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Agenda for Change: VCS Provision in the region

Author: Regional Forum and David Harbourne | Published: September 2006 | 26.96KB

This paper gives detailed examples of voluntary and community sector provision of Learning and Skills in the region

Agenda for Change: Voluntary Sector Contribution, Capacity and Potential

Author: Regional Forum and David Harbourne | Published: September 2006 | 124.56KB

This paper was commissioned by the LSC and explores each theme of Agenda for Change in turn, and sets out recommendations both for the VCS and the LSC in Yorkshire and Humberside. It has been written through the active collaboration of the VCS
Regional Learning and Skills Group members ? led by the Regional Forum with valuable input from David Harbourne (formerly Executive Director of LSC North Yorkshire).

Benchmarks of success for contracting third sector suppliers

Author: SCEDU | Published: March 2008 | 963.48KB

What do contracting third sector organisations look like?

How can your organisation learn from this to help you become ready for contracting?

13 benchmarks of success show you the benchmark of successful contracting third sector organisations.

** This document was developed drawing on extensive research in the voluntary and community sector to produce a series of practicle benchmarks to guide organisations through the contracting process. **

Building the Foundations

Author: Regional Forum | Published: June 2005 | 150.01KB

This report was commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council West Yorkshire to uncover the current barriers for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups to deliver learning and skills projects. The report recommendations are aimed at developing the ability of the BME sector to deliver more learning related activities.

Communities and computers: Learning from the Residents.net Project

Author: Jeni Edge, Nicole Fuller and Iain Springate - Volcom | Published: March 2006 | 933.43KB

This is an evaluation of the 3 year Residents.net project, a network which was created by giving free PC's, training and support alongside subsidised internet access to community groups in Hull through funding from the Home Office's Active Communities Unit.

Ethnic Minorities Learning Survey for the Learning and Skills Council of West Yorkshire

Author: Community Research Partnerships Ltd | Published: September 2007 | 380.12KB

A key objective of the LSC is to increase participation in learning and this is even more of an issue with ethnic minority groups. The Learning and Skills Council for West Yorkshire (LSCWY) sought the views of four ethnic minority groups on how learning could be made more attractive and important to them.

Mapping the Contribution of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Yorkshire and the Humber

Author: The Regional Forum, Graha,m Lewis | Published: May 2001 | 214.26KB

The Regional Forum's research providing regional level data on the sector's contribution, focusing on number of organisations, employment, volunteering, and contribution to regional economy.

Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2006

Author: Joseph Rowntree Trust - Guy Palmer, Tom MacInnes and Peter Kenway | Published: December 2012 | 3.18MB

The report covers issues from work and education to health and housing. The analysis is built around a set of 50 indicators organised into six chapters, four focused on particular age groups, one looking at low income and one at community issues.

The report provides an overall picture of what has happened to poverty and social exclusion since the Labour Government came into office in 1997.

Opportunities for All: Widening Participation through the Adult and Community Learning Fund in Hull

Author: Iain Springate - Volcom | Published: June 2002 | 184.58KB

This report focuses on the running of an Adult and Community Learning Fund project run by Hull CVS. It draws out the good practice from the perspective of participating community groups, and highlights lessons to be learnt from the project.

Parents into Learning

Author: Hashim Vali | Published: October 2001 | 195.3KB

Parents into Learning - a study commissioned by the Regional Chamber and Yorkshire Forward, and hosted by the Regional Forum, into opportunities for parents into learning in the region.

PCDL Survey findings 2009

Author: North Yorkshire Learning Consortium | Published: March 2009 | 220.88KB

Personal and Community Development Learning (PCDL) is understood to be a key component of VCS activities. Until now much of the evidence produced has been anecdotal and there is no clear picture of the scope of PCDL activity in the sector in York and North Yorkshire.

The aim of the survey is to get a clearer idea of what PCDL activities are currently delivered by the VCS in York and North Yorkshire, how they are funded and what partnerships currently exist.

