training divide to solve UK skills crisis, says TUC
Britain's employers must act quickly to close the training divide between graduate and unskilled workers if Britain is to compete successfully in the global economy, according to a new TUC report published today (Saturday). - Time to tackle the training divide - Report
This report focuses on the divide between the training ‘haves' and ‘have-nots' in UK workplaces and in particular the level of discrimination faced by low-skilled employees when it comes to accessing workplace training. The fact that this divide remains a key feature of the labour market is morally, socially and economically wrong and unless it is tackled there is little prospect of the UK moving to the high-skills trajectory necessary for improving social cohesion and productivity. - Implementing the Leitch Review of Skills
On 18 July the Government published its detailed response to the recommendations of the Leitch Review of Skills in the document, World Class Skills: implementing the Leitch Review of Skills in England. The TUC welcomed the implementation plan and in particular the noticeable change in tone as regards the importance of meeting the skill needs of individual employees as well as giving employers a bigger say on skills. - TUC comment on Education and Skills report
Commenting on the Education and Skills Committee's report published today (Thursday) TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: “The Education and Skills Committee rightly calls for a more coherent skills system to give the workforce tailored training opportunities... - TUC welcome for Government action on skills
Welcoming the publication today (Wednesday) of details revealing how the Government intends to respond to the last year's Leitch report and improve the skill levels of UK workers, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: 'Ministers should be congratulated for drawing up a skills plan that does more than justice to Lord Leitch's original recommendations and ... - Interim Report of the Public Services Forum Learning and Skills Task Group
The Public Services Forum (PSF) Learning and Skills Task Group was established in summer 2006 and given a remit by the PSF to look at the following issues: Scope out the major long-term skills priorities for public services in the context of workforce development ... - Raising Expectations: Staying on in education and training post-16
TUC Submission to DFES Consultation. The TUC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Department for Education and Skills consultation paper ‘Raising Expectations: staying in education and training post 16'. The ambition in the green paper is very welcome. If young people are to be given the best chance of succeeding in the world of work, it makes sense for them to remain in education or high quality training until they are 18. This is also important to ensure that the UK is able to compete internationally. - Thousands of employees to benefit from skills pledge
Welcoming the skills pledge launched today (Thursday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: 'The lives of millions of UK employees have already been transformed by workplace learning. As employers start to sign up to the skills pledge, thousands more workers will get the chance to learn valuable new skills at work. - Skills Pledge: a TUC briefing
The Skills Pledge offers unions and employers a real opportunity to demonstrate publicly a joint commitment to support the skills development of the entire workforce to a minimum of a full Level 2 qualification, including Skills for Life. Unions play a pivotal role in engaging and supporting learners in the workplace and the role of union learning representatives has greatly strengthened this role in recent years... - Welcome for free skills for under-25s
The TUC has welcomed the announcement by education minister Bill Rammell MP that adults under the age of 25 who have missed out on education and training opportunities will be able to get free tuition to obtain a first, full level 3 qualification, equivalent to 2 A levels, from this August. - TUC Submission to Skills Strategy Equality Impact Assessment
The TUC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Department for Education and Skills/Learning and Skills Council Skills Strategy Equality Impact Assessment consultation. The TUC supports the approach within the Government's skills strategy to focus on the low skilled as the main priority for government funding - House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee Inquiry Employment and Training Opportunities for Low-Skilled Young People – TUC Evidence
The TUC supports Apprenticeships and want to see their numbers grow. The commitment by Government to increase the number of Apprenticeships to 500,000 by 2020 is very welcome... - TUC Response to ‘Delivering World Class Skills in a Demand Led System'
The TUC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the consultation on demand led funding for learning and skills. However, it should be noted that some affiliated education unions are submitting evidence to the inquiry which address these matters in much greater detail than this submission. - Changes to ESOL Funding
On 26 March 2007, alongside the publication of the REIA, the Minister for Higher Education and Lifelong Learning announced a number of revisions to ESOL funding policy. - Leitch review: employee entitlements and employer skill pledges.
Following the publication of the Leitch Review in December 2006 the unionlearn Board considered the possible implications of implementation for unionlearn and union learning more generally. Following the publication of the Leitch Review in December 2006 the unionlearn Board considered the possible implications of implementation for unionlearn and union learning more generally. This consultative paper suggests key areas for trade unions to consider in relation to the proposed employee entitlement and employer skills pledge, along with a draft action plan. - All employers must take the pledge
Commenting on Gordon Brown and Alan Johnson's comments on the employers' Skills Pledge in the DfES' press release, Liz Smith, director of unionlearn, the TUC's learning and skills organisation said:... - Post-16 Skills Training
TUC Submission to the Education and Skills Committee Inquiry. The TUC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Select Committee's inquiry into post-16 skills training in England and believes that this is an opportune time to review this issue. - 14-19 Specialised Diplomas
TUC Submission to the Education and Skills Committee Inquiry. The TUC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Select Committee's inquiry into the ongoing development of the 14-19 Specialised Diplomas... - Leitch Review of Skills -