Changing lives through learning

Members confidence and their employability lies at the heart of what lifelong learning is all about.

Thanks to mobile Union Learning Rep Phil Gander and his team, night-shift workers at the Tesco store in North Finchley, Greater London won’t be left in the dark when it comes to learning.

The team organised a two-day Check Out Learning event in the store in September, which included night-shift and weekend workers.

“Academy Organisers Jeremy Hearn and Patrick Gyamfi and mobile Union Learning Rep, Vicky Nelson worked with the Reps. Management were very supportive and they agreed to brief all of the staff before the event,” said Phil Gander.

“Night-shift manager Darrell Lewis allowed us to spend time with the night workers before they started their shift.

“All in all it was very successful. 64 members filled in surveys for literacy, basic IT and Spanish and 21 signed up for online learning. And we recruited 10 new members and two new Union Learning Reps.

“I think it shows what we can achieve with teamwork. And it was important that we were able to organise a visit to staff on the late shift and show them that the campaign is there for all workers, we had a fantastic response from them."