Creating opportunities for young people in the Highlands and Islands

Twelve workers located from Caithness to Argyll, with a wide range of creative ambitions, have embarked on a learning journey to achieve the National Certificate in Creative Industries. The study programme is the result of a partnership between Scottish Union Learning and Inverness College UHI, and is supported by Scottish Government, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), and BECTU, the broadcasting and entertainment union.

The pilot programme aims to provide pathways into creative careers for young people, or a stepping stone to further study. A key objective is to provide access to learning for students living in the Highlands and Islands, through delivery of an online course, developed by Inverness College UHI, which will be supplemented by supported workshops.

Everyday Skills Event: Developing the Workforce

The eighth Scottish Union Learning Everyday Skills Event for Union Learning Reps took place on 25 February at the prestigious City Chambers venue in Edinburgh. This Event is an opportunity to explore current Everyday Skills initiatives in workplace learning and skills development, and to demonstrate and celebrate the valuable work that trade unions, particularly Union Learning Reps, do to promote and support learning in the workplace.

Equality Rep Development Workshop A Success!

Scottish Union Learning's development session for Equality Reps proved a great success on January 29th at the Teachers Building in Glasgow.

Visit from the Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training

Roseanna Cunningham MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Fair Work, Skills and Training, paid a visit to the Scottish Union Learning offices in Glasgow this morning (20th January 2016).