What are we trying to What are we trying to do?do?

Create a Sustainable Learning CommunityCreate a Sustainable Learning Community

We are working to get local people, We are working to get local people, employers, community groups and employers, community groups and organisations working together in organisations working together in partnership to create a vibrant and partnership to create a vibrant and thriving learning community for Cam thriving learning community for Cam and Dursley.and Dursley.

The VisionThe Vision

A place where A place where

people value learning & can see its benefitspeople value learning & can see its benefits

local people and employers influence how local people and employers influence how learning is designed & deliveredlearning is designed & delivered

local partnerships make sure local learning local partnerships make sure local learning needs are understood & metneeds are understood & met

people are proud of their communitypeople are proud of their community

Key ElementsKey Elements

learning health check - surveylearning health check - survey

trying out opportunities Learning Plantrying out opportunities Learning Plan

learning championslearning champions

raising the profile of learningraising the profile of learning

membership membership

skills for life and NVQsskills for life and NVQs

Local PartnershipsLocal Partnerships

sustainability and the futuresustainability and the future

Key Agencies involvedKey Agencies involvedTLC PartnershipTLC Partnership

TUCYOT

Lister Petter

Renishaw

StroudValleysProject

StroudCollege

ConnexionsNextStep

YouthService

SureStart

SocialServices

RednockSchool

Job Centre

May Lane Surgery

GL11 Community

Project

Partnership

Learning ChampionsLearning Champions

local peoplelocal people committed and committed and

keenkeen employed and notemployed and not promoting learningpromoting learning recruiter trainingrecruiter training consultingconsulting

Raising the ProfileRaising the Profile

regular media updatesregular media updates brandingbranding membership Schememembership Scheme give it a go roadshows - ALWgive it a go roadshows - ALW T-shirts, banners, balloons and T-shirts, banners, balloons and

bugs!bugs! www.thelearningcommunity.org.ukwww.thelearningcommunity.org.uk

Give it a Go Give it a Go RoadshowsRoadshows

School Fetes, Launches and School Fetes, Launches and

Town FestivalTown Festival Adult Learner celebration eventAdult Learner celebration event Taster Activities and S4LTaster Activities and S4L

Skills for Life and Skills for Life and NVQsNVQs

VolunteersVolunteers

Test the TownTest the Town

Move OnMove OnYoung Young

PeoplePeople

Short coursesShort courses

CommunityCommunity

VenuesVenues

NVQNVQ

initiativesinitiatives

SkillsSkills

ForFor

LifeLife

Local PartnershipsLocal PartnershipsChildren and Children and

Young PeopleYoung People

Healthy Healthy

CommunitiesCommunities

Safer, Stronger Safer, Stronger

CommunitiesCommunities

Economic DevelopmentEconomic Development

And EnterpriseAnd Enterprise

SustainabilitySustainability

re-directing existing resourcesre-directing existing resources embedding what worksembedding what works disseminating the modeldisseminating the model plan for continuation of TLCplan for continuation of TLC absorption into mainstreamabsorption into mainstream