dr alyce von rothkirch cuv-east/ccll, university of wales, newport
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Widening Participation to University Study in the
Community: the Community University of the Valleys-East –
a Case StudyDr Alyce von Rothkirch
CUV-East/CCLL, University of Wales, Newport
The Community University of the Valleys-East:
• an initiative of the Centre for Community and Lifelong Learning, University of Wales, Newport.
• Partners: WEA South Wales & University of Glamorgan.
Where are we?
Qualification levels in Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Caerphilly:
Blaenau Gwent
Torfaen Caer-philly
Wales Wales and England
No qualifi-cations
45.02% 36.65% 39.78% 33.02% 29.08%
Highest qualifi-cation = level 4/5
9.33% 13.56% 12.09% 17.39% 19.76%
Health profile in Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Caerphilly:
Blaenau Gwent
Torfaen Caerphilly Wales Wales and England
Good / fairly good health
83.52% 85.07% 84.99% 87.55% 90.78%
Health = not good
16.48% 13.92% 15.01% 12.45% 9.22%
Limiting long-term illness
28.26% 24.84% 26.31% 23.27% 18.23%
Limiting long-term illness (working age)
24.54% 20.25% 22.45% 18.38% 13.56%
Employment profile in Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Caerphilly:
Blaenau Gwent
Torfaen Caerphilly GB average
Employ-ment rate
55.05% 70.2% 59.4% 75%
Employment profile in Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Caerphilly:
Blaenau Gwent Caerphilly Torfaen
… aged 50+ 15.59% 15.46% 13.87%
… never worked 10.8% 7.66% 8.77%
… long-term unemployed
32.31% 27.21% 29.08%
Of those who are unemployed and of working age, the following are/have …
What does the CUV-East offer?
• we work in 16 community locations across Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Caerphilly – many of which are Communities First areas;
• shared venues, ‘shared’ tutors;
• ‘split-level’ delivery;
What does the CUV-East offer?• working with community-based Learning
Development Officers;• negotiating the curriculum;• ‘demand-led’ vs. ‘supply-led’ curriculum
development;• collaboration with the University of Wales,
Newport in curriculum development to facilitate progression opportunities;
What does the CUV-East offer?
• Combined Open Studies Programme
• termly enrolment;
• terms timed to fit in with school holidays;
• the Certificate of Higher Education
• student progression.
CUV-East Learner Profile:
• since 2000, over 900 learners have had a taste of HE in the community;
• in the academic year 2004/05, 18 students completed the Certificate of Higher Education and 26 achieved more than 60 credits.
CUV Students Priority Groups:
Students in
Priority Groups
72%
Not in Priority Groups
28%
CUV Students Priority Groups:
No Qualifi-cations
26%
Out of the Labour Market
35%
Single parents
39%
Initial Qualifications:
NONE38%
NVQ 52%
NVQ 411%NVQ 3
9%
NVQ 220% NVQ 1
20%
"Do you consider yourself to be disabled?"
Yes20%
No80%
Economically Active:
Small and medium
enterprises56%
Full-time employed (not SME)
19%
Part- time25%
Challenges to the CUV-East’s provision:
• funding ends in 2006;
• perception of the provision as ‘access’ provision to ‘real’ (i.e. campus-based) HE;
• relative inflexibility of university administrative (and other) systems;
Challenges to the CUV-East’s provision:
• neglect of the lifelong learning aspect of Higher Education by the university and by policy-makers;
• Difficulty in matching the cost and the benefits of community-based (Higher) Education.
Contact details:
Dr Alyce von Rothkirch
Community University of the Valleys-East
11 Gwent Shopping Centre
Tredegar NP22 3EJ 01495-722973Email: alyce.vonrothkirch@newport.ac.uk
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