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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.
*NOW CLOSED* STUC Vacancy: Funding Officer (Scottish Union Learning team)
**CLOSING DATE FRIDAY, 31st OCTOBER AT MIDNIGHT**
The STUC – Scotland’s Trade Union Centre – is seeking to recruit a Funding Officer to join Scottish Union Learning. Secondments will be considered.
The Funding Officer will provide a key role within Scottish Union Learning, with responsibility for supporting the provision of union-led learning across Scotland, ensuring that workers benefit from a range of relevant workbased learning and skills opportunities. Candidates must have a commitment to trade union values.
We offer an excellent package of terms and conditions, including a defined benefit staff pension scheme, 29 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus 15 public holidays, and a range of family friendly policies such as support with childcare costs. The role will be based in our modern, purpose-built office in the East End of Glasgow.
Recruitment packs can be downloaded below:
Highlands and Islands 2025 Week of Learning
Scottish Union Learning’s annual Highlands and Islands Week of Learning took place from 16 to 20 June, celebrating work-based learning and skills, and empowering workplace reps across the region.
This year’s programme featured a mix of online and in-person events. Highlights included Using AI to Improve your Writing with Digital Skills Education and Understanding Trauma in Early Years workshops led by UNISON, a full-day exploration of Neurodiversity and the Workplace with Unite the Union, and a thoughtful session on Resilience with Samaritans Scotland.
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