Community Learning Champions

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The CLC approach has been proved to work, it fits in with the government’s thinking on the Big Society - and local authorities should make the funding available to carry on this work.

Steve Robinson, Chief Executive, Cheshire West and Chester Council

Background

For people charged with delivering public services in straitened times, the burning issue is how to tackle disadvantage more effectively. Community Learning Champions (CLCs) – aka learning advocates – are a way of tapping into the resources of local people, enabling them to design solutions to the problems they define. With the right training and support, CLCs have shown a remarkable capacity for devising new solutions to seemingly intractable social problems.

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Aims

This seminar is for adult learning budget providers who are wondering how to make more effective use of their resources whilst addressing the priorities of localism and the Big Society.

It will look at the way the CLC approach is being developed in three settings:

• a local authority adult learning service
• a FE college 
• a voluntary sector organisation.

The aim is to help would-be organisers of CLC projects think through key issues such as:

• targeting groups or communities
• support and training
• funding and sustainability.

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Audience

• senior staff in local authority adult and community learning services
• managers of learning partnerships
• community engagement staff in schools, colleges and children's centres
• senior managers in voluntary sector organisations.

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Programme

10:00 Arrival and Registration

10:30 Welcome, introduction and the aims of the day
Martin Yarnit, National Project Team

10:35 The story so far: the National Support Programme, local projects, and the way ahead
Liz Cousins, Project Manager, Community Learning Champions Support Programme

Preceded by Northwich film (6 minutes)
Three presentations from organisation’s delivering CLC projects touching on:

1. Aims of the project
2. Project target groups
3. How the CLC approach helps to achieve the organisation's objectives
4. Support and training needed by CLCs
5. Funding and sustainability

10:55 CLCs and local authorities – Helen Goldsbrough, CLC project manager, Nottinghamshire County Council

11:15 CLCs and the voluntary sector - Sarah Laughton, Essential Skills Officer, Groundwork Coventry

11:35 CLCs and FE – Sue Schofield, Head of CLR, Bolton College

11:55 Round table discussion

12:10 Questions and discussion with the contributors

12:25 Conclusions – Martin Yarnit

12:30 Seminar finishes
Lunch and networking

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Event Information

• Arrival and registration is at 10:00am for a 10:30am start. Networking lunch at 12:30pm - 1:15pm
• Event fee per person (includes sandwich lunch, tea/coffee):
  £69 (Non NIACEmembers rate)
  £50 (NIACEmembers rate)
  NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference or course fees.
• Only application forms with the payments section completed will be processed. NB: If you wish us to invoice your employer we require a copy of the Purchase Order before the form is processed
• Places will be allocated in order of receipt of completed application forms (one form per person)
• Video cameras may be in use at this event. If you do not wish to be photographed or appear on the video outputs please indicate this on the application form and make yourself known at registration
• Participants should be prepared to take their own notes as there will not be handouts for all sessions
• If you have not received an e-mail confirming your attendance and joining instructions 4 working days before the event please contact:
  NIACE Events Team
  Tel: 0116 2042833
  Fax: 0116 285 9670
  E-mail: events@niace.org.uk

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Application Conditions

Event:Wednesday 26 January 2011
Closing Date: Thursday 11 January 2011

• Cancellations are non-refundable
• The full fee is payable prior to the event
• Substitutions are to be advised 5 working days prior to the event
• A 10 working days notice period is required for provision of electronic note-takers, sign language interpreters and transcription to Braille
• Places can be reserved online via: www niace.org.uk/events Alternatively completed and signed application forms can be faxed or posted to NIACE by the closing date. Reservations by telephone cannot be accepted
• Application forms are individually acknowledged by e-mail. Joining instructions, including map and directions, will be e-mailed out one week before the event
• NIACE reserves the right to reject applicants who are not from the target audience list.

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Application Form

(For people not using the online reservation system above)