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That might be to enhance their career prospects, to change their career completely, or simply for their own personal fulfilment. If you're interested, take a […]

Stephanie explained changes to the curriculum before offering some excellent resources to add to a ‘toolkit’ of hands-on […]

The three organisations share a common goal: to widen access to education and training and to extend learning […]

2018 could be the year you learn new skills, get new qualifications, and open new doors. Since UNISON and the Open University started working together in 1997, thousands of members have studied accredited courses and have enhanced their career prospects and their confidence as a result. Could you be next? The Open University has produced […]

Sally Hilton of National Numeracy explained how the organisation can work with UNISON branches to equip workers with the maths skills they need to succeed in their […]

Today is the 50th anniversary of the day that the Open University received its Royal Charter – in effect, its 50th birthday. UNISON has been working with the Open University since 1997 – and during that time thousands of members have enrolled in a wide range of accredited courses, all the way up to degree level. […]

Some of these were created by UNISON; some come from other organisations that we work with. First up, there’s our Staying Strong online course. This is based on our […]

But we may also be feeling driven to make changes, to consider those things that we do have control over, to develop our own skills. If that’s […]

Please find below a compilation of some of the online and distance training available from the Open University’s OpenLearn platform. These will be particularly useful to social care staff who are currently in support roles. Training and development is a great way to keep your brain active and build up your own self-worth and esteem. […]

Covid-19 continues to disrupt our daily life both at home and in work. We continue to need things to look forward to and help us manage what we are facing. In UNISON learning, we believe that education is one way of doing this – either by learning about what we face or strengthening our skills […]