A project to develop and pilot a qualification for faith leaders, workers and volunteers.
Start Date: 1 April 2007 - 31 March 2008
In 2007/08 NIACE, the UK's leading non-governmental adult learning charity, was funded by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) to develop and pilot a qualification for faith leaders, workers and volunteers. The overall aim of the programme was to develop the communication, representation, safeguarding and other skills of faith leaders, workers and volunteers so that they could operate more effectively and confidently within their own communities.
In the current political climate issues of faith are highly sensitive so the project sought support from an independent Advisory Group and was underpinned by core principles. Faith community profile was an important aspect in selecting the appropriate pilot sites as were CLG priorities, geographical spread and organisations that had expressed an interest in being involved in the project. While NIACE were able to recruit a diverse and highly skilled cohort of trainers, (who also played a significant role in developing the taught content), the partner organisations recruited and supported the learners. The project concluded in March of this year with a celebration event which reflected on a very positive learner experience and laid the foundation for current developments.
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