Union Learning Fund Launch New Interactive Toolkit

BOCC together with TUC Unionlearn developed a web based online grant application, processing and management system that allows unions to submit funding bids to the Union Learning Fund (ULF).  The Union Learning Fund team is then able to manage these applications through to successful contracts and monitor the projects and funds during the term of the contract.

The ULF commissioned Campaign for Learning to create a resource to help with the planning and delivery of ULF projects for unions.  The resource - 'ULF Toolkit'  is a comprehensive document that comprises of approximately 30 pages in it's paper form. The Toolkit also references a number of already available materials, such as Resources, Key Documents and Case Studies.

The ULF team were looking to create an interactive, online version of the Toolkit and make it available from the main ULF website - http://www.unionlearningfund.org.uk/. BOCC suggested that in order to accommodate for the new Toolkit and also restructure the current website that we upgrade the existing content management system to the latest version of the YouDu CMS.

The YouDu CMS includes the following additional features, which were integral to the inclusion of the Toolkit within the website:

• News and press releases module;
• Events module;
• Notice Board;
• Ability to upload rich media content such as videos, Flash and audio files;
• Easily move and restructure the website pages and content.

BOCC's in house Design Team created an updated new look and feel for the webiste and developed the following templates for the Toolkit:

• Revised Home Page design to incorporate news stories, forthcoming events and promotional images;
• Revised 'Prospectus' design;
• New Toolkit design, including the option to embed Flash and video files.

The revised designs were based on the existing ‘unionlearn’ and ‘ULF’ brands.

For further information on our YouDu CMS, please visit our website at http://www.youdu.co.uk/. You can also review our Case Study all about the development of the ULF Grant Application and Management System.

Issued April 2009

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