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Olympic Champ rewards union partnership
Colin Jackson former
Olympic Champion and star of Strictly Come Dancing presented
one of the nations top training awards to a local partnership.
Steve Walker, GMB Union Project Co-ordinator from Thetford
and Richard Crook and Heather De Lyon of Trade Union Learning
Link have successfully worked with employers and individuals
in workplaces all over Norfolk and Suffolk bringing training
opportunities to over 1500 people.
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photo of NTA Awards Steve Walker, Colin Jackson, Richard
Crook
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Photography Anglian Windows learners
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language course blended with Angling. Portuguese and Polish
workers learning English while fishing. Picture Greg and
Janice Reed Adult Ed Tutor
Highest Award for Boosting
Skills for the UK
Adult learning has been
high on the agenda for Trade Unions across the UK over the
last few years. One such Union, ”The General Municipal
Boilermakers Union” (GMBU) has been highly successful
in recruiting high numbers of hard to reach learners as part
of a National Union Learning Fund Project (ULF).
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A Vision in Workplace Learning
A Workplace Learning Project
at Anglian Windows in Norwich has just been recognised by
the National STAR Awards in Warwickshire as being selected
as the Regional winner for Outstanding Support Team in Workplace
Learning. Out of 7000 nominations they are through to the
national final in London at the end of October.
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Hooking
Learners at Remploy
Remploy is a national organisation that employs
thousands of disabled adults across the UK in a variety of
work sectors.
In June 2006 the GMB Union and Breckland
Angling Coaching Club organise a fishing activity day as
part of the BBC RaW campaign. Three GMB members that are
employed at the Norwich printing and packaging site attended.
Funded jointly by both the Union and employer the aim was
about inspiring people to learn.
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A
newly created website for GMB Remploy workers is now
up and running.
This is a
dedicated site operated and controlled by GMB Remploy Workers
themselves. It contains information setting out the background
to the current campaign to defend the Remploy factories
from closure together with the GMB alternative plan to
make Remploy a successful operation and to provide increased
job opportunities for all disabled workers. As the campaign
progresses the site will contain lots of news etc.
If your region
has any news stories or plans any activities then please
contact Les Woodward (Remploy National Convenor at: les.woodward@ntlworld.com)
or any of the GMB Senior Stewards whose details can be
found on the 'Contact Us' page.
Visit: www.gmbremploy.unionweb.co.uk to
find out more about the Defend Remploy Factories from Closure
campaign and make sure that colleagues and friends know
about this exciting development.
Steve’s RAW success
at BBC awards.
Steve Walker from Thetford won a BBC regional
award recently in recognition of the innovative ways he has
organised and delivered adult learning across Norfolk and
Suffolk. The awards event was held in Bedford. Susie Fowler
Watt, presenter from the BBC presented the BBC RAW Tutor
award to him.
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RAW Egg Day at Remploy Norwich
Norwich Remploy employees recently
attended a fun learning day organised, by the GMB Union. The
day was put on to promote the BBC RAW campaign and to entice
new learners.
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GMB Union Support Language Need
The GMB Union has over the
last two years been developing courses to engage with adult
learners across all employment sectors, including; Manufacturing,
food processing, service, construction, retail and local
authorities.
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for photograph
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Have a quick look at www.gmbunion-eastlearning.org and
see all the new case studies.
Once this site is complete it will be a good tool for supporting ULR's, Learners,
Providers, LSC's, new potential funders and aid recruitment.
Anglian Windows
Anglian Windows was founded in 1966 in Norwich and is one of the cities largest
manufactures, with units spread right across the city.
The GMB Union gained recognition in 2005,
which gave the momentum for recruitment of Shop Stewards and
Union Learning Reps.
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Windows story and Photographs
ASDA in Gt Yarmouth
Mel Bean is the ULR at ASDA Gt Yarmouth. Recently she conducted
some surveys and talked to work colleagues about learning interests.
There seems to be a real buzz and enthusiasm from all employees
from Gt Yarmouth site.
Hopefully in 2006 attitudes will change and the employer will see
how positive working with rather than against Trade Unions can be.
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