Skills for the Future

Update (December 2020) The team from the Marchmont Observatory has produced a further report exploring the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on public sector skills needs. It explores two of the areas highlighted in the previous findings, digital skills and management and supervisory skills, as well as looking at the wider effects of the pandemic […]

How important is learning for you?

80% of respondents to our learning survey said that learning was important to their self-esteem – do you agree? Our learning survey is still very much open, but we’re beginning to get a picture of our members’ learning needs, experiences, hopes and fears. We’re well on course to beat our 2011 record of 27,000 responses […]

A year with UNISON learning

2017 has been a great year for learning in UNISON – here’s a quick tour of some of the highlights… January We began 2017 by launching our Moving On toolkit – a great resource for ULRs to help colleagues make the most of their skills and experience and move forwards in their careers. February In February […]

A week with UNISON North West: supporting learning and development for schools staff

During the first week of the summer holidays UNISON North West hosted a full week of short courses for school support staff. A total of 150 teaching assistants, learning support, admin support and midday supervisors enrolled onto a diverse range of workshops throughout the week. Monday 24 July Members started the week with a one […]