Wales TUC Supporting Adult Learners' Week 2022
Wales TUC supports Adult Learners’ Week (ALW) 17 – 23 October 2022.
The word is out, help us share the love for lifelong learning. Many WULF learners get the ‘learning bug’ as they continue to learn and share experiences with their friends, families and communities as they grow in confidence.
Want to find out how WULF can support you? Read our blog: 10 ways WULF can help.
You can watch a great little film about Craig Kinsey’s learning journey with the Open University, CWU and WULF.
Try something new, search for an Adult Learners’ Week event or short course.
- Have a look at the Eventbrite page for Unite the Union, they are offering taster sessions on how to access WULF funding and digital wellbeing, plus others.
- Check out the Unison Eventbrite page, they have free sessions on Mid-career reviews and green social prescribing, plus others.
Unite and Unison received recognition for their hard work in support of Adult Learners’ Week at a recent Senedd reception event. Congratulations! #WULFWorks
Kevin Williams, Wales TUC Organising Development Officer said “It was a privilege to attend the Adult Learners’ Week event in support of Unison and Unite gaining awards for their contribution to Adult Learning. The success of both unions shows how Union led learning can lift the skills levels of working people in Wales and also highlights the positive impact of unions to increasing the confidence and aspiration of working people from all walks of life.”
- Read a recent Unite WULF case study: Unite Case Study - Unite supports Swansea Council to train staff in electric vehicle maintenance
- Watch Unison WULF video case studies on their website: Unison Case study – UNISON, Digital Skills in the Vale of Glamorgan.
The Wales Union Learning Fund is a fantastic scheme available to all working adults, you can learn as a collective or on an individual basis.
Places of work across the whole of Wales, covering most industry sectors can engage with WULF by contacting lead union experts to plan, organise and deliver learning and development opportunities for all.
“It gave me the kickstart that I needed…it makes it really easy to continue with studying” Joanne West, engineer at British Airways (BA)
WULF support and its learning opportunities help you achieve your potential by developing pathways to progress, supporting you in times of crisis, negotiating time off to learn, and by listening to your individual needs.
WULF, supported by Welsh Government and delivered by unions has an outstanding reputation and a long history (over 20 years) of aiding personal growth & improving wellbeing. WULF motivates, inspires and develops learners into leaders. It fills skills gaps, and delivers life changing, career and confidence boosting opportunities.
During 2019 -2022, the WULF programme achieved incredible success;
- Nearly 29,000 participants benefitted
- Nearly 6,000 individuals received one to one support
- Over 4,000 were trained as a direct result of additional COVID support during the height of the crisis
If you want to open the door to exciting opportunities, learn new life skills, or empower yourself and others to have a go, take the first step, check out our OpenLearn with your union hub for free, online short courses or contact your friendly WULF learning leader to find out how to access funding for courses.
