The Role of Learning Advocates and Learning Supporters

LEARNING ADVOCATES 

Learning Advocates are employees in non-unionised companies who’ve been trained in information and advice skills in order to encourage and support work colleagues back into learning.

These are the basics of the Learning Advocates role

• Identifying colleagues learning needs.
• Providing information and advice about learning opportunities and different ways of learning.
• Helping to remove barriers to learning.
• Developing an awareness of local learning opportunities and other sources of advice and guidance.
• Gathering and organising learning information.
• Promoting a learning culture within the workplace by:
  • Displaying information about learning opportunities.  Advocates will place particular emphasis on promoting literacy/numeracy courses and the Train to Gain initiative.
  • Displaying information about learning campaigns eg Adult Learners Week, Learning at Work Day and The Skills Pledge. 
  • Working with employers to plan and organise learning and skills programmes.

Learning Supporter

Learning Supporters are employees in non-unionised companies who’ve been trained to publicise learning opportunities to their colleagues.

These are the basics of the Learning Supporters role

• Gathering publicity information about learning opportunities and learning campaigns
• Promoting a learning culture within the workplace by:
  • Displaying information about learning opportunities.  Supporters will place particular emphasis on promoting literacy/numeracy courses and the Train to Gain initiative.
  • Displaying information about learning campaigns eg Adult Learners Week, Learning at Work Day and The Skills Pledge.

For more information please contact The Johnston Partnership.

Liz Johnston, Consultant, 07791 639 146,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  

Graham Johnston, Consultant, 07791 639 196,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
  

The Johnston Partnership, PO Box 86, Windemere, Cumbria, LA23 1WE