Funding for work with minority ethnic women Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 11:55

A Woman's Place - Phase 2 will run 10 pilots - one pilot in each of the government office regions and two in London - to engage women in a range of learning activities. To take part as a pilot, an Expression of Interest form - [Word] must be completed and returned by 26 June 2009.

Chris Taylor, NIACE Programme Director said:

"This is a fabulous opportunity for practitioners and providers to get practical support in reaching women as learners and implementing the new English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) policy - A New Approach. There will be professional support, a toolkit and a planning tool which will be really useful to ESOL planners and providers."

A Woman's Place - Phase 2 will build on the successful programme run last year - which brought 160 women living in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Islington together to identify their learning needs and help them access all types of learning - and supports the government's ESOL and community cohesion policy. It will run until December 2010 and is based on research with women published in the report - Dare to Dream.

The project is being funded by the European Integration Fund (EIF) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (formerly DIUS).