To deliver relevant and accessible learning opportunities to people
wishing to access, or who are already involved in, seasonal employment.
To engage learners in an increased awareness of their local history,
heritage and environment and use this to develop employability skills.
Themes/subjects covered:
Arts
Basic Skills
Heritage
Capacity Building
Target group(s):
Young people (16-25)
Older people (50+)
People with learning difficulties
Unemployed/unwaged
Activities and processes the project has undertaken:
The project had a number of 'strands':
It provided vocational training to assist the underemployed and unemployed
to improve their employability skills particularly in seasonal employment.
It provided 'heritage' based vehicles for developing IT skills, basic
skills and encouraged community involvement for both learners with learning
difficulties and needs and older learners returning to study.
Progress/achievements/interesting developments which have taken place:
It has proved somewhat difficult to keep track of the learners who
accessed the vocational training although it is clear that many did move into
employment (seasonal).
Learners from the heritage programme have stayed involved in community
activity and are acting as a focal point in other 'follow-up' activities.
Key things that helped make the project successful:
The two heritage programmes were successful in meeting learners' needs for a
number of reasons, primarily because the learning which took place was a natural
consequence of project activities and also because in each case the 'vehicle'
was appropriate for the learners.
