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HLC announces the publication of its Self Assessment report for the academic year 2006 / 2007.
This document addresses 5 key questions under the following sections of the Common Inspection Framework:
HLC took part in the national pilot for the Foundation Learning Tier. This survey was to identify how three selected organisations already delivering programmes for Humberside Learning Consortium took account of learner views and their learning pathways.
To download HLC Articles of Association, please click on the link with the right mouse button and choose "Save" or "Save Target As" from the menu that appears[97]
To download HLC Memorandum of Association, please click on the link with the right mouse button and choose "Save" or "Save Target As" from the menu that appears[97]
To download, please click on the link with the right mouse button and choose "Save" or "Save Target As" from the menu that appears[095]
To download HLC Annual Accounts, please click on the link with the right mouse button and choose "Save" or "Save Target As" from the menu that appears[094]
To download HLC Annual Accounts, please click on the link with the right mouse button and choose "Save" or "Save Target As" from the menu that appears[094]
To download please click on the link below with the right mouse button and choose "Save" or "Save Target As" from the menu that appears.[093]
To download HLC Annual Accounts, please click on the link with the right mouse button and choose "Save" or "Save Target As" from the menu that appears[092]
To download HLC Annual Accounts, please click on the link with the right mouse button and choose "Save" or "Save Target As" from the menu that appears[091]
To download, please click on the link with the right mouse button and choose "Save" or "Save Target As" from the menu that appears[090]
Humberside Learning Consortium Learning Surveys [081]
Prior to setting up the Humberside Learning Consortium a learning survey was completed to map out how the voluntary and community sector in the Humberside sub-region accessed learning, what were the barriers to accessing learning and, should the Consortium be set up, what should its priorities be. The survey was completed, in conjunction with our partners:
You can download a copy of the original report, 'What’s Going On', from this page.
One year later this was followed up by a further survey. See the report 'Whats Next'. [080]
To download, please click on the link with the right mouse button and choose "Save" or "Save Target As" from the menu that appears.
Implementation Plan: Transforming the future FE Workforce to become a force for change.
During 2007-2008 Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) continued to work closely with the wider Further Education (FE) sector to coordinate the development of a one-year Implementation Plan, a companion document to the first Workforce Strategy for the Further Education sector in England.
Within a context of transformation in the sector and the vision to ensure that the workforce becomes more responsive to the changing learning needs of young people, adults and employers, the Implementation Plan captures the actions and milestones committed by key stakeholders and partners during 2008-09 to contribute towards the achievement of outcomes anticipated by 2011. Both the Strategy and the Implementation Plan are intended to act as resources to support individual employers' strategic workforce planning. They are not static documents and will be reviewed and refreshed annually to reflect the policy drivers, regulatory issues and environmental factors which impact upon the sector.
Their intention is to guide the recruitment and retention of a responsive workforce that can meet the challenges and requirements of learners and employers focusing on upgrading skills, improving employability and ensuring equality and diversity is at the heart of it all.
The Workforce Strategy for the FE Sector in England, 2007-2012 (PDF, 3.97MB)
The Executive Summary of the Workforce Strategy for the FE Sector, 2007-2012 (PDF, 1.97MB) [77]
This strategy is the result of the consultation programme Capacitybuilders ran from December 2006 to March 2007. It takes full account of the various views expressed and is designed to indicate the way forward for Capacitybuilders in relation to the ChangeUp programme as a whole.
The LSC annual statement of priorities - November 2007. To download, please click on the link with the right mouse button and choose "Save" or "Save Target As" from the menu that appears [075]
This publication is Of interest to everyone involved in improving skills and learning opportunities across England
We promise on behalf of the LSC and our partners, to bring about transformation of post-16 provision, with energy and enthusiasm. We want this area to be respected for its dynamism and responsiveness and want to build a reputation for implementation and delivery of local, regional and national policy. But this will not be at the cost of local innovation and creativity which address local needs. [74]
This document is of interest to all colleges and training providers receiving LSC funding plus partners and stakeholders.
Despite employment growth, high levels of worklessness persist for some people and in some places. Substantial investment has been made to raise the skills levels of those who are most disadvantaged and skills policy is being embedded in regional and local economic development strategies. This study analyses statistics from the 2001 Census on access to work for people with poor skills in the context of important changes in the industrial and occupational profile of employment and the location of jobs.
The Economic and Social Research Council has published 'Individual Pathways in Participation' following on from a seminar organised in collaboration with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO). The booklet explores whether being involved in community activities - as a volunteer, member or beneficiary - can lead individuals to take part in decision-making structures and processes within the voluntary and community organisations as well as others including state institutions and public services. [73]
The Department of Health has just published a report on financing improved services to people with learning disabilities. The report seeks to improve knowledge about the numbers and needs of people, uses of current financial expenditure, and the need for increased and more transparent expenditure in the future. Most of all, it emphasises the need for unity of thinking around strategic intent, funding allocations and performance review. The report is founded on principles of citizenship and social inclusion, the thrust of ‘Valuing People’, and is fully in line with the government’s new vision for adult social care. [070]
Please click here to view the report.
