ANNEX 8: FUNDING AND PROJECT DETAILS OF THE CASE STUDIES
ASLEF/ RMT/ TSSA Case Study
Background Details:
Unions represent the majority of train drivers/operators or associated grades as well as platform staff.
Round 1: Learning Reps in the Rail Industry in Scotland£49,650
Round 2: Promoting a Lifelong Learning Culture in the Rail Industry in Scotland£66,900
Round 3: Developing a Sustainable Model for Learning Reps in the Rail Industry in Scotland£87,734
Round 4: Developing a Sustainable Model for Learning Reps in the Rail Industry in Scotland£154,000
FBU Case Study
Background Details:
Union represents frontline public service workers - covering the roles of Fire-fighter to Area Manager, including emergency fire control staff and fire-fighters working the retained duty system
Round 3: Lifelong Learning in the Scottish Fire Service£37,700
Round 4: A Lifelong Learning Culture for the Scottish Fire Service£132,000
RCN Case Study
Background Details:
Union represents nursing occupations, most obviously in the NHS but also in other public sector organisations such as the Scottish Prison Service as well as hospitals in the private sector.
Round 3: Piloting Integrated Programme for Development and Support of Learning Reps for Nurses and Nursing across Scotland£47,000
Round 4: Nurses Deliver Learning£146,000
SPFA Case Study
Background Details:
Affiliated to the GMB, the union represents professional footballers in Scotland.
Round 3: Scoring Career Goals for Footballer Employees in Scotland£48,000
Round 4: Teams for Learning£108,000
Round 5: Union Training Provider18,000
Transport & General Workers' Union Case Study
Background Details:
Union represents range of workers across four major industrial sectors: Food and Agriculture ; Manufacturing ; Transport ; and Services - with large numbers of workers being part-time, women and ethnic minority members.
Round 1: Training Needs and Learning Development Support for T&G Local Authority Workers£49,735
Round 2: Assessing and Training the Needs of Agricultural Workers£29, 850
Round 3: Promoting and Delivering Learning in and from the Bus Transport Scheme£49,450
Round 4: Promoting, Supporting and Delivering Learning as a Core Union Policy£160,000 (award not activated).
UCATT Case Study
Background Details:
Union has members from construction, allied trades and technicians, Britain's only specialist construction workers union.
Round 1: Scottish Building Learning Project£50,000
Round 2: Building Learning in Scotland - A Sustainable Future£45,436
Round 3: Progress to Sustainability Putting the Building Blocks in Place£48,500
In addition, UCATT secured further funding from Scottish Enterprise for projects allied to SULF.
USDAW Case Study
Background Details:
Union represent workers in the retail, distributive, manufacturing and service sectors: shop workers, factory and warehouse workers, drivers, call centres, clerical workers, insurance agents, butchers and meat packers, catering, laundries, chemical processing, home shopping and pharmaceutical.
Round 2: A Partnership to Promote Lifelong Learning in the Workplace£32,500
Round 3: Promoting Lifelong Learning in the Retail Sector£31,500
Round 5: Learning for Life - A Strategic Approach£111,837