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The Right to Request Time to Train
| Date: | 15 Jul 2010 |
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| Venue: | Leicester: NIACE, Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester LE1 6TP |
| Ref: | C2003/0710 |
| Fee: | £69 (NIACE members) |
| Contact: | NIACE Events Team (events@niace.org.uk) Tel: 0116 204 2833 |
| Apply: | Apply Online is now closed for this event |
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[Background] [Presenters] [Aims] [Audience] [Programme] [Event Information] [Application Conditions] [Application Form]
Since April 2010, a statutory right to request time to train has been in force for organisations with more than 250 employees. From April 2011, this will be extended to employees in organisations of all sizes.
The right to request time to train is modelled on the existing right to request flexible working and it has been estimated by Government that up to a million workers may get new training opportunities over the next three years as a result of this new law.
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is working closely with individual unions to ensure that workplace representatives are well-prepared to assist employees use the new right to best effect. While unions will be at the forefront of pushing for collective requests and the introduction of workplace-level agreements, colleges, training providers and guidance workers also have an important role in raising individual awareness of what may be possible and encouraging good practice among employers.
At present more than 10 million people in the workforce are offered no training by their employer and too many employers still need convincing that training is good for their business. A disproportionate number of such workers are older and less wellqualified raising important questions about equity.
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Presenters
The session will be led by Richard Blakeley, Policy and Campaigns Officer, Unionlearn, who leads the TUC’s Right to Request Time to Train project. Richard’s earlier career included the lead on lifelong learning policy for UNIFI (trade union for financial services workers, now part of UNITE) between 1998 and 2004, where he was central to setting up the Campaign for Paid Educational Leave in conjunction with other trade unions and campaigning organisations including NIACE.
The campaign ran from 2000 to 2004 and significantly raised the issue of paid time off to train up the political agenda. In 2009, Richard joined Unionlearn as a policy and campaigns officer and has worked closely with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to write guidance and promote the new right to request time to train. Richard has also worked for a sector skills council and in local government.
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Aims
This briefing seminar will:
• introduce participants to what the law says
• examine how individuals can exercise their new right
• explore how guidance workers and education and training providers can use the new right to promote workplace-led learning to employers and employees alike
• understand how a right to request time to train is located among other employment rights such as flexible working and how it sits alongside other initiatives and trends
• provide an opportunity to share knowledge and practice of how different organisations can support learning in the workplace at every level.
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Audience
This event will be of particular interest to:
• Information, Advice and Guidance workers
• Outreach and employer liaision officers in colleges and training providers
• HR, personnel and training professionals in businesses and public services
• Staff of Sector Skills Councils.
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Programme
09:45 Arrival and registration (tea/coffee available)
10:15 Welcome and introduction Alastair Thomson, Principal Advocacy Officer, NIACE
10:45 Keynote address Richard Blakeley, Policy and Campaigns Officer, Unionlearn
11:15 Questions, discussions and closing remarks
12:00 Lunch and networking (tea/coffee available)
12:30 Depart
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Event Information
• Arrival and registration is at 9:45am for a 10:15am start. The event will end at 12:30pm
• Event fee per person per event (includes lunch, tea/coffee):
£69 (NIACE members)
£85 (Non NIACE members)
NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference and course fees
• If you wish us to invoice your employer we require a copy of the Purchase Order
• Please note that the absence of a Purchase Order / Order Number will delay the processing of your application form
• Only application forms with the payments section completed will be processed
• Places will be allocated in order of receipt of completed application forms (one form per person)
• Participants should be prepared to take their own notes as there will not be handouts for all sessions
• If you have not received an e-mail confirming your attendance and joining instructions 4 working days before the event please contact:
NIACE Events Team
Tel: 0116 204 2833
Fax: 0116 254 8368
Minicom: 0116 255 6049
E-mail: events@niace.org.uk
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Application Conditions
• Cancellations are non-refundable
• The full fee is payable prior to the event
• Substitutions are to be advised 5 working days prior to the event
• A 10 working days notice period is required for provision of electronic note-takers, sign language interpreters and transcription to Braille
• Completed and signed application forms must be faxed or posted to NIACE by the closing date. Reservations by telephone cannot be accepted
• Application forms are individually acknowledged by e-mail. Joining instructions, including map and directions, will be e-mailed out one week before the event.
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Application Form
(For people not using the online reservation system above)