The Voluntary Action Media Unit (VAMU), the developers of www.askcharity.org.uk, have been working with the Institute for Volunteering Research and have just completed a new research report -Promoting Volunteering: Experiences of liasing with the media on volunteering issues. the research survey reveals some of the barriers facing organisations which work with the media trying to promote volunteering, as well as the successes some VIOs and VDAs are achieving with their media campaigns.
Please click Here for the survey report
This website accompanies a short guide for people working in and with communities. Together they will help you understand more about how literacy, language and numeracy issues may affect people you work with, the services you offer and what you and your organisation can do about it. The guide consists of a general section explaining some of the issues followed by brief specialist sections that put this in context for people in different agencies or settings. To go to the web site click www.sfcguide.org.uk [66]
In recent years there has been a clear demand from voluntary and community organisations to set out the main principles of governance, clarify roles and responsibilities and provide guidance in ensuring effective decision-making and accountability. In response, a group of voluntary and community sector infrastructure associations and the Charity Commission began work in 2004 on a Code of Governance for the sector. The new Code is designed for all those involved in the governance of voluntary and community sector organisations, and particularly for trustees, and chief executives. It will also help staff, volunteers, members and service users to understand what they can expect from a well-governed organisation. Download the document from Governance Code [065]
This enquiry was undertaken in response to concerns about the level of funding support provided to organisations which apply for funding from the City Council. We wanted to investigate what could be done to improve the Council’s funding process and establish whether it was fair, achieved good value for public money and provided organisations with the support which they needed [060]
The Big Lottery Fund has produced a wholly useful, but un-advertised, guide to filling out the outcomes part of application forms for their demand-led programmes. It is called “Explaining the difference your project makes – A BIG guide to using an outcomes approach”.
An Evaluation of the Voluntary Sector Skills Brokerage Scheme run by Humberside Learning Consortium. This research aims to explore the broad topic of training and development for the voluntary sector within the Humber sub-region. More specifically, it aims to provide an indication of the impact of the Humberside Learning Consortium Skills Brokerage scheme on this section of the voluntary sector and to identify potential areas for improvement. This research will compliment work already completed by The Humberside Learning Consortium itself, looking at achievement of targets and objectives [051]
Updated version of HLC Communication Strategy for the sub-regional voluntary and community sector. [050]
To download, please click on the link with the right mouse button and choose "Save" or "Save Target As" from the menu that appears.
This is a template which can be used and amended by any organisation who wishes to set up a protocol for the use of ICT within their organisation. It can be used as a Form, in its protected format or the protection removed for wider editing. As a form, just tab between fields and enter the appropriate text - leave your logo until last. Once text changes are made unprotect the document and import your logo. Don't forget to save it! [040]
A series of “Made Easy” handbooks to give a general overview on certain topics and guide your organisation “Through the Maze”. These guides will point you in the direction and help you access advice and guidance of the “experts” in your area.
This was our first “Through the Maze” publication and was produced with funding limiting its target group to the Hull area. Whereas the local contacts are therefore operating primarily in Hull, there are many more contacts of both a regional and national nature to be found in the contacts.[032]
Download "Through the Maze" Funding Applications Made Easy (PDF)
So you have got your funding, what do you do next? Covers planning and time management, project reviews, monitoring and evaluation and cashflows, amongst other things.[031]
Download "Through the Maze" - Secured Your Funding? .... The Next Steps ....
Why start a new group? What do you want to achieve? Setting your aims and objectives, developing your ideas, constitutions, management committees, legal obligations, etc.[030]
Projects for Buildings or Buildings for Projects? This may seem like a puzzle, but approaching the idea of taking on a building starts in one of two places. Do you develop a project, and then look for a building to put it in? Or, do you find a building and look for a project to fill it? This guide covers, in a simple way, all the issues you need to address during the early planning stages.[029]
Download "Through the Maze" - Working Towards a Community Building
A strategy for the future of volunteering. The Strategy is one of the first attempts by an English city to use a partnership approach to promoting and sustaining volunteering and improving the volunteering experience for everyone in the community.
Continuing with the Out to Lunch idea we are proud to present our second collecetd volume covering the financial year 2005/2006. "Out to Lunch" continues to target leading figures linked to the Humber area. You cannot get much more higher profile than The Most reverend Desmond Tutu, who is the Patron of the Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation here in Hull. Nor can you hope for a better example of local boy made good in the rugby legend Johnny Whiteley who recently received his MBE from the Queen. "Out to Lunch" continues to give an impression of an informal chat in a relaxed atmosphere. As we hoped this feature is proving to be more than a passing interest to readers. We do hope that it is inspirational and gets folk thinking about learning. Click the link to download a collection of the next six interviews published in our Training News. [002]
We are constantly trying to make our Training News more lively and "Out to Lunch" is as a result of an idea for a regular item where we ask the same questions of leading figures who are linked to the Humber area, in some way. We target leading people from politics, commerce, entertainment, sport, science, education and other fields where individuals have made their mark. "Out to Lunch" gives the impression of an informal chat in a relaxed atmosphere. We hope that this feature will not only be of passing interest to readers but might be inspirational and get them to think more positively about their own past learning experiences as well as encourage them to continue, or re-engage in, learning. Click the link to download a collection of the first five interviews published in our Training News. [001]
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