All ESOL Projects

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Committee of Inquiry into English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL)

Ealing ESOL

ESOL and the Voluntary Sector in Wales

ESOL for the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT)

Quality Improvement Agency (QIA) Skills for Life Improvement Programme

Families, learning and progression

This is an ongoing programme of work examining and facilitating the development of progression within and from family learning.  It interconnects with work on evidencing the impact of family learning.

Evidencing the impact

This programme of work brings together evidence of the impact of family learning on parents and carers, families and communities.  The material has been collected from a variety of projects that NIACE has been involved in, and interconnects with the work we have been carrying out on progression in and from family learning.

A Woman’s Place - Phase 2

Independent Literacy Inquiry

NIACE is co-ordinating an independent Inquiry into Adult and Youth Literacy in England, which employers, policy-makers, practitioners and learners have been invited to submit evidence to.

Innovative Practice in Numeracy Learning

In 2010/11 NIACE undertook research into innovative numeracy provision and brought 40 organisations together to find out about approaches used, discuss and share practice . On behalf of the Skills Funding Agency, we produced a free downloadable report on the findings of the project, including case studies of some of the Skills Funding Agency’s top 20 numeracy providers.

Citizenship materials for ESOL learners

 

The Citizenship Materials for ESOL learners project was led by NIACE and LLU+ at London South Bank University. The initiative was part of a Government strategy to make becoming a UK citizen a more meaningful event. From November 2005, there are two routes to naturalisation. Applicants with sufficient English language skills can take an online, multiple choice citizenship test, Life in the UK, at any of the Life in the UK Test centres. Applicants who need to improve their English language skills can follow an ESOL course, using the Citizenship Materials for ESOL learners pack.

 1 February 2004 - 31 March 2006

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

IMPACT

The IMPACT project addressed issues which prevent migrants attaining employment at the same rate and level as EU nationals.  This was a transnational partnership project of agencies from five EU countries: Austria, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK.

 31 December 2008 - 30 June 2010

Intercultural Competencies

This work is funded by the Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation fund and the Local Government Association. It brings together six partners from five European countries to draw on existing resources and knowledge to develop a guide for VET practitioners to enable them to develop their intercultural competenecies.

 1 October 2009 - 30 September 2011

GREAT

NIACE is leading a national project for England and Wales to develop and deliver ESOL at local level and contribute to national developmental work to support Gurkha spouses and families' successful integration and resettlement into UK society. 

 1 July 2010 - 30 June 2013

Learning & Refugee Families (LARF)

Working over three years, the purpose of the project is to develop and deliver family learning provision for refugee women and their children.  We will also provide information, advice and guidance to refugee women who wish to become foster carers.

 1 July 2010 - 30 June 2013