Scottish Union Learning Conference 2021
November 24, 2021, 10.00 – 14.00
Online, Zoom
Skills for economic recovery: the role of union learning
10:00am Welcome
Wendy Burton, Director, Scottish Union Learning
10:05am Opening Remarks
Susan Quinn, Vice-chair, Scottish Union Learning Board
10:10am Conference Address
Roz Foyer, General Secretary, STUC
10:20am Conference Address
Richard Lochhead, Minister for Just Transition, Employment and Fair Work
10:30am Session 1 - Practical Cyber Resilience Skills: How to backup and restore your documents, photos, and videos in case of the worst
Craig Steele, Digital Skills Education
11:15am Break
11:25am Session 2 - Organising through learning
- Gillian Neish, Neish Training
- Tam Kirby, Fair Work Apprenticeship Co-ordinator, Unite
- Terry Anderson, Community Development Officer, STUC
- Satnam Ner, STUC Black Workers’ Committee & Fadzai Mwakutuya, STUC Black Workers’ Network
12:10pm STUC 125th Anniversary – Voices from across the movement
Daniel Gray, Writer and Broadcaster
12:25pm Lunch
12:55pm Panel Session - Upskilling and Reskilling: supporting workforce development
Chair: Susan Quinn, Vice-chair, Scottish Union Learning Board
Panel:
- Roz Foyer, General Secretary, STUC
- Marie Hendry, Depute Director, Open University in Scotland
- Julie Cavanagh, Head of Partnerships and Communications, SCQF
- David Coyne, Senior Policy Adviser - Labour Market, Fair Work and Employability, Skills Development Scotland
1:55pm Closing Remarks
Wendy Burton, Director, Scottish Union Learning