Project Evaluation - Funky Chinese Moves

Author: The College of Chinese Physical Culture | Published: July 2003 | 229.45KB

The Funky Chinese Moves Project used an innovative and challenging programme of holistic exercise. It developed the
learning potential, health, fitness and life skills of disadvantaged people through a balanced mix of fun and training, which incorporated movement, dance and gymnastic-based exercise.
The Project commenced in September 2002 and ended in July 2003. Well-qualified tutors of the College of Chinese
Physical Culture (CPC) facilitated the Project in various community-based organisations in West Yorkshire.

The aim of the Project was to give disadvantaged and disaffected young adults as well as adults with learning difficulties, who have no or low levels of basic skills and qualifications, the opportunity to improve their life styles generally and to enhance their employability.

Project Evaluation - Mindful Exercise

Author: The College of Chinese Physical Culture | Published: March 2003 | 155.34KB

The Mindful Exercise Project is using an innovative and challenging programme of holistic exercise.

It is developing the learning potential, health, fitness and life skills of disadvantaged people through a balanced mix of fun and training, which incorporates movement, dance and gymnastic-based exercise.
The Project commenced in July 2002 and is ended in March 2003. Well-qualified tutors of the College of
Chinese Physical Culture (CPC) are facilitating the Project in various community-based organisations in North East Derbyshire.

The aim of the Project is to give people without basic or key skills who have not participated in learning for some time and who have no or low levels of qualifications the opportunity to improve their life styles generally and to enhance their employability.

Project Evaluation - People Plus

Author: The College of Chinese Physical Culture | Published: March 2003 | 179.68KB

The People Plus Project used an innovative and challenging programme of holistic exercise. It developed the
learning potential, health, fitness and life skills of people through a balanced mix of fun and training, which incorporates movement, dance and gymnastic-based exercises.

The Project commenced on the 1st June 2002 and ended on the 2nd April 2003. It consisted of eleven classes. These classes, facilitated by well-qualified tutors of the College of Chinese Physical Culture (CPC), are held onsite
in a number of businesses in York and North Yorkshire.

Regional Learning and Skills Group: Looking to the Future

Author: David Harbourne | Published: October 2006 | 126.33KB

The Government collectively places a high value on the work of the Voluntary and Community Sector. However, individual Government Departments and agencies have to focus on delivering highly-defined targets and are often unable to give much attention to developing their work with the VCS. It is therefore essential for the sector to develop its own strategy for engaging with the public sector.

Regional Workforce Development Research Project - Stage 1

Author: Milburn Trinnaman La Court | Published: March 2004 | 408.02KB

Commissioned research to set out what is known about the skills needs for the voluntary and community sector and to identify the key issues for further new research.

Rhema Youth Works Schools Project: Experiences from the Pilot Year

Author: Jeni Edge, Nicole Fuller and Iain Springate - Volcom | Published: January 2006 | 3.08MB

This report picks out the key lessons of the pilot year of a project which provided alternative education provision for young people at the risk of exclusion in Hull.

Stepping Forward - Evaluation

Author: The College of Chinese Physical Culture | Published: October 2002 | 182.88KB

The Stepping Forward Project used an innovative and challenging programme of holistic exercise.

It developed the learning potential, health, fitness and life skills of young people and adults through a balanced mix of fun and training, which incorporated movement, dance and gymnastic-based exercise.

This evaluation is an assessment of individual impact.

The training and learning needs of Black and minority ethnic workers employed in local infrastructure organisations (voluntary and community sectors).

Author: Federation for Community Development Learning | Published: September 2007 | 684.59KB

The Federation for Community Development Learning was commissioned by the Workforce Development Hub to carry out a survey of the training and learning needs to support the skills development of Black and minority ethnic workers, paid and unpaid, in the voluntary and community sector across England.

The report presents an England wide picture of the training needs, as well as the obstacles encountered by Black and minority ethnic workers in the sector when attempting to access appropriate learning and training programmes.

Understanding the Contribution of the Third Sector in Learning and Skills

Author: IFF Research for the Learning and Skills Council | Published: September 2009 | 1.01MB

This research uses five years of LSC data to show the value and achievements of third sector providers of learning and skills, and clearly evidences the case that the third sector is contributing and adding value to learners in both their learner achievements and their ability to get employment. The research also evidences that it is the third sector that reach further into communities than most other providers, supporting those people that are least likely to find their way back to learning without this support.