Organised crime

Ian Borkett and Louisa Smith

Sharing ways of Supporting Learners 2012

Supporting Learners: What does it mean?

Informing and advising

Coaching and mentoring

Signposting

Making learning happen

Helping learners to progress

The programme for this morning

What’s New?

National Careers Service

Sharing union and regional information

Climbing Frame

Understanding progression

Funding for learning

What’s new in Supporting Learners?

Have a look at four websites:

Unionlearn

The union learning Climbing Frame

Higher Learning at Work

The National Careers Service

Unionlearn

Lots of changes to the unionlearn website in the coming few months

New Supporting Learners pages to support the 2011-14 Strategy

Revised and new publications and PDFs

Regular Supporting Learners News

www.unionlearn.org.uk

The union learning Climbing Frame

The free website for Union Learning Reps

Key source of information and advice

ULRs can help learners plan and record their learning

New unionlearn Learning Themes

Health Sector Learning Themes

New features

Climbing Frame Newsletter

https://climbingframe.unionlearn.org.uk

Higher Learning at Work

Everything you need to know about studying for a higher level qualification at work

New page on funding for study and part-time loans

A page for part-time learners

Foundation degrees

Open University

Preparing for study

Supported by LSIS

www.higherlearningatwork.org

National Careers Service (NCS)

Replaces Next Step and Connexions

0800 100 900

Online, telephone and face to face

Services for 13-19, and for 20+

Online tools and resources

https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

NCS Services Develop your CV

Search and apply for jobs

Understand job market

Search for courses and training schemes

Find funding to support learning

Identify key strengths and skills

Explore your career options

Choose training routes that fit your lifestyle

Develop an action plan to help you achieve your goals

https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

Working together with the NCS

Get advice for yourself

Get advice for your members

Check the information you are giving is up to date

Refer members to the National Careers Service

Invite face-to-face advisers to support ULRs

https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

Other Developments

New qualifications

New professional body: the Careers Professional Alliance (CPA)

Revised matrix Standard and support for the National Careers Service subcontractors

FE and HE loans

Unionlearn Supporting Learners Publications

Supporting Learners Guides

Progression pathways for all trade union reps

Delivering better learning agreements

Supporting Learners at 50+

E-Notes

What is an E-Note?

E-Notes that are available now

New E-Notes

Register via the website

www.tuclearning.net

Any Questions?

Sharing Information Activity

Introduce yourself and what you do to support union learners to progress in all levels of learning

Share information about any Supporting Learners activity you know of in your region

Share information about the way you currently use the National Careers Service

Write each development or activity on a post it and stick them on the wall

Feed back one exciting development to the whole group

Stages in Action Planning

Setting goals

Finding information

Making decisions

Making a plan

Breaking the plan down into steps

Identifying support

Recording the plan

Action Planning Activity

1. Think of something you would like to do

2. Write your goal in a circle in the middle of the flip chart

3. Use the coloured post-its to add ideas about; What information you will need and where you can find it?

What learning you will need to do to achieve your goal?

What support you will need and who from?

Progression for Learners and Reps

How do the levels fit together?

What is the value of old and new qualifications?

Can adult learners take short cuts in order to progress?

What about overseas qualifications?

What do employers want?

Qualifications are very complicated: you might want answers to the following:

Progression Activity

You will be given a pack of cards for each table.

Take out the cards with levels 1 to 8 and put them in ascending order on your table.

In your group decide what level you think the qualification written on the card is and place it next to the corresponding level.

Progression: Where to find out more

Updated PDF available of the guide, Supporting learners: progression for all union reps

New progression Learning Theme in the Climbing Frame, and TUC Education theme

Unionlearn website – TUC Education courses for reps, and new E-notes

Higher Learning at Work website

Funding for Learning

Changes in funding for Further and Higher Education in 2012

New system of fees, loans and bursaries

Local discounts may still be negotiated

More opportunities for part-time learners

Funding for Learning Activity

In your groups, look at the statements and decide

which are true and which are false.

Funding Learning: Where to find out more

Directgov and Student Finance websites

www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance

Unionlearn

Higher Learning at Work

National Careers Service

Colleges and universities

Action Planning for Supporting Learners

Please write on post-it notes and stick them on the flip chart One action you will take as a result of this morning’s

session

One resource you will use

How you will use or engage with the National Careers

Service

Lunch and Networking