| This project, focuses on promoting wider access and participation in life long learning. The project will be delivered over the next two years, by Gloucestershire County Council Economic Development Unit, in partnership with the Learning Partnership, Next Steps, Adult Education, Business Links, Business in the Community, Gloucestershire Market Towns Forum and Gloucestershire Rural Community Council.
Market for Learning will work with key market towns to develop and implement local learning plans. The project will then look at ways of promoting learning and engaging new learners in a range of opportunities that will build skill capacity in market towns.
The project will:
- Develop learning plans in key market towns
- Identify learning resources that town centre partnerships might work with
- Promote or develop existing and new learning opportunities in Market Towns
- Promote progression onto training that meets skill needs in market towns
- Provide individual learning opportunities through tasters, Information, Advice and guidance, skills for life support and vocational training through key partners and local providers
- Work with partnerships to evaluate need for and impact of learning initiatives
In Partnership with the Guidance for Learning or Work project led by nextstep individuals and employers will have access to training and skills assessments and training needs analysis.
Outcomes - The project will seek to:
- Support 150 learners to achieve at least two NVQ units at level two or 3
- Provide 50 SMEs with skills audit and learning information
Priorities:
The project will particularly focus on supporting SMEs and their employees and building capacity in the 7 key Market Towns. The areas to be included are:
- Vale Vision MCTi (Market and Coastal Towns Initiative Association) area covers Dursley and the parishes of Cam, Coaley, Slimbridge, Stinchcombe Nympsfield, Uley and Owlpen
- Stroud MCTi Partnership area covers Stroud, and the parishes of Thrupp, Cainscross, Whiteshill and Ruscombe, Randwick and Rodborough
- Tewksbury MCTI area covers post code areas of GL19 and GL20 and includes the parishes of Twyning, Tirley, Strensham, Bredon, Gotherington, Deerhurst, Ashchurch and Northway
- Cinderford, Coleford , Lydney and Newent MCTI areas include a hinterland that encompasses the wider area that is coterminous with that of the Forest of Dean District Council
It will also similarly support learning opportunities and disseminate good practice to the other 9 Market Town members in the Gloucestershire Market Towns Forum, who are actively involved in the community planning process.
Venue dates for the forthcoming New Year Road Shows will be confirmed shortly.
Contact:
Sue Martin, Belvedere Associates – "Seeking a different point of view"
Tel : 01242 245931
E-mail: martinsue@blueyonder.co.uk |
