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Campaign For Learning Celebrates Learning At Work Week In The North East

Campaign for Learning, part of North East based educational charity NCFE, is celebrating the 24th Learning at Work Week, from 16 -22 May. The theme, Learning Uncovered, is focused on raising the profile of lifelong learning at work and encouraging everyone to uncover and share their learning power.

The national celebration is calling on employers across the country to promote a learning culture for all colleagues in their organisation. The Learning at Work Week website has everything employers need to create great activities with impact, from an ideas generator and planning advice, to promotional materials and free resources.

Businesses this year, including big name organisations such as Co-op, Britvic and Channel 4, are already empowering colleagues with thousands of learning opportunities on topics such as digital skills, sustainability, wellbeing and internal career paths.

NCFE has already started gearing up for its own Learning at Work Week activities and is running a five-day programme of events to encourage colleagues to take part in lifelong learning. Activities include:

Essential digital skills and Love Learning sessions promoting digital technology and communication as a vital way to stay connected in work and life. Project you – discussions and support around personal learning and development and sharing resources Learning anywhere – inspiring learning to happen anywhere with accessible pre-recorded resources including Ted Talks Coaching and reverse mentoring (with junior colleagues taking the lead on mentoring their senior leaders), plus a chance for colleagues to share their learning stories and career journeys Introducing Learning Stars where we’re celebrating colleagues who are particularly embracing learning and development.

Richard Gordon, LD Business Partner at NCFE, said:
“At NCFE, our core purpose is to promote and advance learning to help create a fairer society - and therefore it’s important for us to start with our own colleagues. Lifelong learning is so important in opening up opportunities for progression and success in both work and personal life.

“Learning at Work Week is about uncovering the learning potential in all of us. We’re embracing the week as an opportunity to highlight the ways our colleagues can embrace the benefits of work-based learning to add value to their lives.”

Organisers around the country will be delivering sessions to help their people unlock their learning power – from tasters of bite-size learning to using coaching techniques, from discovering new qualifications and apprenticeships to finding new career journeys.

There’s still time for your organisation to take part. There are free activities running through the week including free webinars from the Campaign for Learning and Learning at Work Week national partners. To get started, use the five simple steps and ideas generator at www.campaign-for-learning.org.uk/five-steps .

Julia Wright, National Director of Campaign for Learning, said:
“Our organisations have immense learning power. They have a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience that their people have gained from work, life and learning. A big element of Learning at Work Week is the opportunity for everyone to collaborate on learning and share what they know. Learning at Work Week events will uncover colleagues’ ‘hidden powers’ and amplify learning through internal talks and workshops, masterclasses, QAs and social media.

“As the World Economic Forum highlights, ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ technologies will have a massive impact on our jobs and work affecting millions of people. Events like Learning at Work Week give us a space to explore what this means and the learning we need to navigate these changes and thrive.”