Valuing non-accredited learning at a time of league tables

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Valuing non-accredited learning at a time of league tables

The aims of the course: To recognise that non-accredited learning is the gateway to much other lifelong learning To understand how the development of skills and competencies, delivered through non-accredited programmes, may have significant other benefits to the college and to the community To value learning according to the current needs of every individual To relate non-accredited learning to active citizenship
Programme	-- Maximum Group Size : 30 --
9.30 Registration and coffee 10.00 Securing learning opportunities 'suitable to the requirements of' individuals The political imperative: LSC policies and funding The economic imperative: the place of non-accredited learning alongside work related, accredited learning 11.15 Coffee 11.30 Valuing learning according to the current needs of individuals Structured and unstructured learning Episodic and continuous learning Formal, informal learning Building on prior experience Non-accredited learning as part of life long learning 12.30 Lunch	13.30 The benefits of learning to the individual Choosing learning for a purpose using learning within the context of social and life cycles Continuing learning to ensure physical and mental well-being Selecting appropriate learning 14.15 The benefits of learning to the community as a whole Learning and active citizenship Learning and the acquisition of new skills and competencies Accrediting previously 'non-accredited' learning Valuing learning in every context to raise levels of confidence and achievement for individuals and within communities 15.00 Action planning Developing a strategy to ensure non-accredited learning is valued within the college 15.30 Next steps, summary and close 15.45 Tea and depart

Reasons to attend. The government has declared that a policy of life long learning should be available and actively encouraged for all. Yet the funding regime largely encourages the development of learning that leads to a qualification or formal accreditation. For many people, non-accredited learning is a far more appropriate activity, as means of developing skills and competencies, improving confidence, health and well-being and supporting communities. This course explores the issues surrounding the development of strategies to ensure that non-accredited learning, learning valued for its own sake, plays an important role within the college at a time of funding imperatives and league tables. It will be particularly useful for all staff who are working with adult students, working on the widening participation agenda and with groups where mainstream provision does not always provide suitable opportunities.

Cost and Reservation This course is offered on an in-house basis

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