Action Points
Participants identified a number of actions they themselves could
initiate immediately, as a result of the conferences. Here are some of
them:
Learners
- Try to contribute to LP and local LSCs on behalf of
learners
- Consider new ways to attract people into our
learning centre
- 'I'll remember, re. learners, one size does not fit all ’
- Identify what Information, Advice and Guidance
(IAG)services can do to ensure that the learner voice
is heard - and acted on
- Adjust and refine arrangements for learner/potential
learner feedback
Communication
- Feed Adult and Community information into college
strategic planning
- Communicate the information about resources
available, to the voluntary sector and youth services
- Follow up contacts made at the conference
- Follow up contacts in organisations such as health
and social services
- Raise profile of community and voluntary groups
with local LSC
- Improve links with self-employed, as individuals and
as a sector
Dissemination and sharing
- Get the voluntary sector interested in working with
LPs and the LSC
- Read up on LSCs and disseminate information to
colleagues and other groups
- Discuss ways of contacting community learning
groups
- Reinforce library support and outreach
- Work on a country-wide approach
- Review and write up current situation re. networks
with local voluntary and community organisations
and identify training needs
Development
- Foster leadership developments in neighbourhood
renewal
- Encourage real capacity building
- Be innovative in creating learning opportunities for
Standards Fund
- Identify basic skills funding streams
- Initiate advocacy project
- Look at rural indicators strategically
- Get involved in basic skills strategic development
- Research potential of local LSC
- Put monitoring and evaluation procedures in all
courses
- Use the information learned at conference in setting
up ICT centres
Partners
- Reinforce existing networks
- Get more involved in LP
- Investigate TUC/Trade Unions as partners
- Support collaborative and partnership working
- Invite local LSC members to visit our organisation
- Extend existing partnerships
- Consider and review culture of LP
General
- Challenge the status quo
- Demand creative/innovative/lateral thinking from
self and colleagues
- Concentrate on action rather than brooding on
problems
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