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Scottish Union Learning Conference 2025
Building Union Learning: Developing Fair Work in the workplace
Union Learning Reps and Project Workers/Union Learning Organisers from across Scotland gathered at City of Glasgow College in November to join Scottish Union Learning’s annual Conference, developed in partnership with TUC Education. The theme of the event was ‘Building Union Learning: Developing Fair Work in the workplace’.
The Conference was developed in direct response to the demands and requests from Project Workers/Union Learning Organisers and ULRs attending the Autumn iteration of the newly formed Union Learning Development Days.
Strengthening skills development
Thousands of Scottish workers will gain new skills and enhance their career 
prospects through a £2 million investment delivered by trade unions.
The latest round of the Scottish Government’s Union Learning Fund will support 23 programmes in sectors ranging from social care to the steel industry.
Projects include helping workers seize the opportunities presented by the transition to net zero industries. In Glasgow, access to literacy and numeracy courses will be expanded to support an ongoing apprenticeships initiative at City Building.
STUC General Secretary and Public Finance Minister workplace visit
Scottish Union Learning worked with the Joint Trades Union Council (JTUC) at City Building and RSBi to organise a workplace visit from Roz Foyer, STUC General Secretary, and Ivan McKee MSP, Minister for Public Finance, which took place on 6th November 2025.
City Building is one of the biggest employers of apprentices in Scotland. Unite works to ensure union-led learning opportunities beyond the confines of the apprenticeship frameworks are open, available, and accessible to apprentices across the trades. City Building was presented with the Platinum Investors in Young People Award that day, in recognition of the work undertaken by the employer.
Launch of Union Learning Development Days
Project Workers/Union Learning Organisers worked with Scottish Union Learning to develop a series of Union Learning Development Days (ULDDs) across LUPs. ULRs were keen to have ongoing skills development programmes delivered in their local areas, building on a similar model to SUL’s previous Local Learning Forums.
SUL organised a Short Life Working Group with unions to ensure the locations and agendas met with the demand from ULRs. The Autumn iteration of the ULDDs were delivered in Aberdeen, Fife & Tayside and Glasgow.
Money Advice Scotland November update
Money Advice Scotland’s schedule of upcoming events and updates are listed below. You can also keep up to date with Money Advice Scotland news and events through their website, TikTok, Eventbrite page and by subscribing to their newsletter.
All sessions are free of charge.
Upcoming webinars
- Wednesday, 3 December, 1:00pm-1:45pm – The Autumn Budget 2025 – What Does It Mean For Your Money? – sign up here.
- Thursday, 4 December, 12:00pm-12:45pm - Financial Fitness Series: Scams Spar Session (monthly webinar and TikTok series)
- Thursday, 11 December, 12:00pm-2:00pm - Financial Education for Children & Young People: Training for Teachers
- Wednesday, 14 January, 10:00am-11:00am – Financial Fitness Series: Having a Baby Bootcamp – sign up here.
- Tuesday, 26 January, 9:30am to 12:30pm - An Intro. To Financial Wellbeing – Training for Third Sector Practitioners
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