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Pathways to learning and skills
Project title: Pathways to learning and skills
Duration of the project: April 2005 to 2007
This project developed inclusive learning opportunities and support pathways for people from black and minority ethnic communities experiencing mental health difficulties. The Department of Health Section 64 funded the project. Mental health service users accessing learning in voluntary organisations often remain at the same levels of provision, as progression routes to other education opportunities are not available. Education providers have a remit to widen participation in learning. This project aimed to develop pathways to culturally sensitive learning provision. It involved health and social care providers, voluntary and community groups, adults from black and minority ethnic groups experiencing mental health difficulties and education providers.
The project worked with three learning providers in London. They were support to achieve the following outcomes:
 | To consult with service user groups to identify existing barriers to learning; |
| The development of inclusive and culturally appropriate learning opportunities and support pathways that enable black and minority ethnic service users to access learning; |
| The development of new partnerships and capacity-building for effective collaboration between education and local community organisations and mental health user groups. |
This project is now finished and the following documents are now available:
| Project Key Findings Report |
| Briefing Paper: Creating inclusive learning opportunities |
