[Incorporating Resolutions 9, 18, And 36] Ulf Projects

This Conference reaffirms support for and acknowledges the work of the FBU Learning Fund Projects in providing learning opportunities for hundreds of our members. This is another positive benefit of FBU membership and places the FBU at the forefront of lifelong learning within the UK Fire and Rescue Services. Conference recognises that the current funding is due to finish in April 2008 with no guarantee of further funding being made available post 2008. Conference believes that in order to sustain the spirit of Annual Conference 2004 Resolution 65 and to mirror the recent moves within the TUC Union Learn, we need to act quickly to ensure the sustainability of the Lifelong Learning agenda beyond April 2008. Conference therefore instructs the Executive Council to set up a working group utilising Education Sub-Committee members, ULF Project Committee members and Regional Education Officers to look at how lifelong learning is mainstreamed into the FBU at all levels. To this end Conference instructs the Executive Council to form a working group from members of the Executive Council Education Sub-Committee, FBU ULF Project Committee and Regional Education Officers to produce a report for no later than 1st October 2007 for the Executive Council. This report should include proposed recommendations on how lifelong learning is embedded.