Access to meaningful professional development is essential for college, adult education and prison education tutors, lecturers and managers. NATFHE is developing a network of Union Learning Representatives (ULRs) to help ensure that staff have the right opportunities supported by paid time off.

Interested in becoming a Union Learning Rep for your branch? The Role of the Union Learning Rep explains why such a role is important and how you can become an accredited rep.

Detailed information and advice on carrying out this important work are contained in the NATFHE guide:
Bargaining for Staff Development (Word doc).

See also:
Model Union Learning Agreement (Word doc)
Model Survey on Professional Development (Word doc)

Specific advice on the development of this work in higher education will be available shortly. Higher education members interested in this work may nevertheless find the information mentioned above of intertest.