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Adult Learners' Week East Midlands

Adult Learners' Week (the third week in May) is the UK's largest celebration of learning. It engages thousands of people in a diverse range of activities each year, inspiring them to get back into learning.

Analysis of Leicester Adult Skills and Learning Service Provision

An independent evaluation and value for money analysis of Leicester Adult Skills and Learning Service provision delivered through Community Schools.

Corby Reads

This project has now finished. Details about the project can be found below.

The aim of this project was to explore and evaluate options for the future provision of the literacy strand of provision services currently offered through the Corby Leaning Partnership, known as Corby Reads! This was an initiative that focused on raising the levels of literacy of children and young people in Corby through the engagement of all the citizens of Corby, and particularly parents and carers, including grandparents.

 1 December 2009 - 31 March 2010

Learning in the Recession

This project has now finished. Details about the project can be found below.

This report sets out the findings of research into the impact of the recession on learning and skills policy and provision in the English regions.  The project was carried out by NIACE between June and October 2009.

 1 June 2009 - 31 October 2009

Lifelong Learning and Rural Communities: What is the Impact of Funding Cuts for Rural Learners?

NIACE have been commissioned to write a brief report identifying some of the potential issues faced by rural communities as a result of recently announced cuts to funding for adult learning.  This report will address the various aspects of the relationship between learning opportunities for adults, and living in rural communities.  Also, the paper will consider some of the challenges that exist when infrastructures are deconstructed and re-developed, and explore the role of the Voluntary and Community Sector in delivering and maintaining opportunities for learning in rural communities.

LSIS Skills and Employer Responsiveness Project

NIACE, working with the 157 Group and Association of Learning Providers, are managing the delivery of this programme across the East Midlands, West Midlands and the East of England.  NIACE is focusing particularly on managing the delivery of Strand 3 of the programme - Pre-employment:  Getting People into Work, and is working with a range of sector providers to achieve this delivery outcome.

The Regional Achievement Programme for LLN

This project has now finished. Details about the project can be found below.

The Regional Achievement Programme, co-ordinated through NIACE, has supported the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and other agencies, primarily local Learning and Skills Councils in their work by engaging with providers and policy makers and other stakeholders, including learners, to support regions to enhance Literacy, Language and Numeracy (LLN) provision and policy implementation.

 1 April 2004 - 31 March 2010
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