Community Learning Champions Support Programme: Promoting the value of learning

[Regional Launch Events] [Background] [Audience] [Programme] [Event Information] [Application Conditions] [Application Form]

Regional Launch Events

The National Support Programme for Community Learning Champions (CLCs) - proposed in the White Paper The Learning Revolution (BIS 2009) – will be launched in the nine English regions during January and February 2010.

The aims of these regional events are to:

• inform participants of the National Support Programme and how they can benefit from it
• provide an opportunity to network and learn from each other and other relevant regional schemes and programmes
• discuss the future format of network support for the region
• discuss representation at the Community Learning Champion Voice group
• share information and resources that arise from other Learning Revolution projects

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Background

Community Learning Champions are enthusiastic volunteers who promote the value of learning to friends, neighbours and relatives. Across the country Community Learning Champions (also known as ambassadors, buddies and mentors) are known to make a difference to the lives of others and of the communities in which they live.

The National Support Programme provides an opportunity to build on and extend good practice. It aims to bring national coherence to local developments, raise the profile of the CLC approach and embed it in a wide range of activities where informal adult learning can enhance the quality of life for individuals and communities, especially those facing disadvantage and discrimination.

The Programme is funded by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and is being delivered by a consortium comprising NIACE, the Workers’ Educational Association, unionlearn and Martin Yarnit Associates.

The National Support Programme has three main elements:

• a support package including a CLC toolkit, a training and development framework, a free training programme plus regional networks and a website
• a Development Fund which will fund up to 50 local CLC initiatives in 2009-11
• a branding and badging scheme to accredit CLCs and to raise their profile across the country.

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Audience

These regional events will be of interest to:

• Community Learning Champions and managers of existing CLC schemes based in the region
• CLCs and managers from schemes which are benefitting from Phase 1 of the Development Fund
• CLCs and managers running CLC Schemes which have been funded through the Transformation Fund
• Those considering setting up CLC schemes in the future.

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Programme

10:00 Arrival and registration (tea/coffee available)

10:30 Welcome and introduction to the day:

• The Learning Revolution
• The Support Programme

10.45 Getting to know about each other in the region
Activity 1 - Round the table then round the room sharing of information about schemes and activities (participants will be sent details of this activity in their joining papers)

11.15 Tea/coffee break

11.30 What do we mean by Community Learning Champions?
Sharing some definitions and a chance to view three short videos introducing different approaches to CLC activity Questions/answers/discussion

12.00 The elements of the Support Programme – an opportunity to find out more and to make comments about the content of::

• The Toolkit
• The Training Framework
• The Website
• Branding, badging and registration
• Gathering information and data about CLCs and their activities

13.00 Lunch

13.45 Feedback and questions about the support programme

14:15 News and input from regional initiatives that can support CLCs or those who work with them

14:30 Round table discussion

1. What do you want out of a regional network?
2. How would it best work?
   

15:15 Plenary- feedback and agreeing the way forward

15:30 Close (tea/coffee available)

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Event Information

Arrival and registration is at 10:00am for a 10:30am start. The event will end at 3:30pm

Attendance is free (includes lunch, tea/coffee)

Places will be allocated in order of receipt of completed application forms (one form per person)

Completed and signed application forms must 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

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:

Gurjit Kaur
Tel: 0116 204 2833
Fax: 0116 254 8368
Minicom: 0116 255 6049
E-mail: gurjit.kaur@niace.org.uk

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Application Conditions

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 translation to Braille

Places will be limited to 2 representatives from each organisation

Places on each regional event will be allocated to those working in that region.

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Application Form