The Climbing Frame is an absolutely superb tool for ULRs and helps to develop the way we support learners through information and advice. It’s easy to use and very flexible.”
A new angle on learning
James Burns, USDAW ULR, DHL Stoke For ULRs the Climbing Frame can: be a one-stop shop of learning and skills resources and materials help stimulate the demand for learning help recruit new members and ULRs help ULRs demonstrate paths for learners and map out learner progression routes produce individual action plans and reports for learners provide an accurate, up-to-date and accessible database of learner records generate a variety of reports. For learners the Climbing Frame can: plan learning and track their progress set goals and record achievements record actions which are displayed in an Action Plan and on the Climbing Frame grid print off reports about their own learning plans and achievements.
For unions the Climbing Frame can: help raise the union’s profile at the workplace provide information about union learners be an aid to building workplace union organisation and growth develop Learning Themes specially for the union that can include information of specific interest to members include information about bespoke union education courses and help promote these programmes identify workers’ collective learning and skills needs so that unions can use this information for collective bargaining with employers. For employers the Climbing Frame can: be aligned to support development review processes help promote and publicise in-house training and development programmes drive up skills and promote a culture of continuous development be easily maintained and regularly updated help identify training and learning that could improve the organisation’s performance and productivity. For Sector Skills Councils the Climbing Frame can: help to keep ULRs informed of new developments be customised to meet the skills needs of a particular sector and provide useful intelligence on sector-specific skills issues be a useful tool and resource for National Skills Academies be a valuable tool for providing sector-specific IAG to support learners
All the Climbing Frame’s Learning Themes are really helpful – it’s great to have all that information in one place. We have also written our own Learning Theme for staff.” Paul Taylor, Prospect ULR, Valuation Office Agency
A wealth of information in one place and a chance for me to keep track of all my learners.” ULR in retail
The Climbing Frame works well alongside our appraisal system and also helps me cut down on paperwork.” Logistics manager
To register and to find out more about the Climbing Frame visit: www.climbingframe.unionlearn.org.uk
The union learning Climbing Frame
Or please contact: The Climbing Frame Team unionlearn Congress House Great Russell Street London WC1B 3LS Email: climbingframe@tuc.org.uk
An interactive web-based tool, developed for union learning reps to help support learners and promote learning in the workplace Design: www.design-mill.co.uk Print: College Hill Press
www.climbingframe.unionlearn.org.uk