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Trade Unions and Learning: Building a Better Future
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Tom Wilson – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2024
Trade unions have a long history of providing learning for their members. After years of decline this flourished after the 1997-2010 Labour government introduced the Union Learning Fund and legal rights for union learning representatives. This article reviews that extraordinary renaissance and discusses how a new Labour government could learn the…
Descriptors: Unions, Building Trades, Adult Learning, Foreign Countries
Built Environment Professionals' Perspective on Digital Technology Skills
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Teslim Bamidele Balogun – Education & Training, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to explore the opinions of Built Environment Professionals (BEP) on the usage of fourth-generation digital technologies in the construction industry. Design/methodology/approach: This study adopts a qualitative research approach and conducts semi-structured interviews with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME)…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Information Technology, Construction Industry, Minority Groups
Building Heroes: Building Bridges to Support the Transition from Military to Civilian Employment in the Construction Industry
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Charlotte Meierdirk – Education & Training, 2024
Purpose: Many veterans struggle with the civilian world and the loss of identity associated with leaving the service. This research investigates the Building Heroes Charity's role in assisting service leavers transitioning to civil employment, in the United Kingdom (UK) and what can be learnt from the training and support.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Veterans, Veterans Education, Transitional Programs