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Winning Hearts and Minds
Promoting health and wellbeing through participation in adult learning
| Date | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2005 | Birmingham | C12-87/10/05 |
| 19 Oct 2005 | Manchester | C12-88/10/05 |
| Fee: £161 (includes lunch, tea/coffee and a copy of Winning Hearts and Minds) | ||
[Background & Aims] [Audience] [Programme]
Background & Aims
Over the last few years a number of ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ projects have been established around the country. These projects involve basing a learning adviser in a GP’s surgery or health centre to take referrals of individuals and work with them to access appropriate learning opportunities. The Department of Work and Pensions’ five-year strategy paper ‘Opportunity and Security throughout life’, published in February 2005, identifies such initiatives as a useful way of helping people with health conditions and disabilities get into work.
In 2004 NIACE published ‘Winning Hearts and Minds’, which is a guide to setting up a ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ project. This series of one-day events based on this publication will look at how to promote health and wellbeing through participation in adult learning. All participants will be provided with a copy of ‘Winning Hearts and Minds’.
Since September 2000, when NIACE first piloted a ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ project the initiative has been actively and continuously developed. Experience suggests that ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ may be taken up by people from any sector, including primary care health services, information, advice and guidance networks, adult, community and further education providers or the voluntary sector. No matter who takes the initiative, they will find themselves working in partnership with fellow-professionals from one or more of the other sectors.
Content
During the day we will explore the relationship between health and wellbeing
and the impact of learning on health. We will look at the role of information,
advice and guidance in helping people to access learning and work. We will
consider how to set up a ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ project including how to
engage with health professionals. We will also look at the role of the Learning
Adviser. We will suggest ways of showing that such projects work and how to keep
them going.
We will have inputs from a Learning Adviser and a Learner who will talk about their experiences of ‘Prescriptions for Learning’.
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Audience
The Events will be of interest to:
 | People who are attracted to the idea of ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ and want to take it forward. |
| Managers of projects or Learning Advisers who have been tasked to take forward and develop a ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ initiative. |
| Those who are currently running projects but may want some fresh ideas on how to further develop their work. |
| Health care professionals who are interested in learning how such projects can support the work they do. |
| Practitioners who want to inform their practice in this area and want to work better with partner organisations. |
The events will be of interest to staff from the following organisations:
| nextstep. |
| Learning and Skills Councils. |
| Further Education. |
| Adult and Community Learning. |
| Primary Care Trusts. |
| Health Centres. |
| GP Surgeries. |
| Neighbourhood Renewal Projects. |
| Local Authorities. |
| Disability organisations. |
| Training Organisations. |
| Regional Development Agencies. |
| Businesses and Employers. |
| Local Educational Authorities. |
| Universities. |
| Training Providers. |
| Careers Services. |
| Connexions. |
| Small Business Service. |
| Jobcentre Plus. |
| Education Business Links. |
| Chambers of Commerce. |
| Learning Partnerships. |
| Voluntary Groups. |
| Community Groups. |
| Organisations supporting equality of opportunity and social inclusion. |
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Programme
| Contributor: Ann Ruthven, Development Officer - Guidance, Guidance Council |
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| 09:30 | Arrival and Registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
| 10:00 | Welcome and Introduction to the Day |
| 10:10 | Setting the scene – Health and Wellbeing and the Role of Information, Advice and Guidance |
| 10:45 | The Learner’s Voice |
| 11:00 | Setting up a ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ project |
| 11:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:45 | Engaging with professionals in other sectors |
| 12:45 | The Learning Adviser’s View |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | The work of the Learning Adviser |
| 14:45 | Showing that ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ works |
| 15:30 | Keeping your ‘Prescriptions for Learning’ project going |
| 16:00 | Evaluation |
| 16:15 | Close (Tea/Coffee available) |
This programme is correct at the time of going to press. The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the published programme in the event of one or more of the advertised speakers being unable to attend. Delegates will have no claim against NIACE in respect of such changes.
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