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Local Communities and LearningLearning Partnership Conference27th June 2006
Jim Austin, Head of Gloucestershire Adult Education Service
• 97 definitions• A geographical identity• Identification through common
interest/concern
What do we mean by communities?
What do we mean by learning?• That which we learn through life
experience• Knowledge gained through family and
friends• Informal learning• Formal learning leading to qualifications
Learning in GloucestershireMany and varied• University• Workplace• Community/voluntary sector• Schools• Colleges• Children Centres• Other less obvious institutions
The work undertaken by the County Council
• Funded by the Learning and Skills Council and County Council
• Focus on disadvantaged/vulnerable communities
• Delivered through 21 organisations• 8 Local Learning Consortia• Over 15,000 learners supported• 13% ALDD,10% BME, most uptake in…?
Learning in Gloucestershire• Able to plan provision across the county
as a whole• Able to ensure there is a consistent high
quality across the county• Able to link to other learning within the
county – children centres, extended schools, work force development
For the future?
• Reduction in LSC funding• Introduction/increase in fees• Continuous improvement in quality• Tough choices – more plumbing, less
pilates• The impact of the FE White Paper
Future Opportunities?• The role of Children Centres and Extended
Schools in disadvantaged communities• Regeneration programmes• Future use of the social care budget• The impact on communities of ‘commissioning’
services• The use of technology• Role of ‘clubs’/volunteers to deliver learning
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