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YPMH Awareness Resource

This project has now finished. We've left it here for reference.

This is a resource of 12 awareness modules that has been developed through the Learning & Skills Council in the North West. 

 1 April 2009 - 31 July 2010

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

NWFEproject

This project has now finished. We've left it here for reference.

Many young people who experience emotional and psychological distress may not have disclosed their difficulties to health services and have not received a diagnosis, or do not use conventional names to label their distress.  Similarly, they may not disclose any such difficulties on enrolment with a learning provider.  As a result, the 'real levels of emotional and psychological distress' in young people may be higher than those suggested by official statistics.  As trusted adults within learning providers can often be the ones that young people turn to for support in the first instance, some exploration into the experiences of young people and their learning providers was needed.  The North West LSC, being aware of the region's particular needs around mental health, and also having concern about the FE drop-out rates at age 16 and 17, provided funding for this project to take place.

 1 April 2009 - 31 March 2010

Museums, libraries and archives

This project has now finished. We've left it here for reference.

Working with the Museum, Libraries and Archives Council, this project supports the development of family learning in museums, libraries and archives.  It builds on collaborative work that NIACE has been engaged in with the sector since 2007.

 1 February 2010 - 31 May 2010

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.

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

Efficiency Savings and Shared Services

The project aims to offer Adult and Community Learning, Third Sector and Not for Profit providers a greater awareness of different models and approaches to efficiency savings and shared services.  Case studies, pen pictures and other appropriate resources will be developed following an on-line survey and action research by providers.

 1 September 2010 - 31 March 2011

Adult Learners' Week North West

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.
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