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Development Case Study: UNISON - Lowlands and Uplands
UNISON organises a sector-specific workforce development programme within social care. Social care has a high reliance on BME and migrant workers as employees. UNISON’s focus on the health and social care sector has ensured enhanced engagement with migrant and BME workers and has supported the effectiveness and reach of the UNISON Black Workers Network.
UNISON’s programme has sought to ensure workers have access to skills programmes which meet their needs through the implementation of a positive action strategy. This strategy has led to a significant increase in UNISON’s Black Workers Network and has increased the number of reps from BME and migrant communities which led to the establishing of a unit within UNISON to support workers in this field.
Money Advice Scotland August 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 events and webinars
- Wednesday, 19 August, 1pm - 4pm - An Introduction to Financial Wellbeing for Third Sector Practitioners SOLD OUT
- Wednesday, 26 August, 11am - 12pm - What the new Buy Now Pay Later Regulation means for your wallet
- Thursday, 27 August, 9.30am - 12.30pm - An Introduction to Financial Wellbeing for Third Sector Practitioners
- Wednesday, 16 September, 1pm - 2pm - Ask the Expert: Pensions with Pivotal Financial Planning
- Wednesday, 23 August, 1pm - 4pm - An Introduction to Financial Wellbeing for Third Sector Practitioners
- Monday, 28 August, 9.30am - 12.30pm - An Introduction to Financial Wellbeing for Third Sector Practitioners
Ask the Expert
Future ‘Ask the Expert’ webinar sessions will be listed on the MAS Eventbrite page.
LIGHTS, Camera, Action
Development Fund Case Study: Bectu a sector of Prospect
Electricians are essential members of a film and television crew, responsible for planning, setting up, and safely operating lighting equipment on set. Bectu (a sector of Prospect) supports the development of a skilled, locally based lighting department workforce to meet the demands of film and television productions across the country.
This year, through the Bectu Electrician Conversion Programme, two new lighting trainees were recruited to work on the latest series of River City, followed by placements on filming productions in the Spring.
Learning & Skills: Building, Growing and Winning
Development Fund Case Study: Public & Commercial Services Union (PCS)
PCS recruited a new Learning Organiser, Gail Bell, in early 2025. With 25 years of experience as a ULR, Gail has ensured the PCS programme has continued to grow. PCS branches across devolved and reserved workplaces invited the Learning Organiser to address branch meetings to speak about the impact that union-led learning can have on workers, workplaces and union branches. Branches engaged with members and elected new ULRs who were subsequently trained through the PCS Academy. The increase in the number of ULRs led to a demand to continue to build and enhance the PCS ULR Network, which is now a vibrant and impactful network which influences the direction and delivery of the PCS learning programme.
United Workplaces: Uniting workplaces through learning
Scottish Union Learning organised a four-day training programme, ‘United Workplaces: Uniting workplaces through learning’, which was open to Project Workers/Union Learning Organisers. The programme also welcomed local Trades Councils, building on work undertaken with the Trades Councils in Aberdeen, Dundee, Fife and Glasgow earlier this year. A second programme was organised to provide ULR developmental training on Tackling Harmful Narratives was delivered by Show Racism the Red Card at the Spring 2026 iteration of Union Learning Development Days. The training was further supplemented by Trades Councils delivering a United Workplaces session, where they spoke about local concerns.
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