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Awards 2022 - Nominations now closed

Scottish Union Learning Learner of the Year Award

The award will be presented at STUC Congress, between 25 April to 27 April 2022 in Aberdeen, allowing Scottish Union Learning and the nominating union to recognise and celebrate the achievements of trade union learners across Scotland.

Scottish Union Learning will present this award to a trade unionist who represents the most positive aspects of being a learner. The learner will be recognised on a basis of representing the thousands of union learners throughout Scotland. Nominations on behalf of a group of learners will only be considered where it can be clearly demonstrated that the collective experience was the most significant factor of the group’s learning journey.

Learner of the Year Award 2022 - Nominations now open

Nominations now open for the Scottish Union Learning - Learner of the Year Award 2022

The nomination process for the Learner of the Year Award 2022 is now open. Unions are invited to submit nominations before the deadline of Friday 25th February 2022.

The award will be presented at STUC Congress, between 25 April to 27 April 2022 in Aberdeen, allowing Scottish Union Learning and the nominating union to recognise and celebrate the achievements of trade union learners across Scotland.

Three new fully funded courses available for Transferable Skills for Work with University of Strathclyde

These three new courses have been developed to support adults who may be looking to re-enter the workforce, are facing redundancy or are considering a career change and are keen to develop transferable skills for work.

New opportunity to apply for funded places on Open University Microcredentials

Supported by the Scottish Funding Council Upskilling Fund, the Open University in Scotland is offering the opportunity to study a fully-funded microcredential course in a variety of subject areas.

Michael Conroy: OU microcredentials case study

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As part of our combined responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scottish Union Learning has worked with trade unions and the The Open University in Scotland to support union learners to access the new suite of Open University Microcredentials.

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