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An Usdaw briefing on a statutory right to Workplace Learning Committees
Date: 12 April 2005
An Usdaw briefing on a statutory right to workplace learning committees
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Usdaw and other unions have negotiated voluntary agreements with many employers to establish workplace Learning Committees. The more progressive employers see the advantages of these committees, the less progressive drag their feet.
What do Workplace Learning Committees do?
- Provide a mechanism for Union Learning Reps and employers to work together to develop a learning culture in the workplace.
- Promote access to, and involvement in, learning - be it job specific training, career development or personal development.
- Co-ordinate a variety of learning initiatives - both internal and Government funded (eg Employer Training Pilot ETP) - and help ensure learning initiatives are inclusive. They provide a valuable platform to ensure Essential Skills/Basic Skills remain on the agenda.
- Help identify and receive reports on the learning needs within the workplace.
- Provide a mechanism that can be used to liaise on a regular basis with learning providers that are linked to the workplace.
- Jointly manage an Employee Development Fund in order to help make learning affordable for staff.
Download our full PDF document for further information Workplace Learning Committees. Sections of which include:
Who sits on a Workplace Learning Committee?
What would a right to a Workplace Learning Committee contribute to the skills strategy?
For more information including a sample of the Terms of Reference of a Learning Committee see Usdaw's Lifelong Learning web site in the Learning Agreements section and on the TUC's web site in the Learning Agreements Section.
An Usdaw briefing on a statutory right to Workplace Learning Committees was correct at print April 2005.
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