The government will struggle to get enough adult learners to take up their entitlement to free A-level equivalent training if ministers scrap the union learning fund, says a new TUC report "Getting every adult to level 3: How the Union Learning Fund supports the government’s adult skills aspirations" published today (17 Nov). 

#SaveUnionLearning - Union Learning Fund is a vital national asset for UK plans to #BuildBackBetter, @Tesco, @HeathrowAirport, @TataSteelLtd and @ArlaFoodsUK among major employers raising concerns  The TUC is today (Monday) launching a new campaign, Save Union Learning, to persuade the government to drop proposals to end the Union Learning Fund (ULF).

A @unionlearn webinar this month will explore skills and the recovery with senior TUC and unionlearn officers discussing the proposed TUC Job Protection and Upskilling Plan.

The annual @unionlearn series of regional Supporting Learners events are back this autumn – and going online.

The Covid-19 pandemic, and the resulting lockdown, has meant a huge number of changes for working people across the UK, with many workers were forced to remain at home.