Category: News

Creative & Cultural Skills (CCS) Apprenticeship Frameworks

Creative & Cultural Skills (CCS) ,a sector skills council,  are developing refreshed Apprenticeship Frameworks which will be of interest to some of our Branches as it will cover workers in Technical Theatre & Production Operations and Galleries & Museums.

The Modern Apprenticeship frameworks are for Modern Apprenticeships in the Creative and Cultural sector at SCQF Level 6 and at SCQF Level 7.

Any Stewards interested in these areas can feedback any comments they may have or I’m more than happy for them to contact me direct before the 20th of May 2021, Kevin Duguid K.Duguid@unison.co.uk

Below is the Frameworks and Proposal document along with the Core Skills mapping.

Download or view the below documents:


CREATIVE & CULTURAL AT SCQF LEVEL 6
CREATIVE AND CULTURAL AT SCQF LEVEL 7

Scottish Modern Apprenticeship in
Creative and Cultural at SCQF Level 6 and Level 7 proposal

Diploma in Cultural Venue Operations at SCQF level 6 – Core Skills Mapping
Diploma in Technical Theatre and Production Operations at SCQF level 7 – Core Skills Mapping

UNISON Updates April 2021

Pay Ballot

There is only a week left to go on the ballot so it’s important members contact the branch asap if they have not yet received their ballot.

One Year of Covid Survey 

The press release issued for our One Year of Covid survey can be found here: 

Bombshell report lays bare the impact of the pandemic on local government workers

It has already received some coverage: 

https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/article/union-reveals-stress-and-workload-impact-of-pandemic-on-local-government-workers

‘Quarter of council workers’ sought help for mental health

We have sent this to all Council Leaders but have yet to receive a single response.  We also raised it today at the SJC Steering Group. 

Covid Updates: 

Retired Members News April 2021

Public Services workers must not be made to pay for COVID ….


UNISON and other Unions have called on the UK and Scottish
Governments to ensure that all public services are adequately
rewarded as we move out of the Pandemic. The Unions insist that Local
Government and other public service workers have gone above and
beyond normal duties in response to the pandemic – and have kept local
services going in the most difficult of circumstances.

Download or View the Retired Members Newsletter

Scottish Disabled Members Committee Newsletter Spring 2021

Download or view the SDMC-newsletter spring edition 2021

Last year we published a Coronavirus edition bringing together the main disability and health & safety issues our members were facing as we recognised that branches were all consumed in their response to Covid-19.
In this edition Covid-19 remains a main focus as lessons are being learned from emerging experience and research and includes disabled members’ stories on working from home during Covid-19 and also recovering from long-term post-Covid-19 symptoms.
Tony Slaven, Chair