Draft response to LSC consultation: comments invited
NIACE has written a draft response to the
Learning and Skills Council's consultation called "Successful Participation for
All: Widening Adult Participation Strategy".
Any comments you would like to make about the draft NIACE response should be
sent to Sue Cara, Director Programmes and Policy, at NIACE on
sue.cara@niace.org.uk to arrive with
us no later than Tuesday, 6 May 2003, as we will be submitting our final
response on Wednesday 7 May.
The provisional dates for Adult Learners' Week 2004 are
15 - 21 May 2004. Please put these dates in your diaries now.
Further details will appear on this website in due course.
Following bidding for ACLF under Round 6, which funds projects for up to two
years until March 2004, no further bidding rounds have been planned pending
decisions on the future of the ACLF. The Department for Education and Skills is
consulting its national partners and Ministers on this, and expects to be able
to make an announcement later this year. This information, when known, will be
put on the ACLF pages on the NIACE
website.
(A list of pages which have been recently added or
updated on the NIACE website)
Conferences Section:
Adult Learning and
Homelessness-5 June 2003 Tackling homelessness is more than putting a roof
over people’s heads. The homelessness sector aims to promote active
citizenship, development of skills and opportunities and the
promotion of physical, mental and emotional well-being of people who
are homeless. This conference aims to enhance collaboration and
partnership working between the homelessness and education sectors.
[posted: 15/04/03]
Sustainable Development
Education for Adults- 19 June 2003
This conference aims to profile the work of the
Further Education Partnership for Sustainability (FEPS), whilst
showcasing examples of sustainable development education best
practice in the voluntary/community sector.
[posted: 10/04/2003]
Socrates Grundtvig
Briefing Seminars- 19 May 2003
These seven briefing seminars will provide
information about how to take part in GRUNDTVIG, the action within
the SOCRATES European Education and Training Programme which is
exclusively concerned with adult learning and is open to everyone
engaged in non-formal and formal Adult Education. The GRUNDTVIG
programme is designed to enhance adult learning and encourage
European co-operation.
[posted: 7/04/2003]
Basic Skills - and
now what?- 19 May 2003
This is the third annual conference for basic skills
practitioners that NIACE and NATFHE have organised. Each of the
previous events has been a great success. This conference is
designed to give basic skills teachers, tutors, organisers and
managers an opportunity to come together and discuss the various
strands and aspects of the Government adult basic skills strategy in
a critical but constructive manner. The theme of this year's event
is to explore how the basic skills strategy fits into the new wider
Success for All strategy for further education announced at the end
of 2002.
[posted: 7/04/2003]
Part-time students in
Higher Education- 1 May 2003
This conference will review
the student experience of part-time higher education in the UK. It
will take stock of current trends and identify desirable
developments in the light of ‘The future of higher education’
policy white paper issued in January this year
[posted: 27/03/2003]
Routes or Cul-de-Sacs:- 20 May 2003
what assists learner progression?
The aim of the conference is to explore issues relating to the
progression of adult learners between different learning levels and
learning environments.
[posted: 6/03/2003]
Learning Journeys
- 1 May 2003
The conference aims to:
- introduce delegates to the aims, structure and content of
'Learning Journeys'
- help delegates to understand how good quality learning provision
can promote positive mental health
- raise awareness of good practice in developing learning
opportunities for people with mental health difficulties
- raise awareness of the importance of maintaining positive mental
health in tutors working with learners with mental health.
[posted: 6/3/2003]
Skills for Life and Health- 29 & 30 April 2003
This conference will provide opportunities to:
- share existing good practice in the delivery of Skills for Life
within a health context
- provide networking opportunities for education and health providers
in order to facilitate the roll out of good practice
explore the role of the NHSU in Skills for Life and Health
- discuss together how the work should develop in the future.
[posted: 3/03/2003]
Lifelines 8: Evaluating community projects
This indispensable guide addresses practical
approaches to quantitative and qualitative evaluation, looking at
both internal monitoring and evaluation and the role of the external
evaluator.
[posted: 15/04/03]
Lifelines 7: Promoting learning
This guide offers advice and help to develop your
skills in promoting learning. It covers the key elements essential
in undertaking effective promotional work including working with the
media, partnerships, funding and involving learners.
[posted: 15/04/03]
Lifelines 6: Working with young
adults
Informal learning has a significant part to play in
developing skills and achievements for young adults, particularly
for those who do not participate actively in formal education and
training programmes. This concise guide provides a step-by-step
approach to establishing and managing projects.
[posted: 15/04/03]
Lifelines 5: Consulting adults
This inspiring guide shows the many innovative and
imaginative ways that adult and community learning practitioners are
engaging with their communities in planning, providing, and
evaluating learning.
[posted: 15/04/03]
Fees Survey 2001-
2002
Indicators of fee levels charged to part-time
adult students by Local Education Authorities and Colleges.
[posted: 10/04/03]
Journals can now be purchased online
You can now subscribe to any of the NIACE
Journals online, using our secure payment system. Why not take
advantage of one of the combination packs and save yourself up to
%15.
[posted: 10/03/03]
Free Motivational Booklet
A motivational booklet highlighting case studies of individuals
returning to learn, and offering general guidance to adults, has been
produced to support the helpline and organisers of local activities.
[posted: 10/04/03]
Interactive Calendar for local ALW events
Brand new for 2003 - this online calendar allows
providers to enter their events straight onto our ALW events
database. Learners can then search that information to find
events which match their location or area of interest.
[posted: 3/3/03]
Adult Learners' Week 2003
The ALW website has undergone a few changes this
year to reflect the different audiences that access different
information. There are now separate sections for
providers, learners and the media.
[posted: 3/3/03]
Projects / Research
NIACE Evaluation Of LSC Funded Family Programmes NIACE was commissioned by the Learning and Skills
Council (LSC) in summer 2002 to undertake an evaluation of LSC
funded family programmes. Family programmes covers ‘family literacy,
language and numeracy’ and ‘wider family learning’. The evaluation
concluded and reported to the LSC at the end of March 2003.
The executive summary and final report are available now to
download. A number of regional events to disseminate and consult on
the findings and recommendations of the research are being held in
June 2003. [posted: 28/04/03]
Securing the Right to
Learn This FREE Guide, based on international
experience, is designed as a tool to help in planning strategies and
developing arguments on behalf of adult learners and adult learning.
[posted: 18/02/03]
Dyslexia Research
A new joint project between NIACE and the LSDA entitled "Research
into the teaching and learning approaches used with dyslexic
learners in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL provision"
[posted: 13/02/03]
Extending the
Scope of LSC Performance Review
The LSC Performance Review for LEAs begins in October 2003, but LEAs
can opt in to a Review in April if they wish. NIACE and the
LSC are holding a series of seminars to help LEAs decide a) whether
or to opt in and b) to support those who do.
[posted: 22/01/03]
Strategic Area Reviews
A NIACE response to the LSC
Circular 02/21: Consultation on Guidance to Support Local Learning
and Skills Councils and their Partners in Undertaking Strategic
Area Reviews of Provision Starting in 2003
[posted: 21/02/03]
