Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id fBLEnc021297; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:49:38 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:49:38 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <13200FB7BBB5D51198F100C0F03E621B02A185@LITERACY1> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Amy Fitzgerald <AFitzgerald@LiteracyKC.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:370] RE: News from the Workplace Basic Skills Net X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 9288 Lines: 254 I've been to NIFL to unsubscribe, however I am still receiving e-mails. Please unsubscribe me. Thank you. Amy Fitzgerald Associate Director-Programs Literacy Kansas City 205 West 65th Street Kansas City, Missouri 64113 phone: 816-333-9332 x 104 fax: 816-444-6628 e-mail: afitzgerald@literacykc.org <mailto:afitzgerald@literacykc.org> website: www.literacykc.org <http://www.literacykc.org> Literacy Kansas City is an affiliate of Laubach Literacy Action and Literacy Volunteers of America, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: Frank, Fiona [mailto:f.frank@lancaster.ac.uk] Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 5:32 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:369] News from the Workplace Basic Skills Network > Dear all:(and apologies for cross-posting) > > ***********Season's greetings*********************************** > from the Workplace Basic Skills Network, and a few snippets and dates for > your 2002 diary - with more info to come in the New Year. > > RESEARCH CENTRE > Firstly - just to let you know that the Network is a partner in the > successful tender by the partnership led by the Institute of Education at > London, for the Higher Education Research Centre for adult basic skills. > This is a partnership of four universities (the other 3 are Lancaster, > Sheffield, and Nottingham) and other key agencies who will be taking forward > a broad range of research options to support the Adult Basic Skills Strategy > - we'll keep you informed of developments. > LONDON SEMINAR > The second London Regional Provider Seminar, part of the London Development > Agency funded London Workplace Basic Skills forum activities, will take place > on Wednesday 6th February, 2001 at the Methodist International Centre, Euston > Street, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The programme includes an update from the > LSC on funding for workplace basic skills (current funding and plans for > 2002/3), and some case studies on delivery projects, this time concentrating > on the Transport sector. The event is FREE for London based organisations, > £65 for Network members from outside the region, £90 for non-Network members > from outside the region (priority will go to London organisations). Download > an application form from our website http://www.lancs.ac.uk/wbsnet (go to > Projects then London Regional Forum....). > > PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT > NIACE has just produced the revised edition of our 'Breaking Down Barriers': > Certificate in Workplace Language, Literacy and Numeracy Training' Course > Handbook. This is in a new format (a little book, rather than a pack) and > provides a practical 'how to' guide to establishing a workplace language, > literacy and numeracy training programme, within a theoretical context. It > contains new material on developing a holistic, integrated approach to > workplace provision. It's available from NIACE at £15.95 (plus 10% P&P) - > you can order on-line on > http://www.niace.org.uk/Publications/B/BkgBarrs.htm. (Course participants > on our LLSC partnership BDB1 courses - see below - will be receiving a free > copy of this book as part of their course.) > > > > We're currently enrolling for our next on-line delivery of our Advanced > Certificate in Workplace Basic Skills, Breaking Down Barriers 2 (BDB2) - > starting in February - and our on-line delivery of the Postgraduate Module in > Workplace Adult Education - starting in April. Contact our Professional > Development team on 01524 592273 for further information. Please note that > there are some FREE PLACES on the BDB2 course for London providers as part of > the LDA funded regional development project. > > > There are free, DfES funded Breaking Down Barriers 1 (BDB1) Certificate > courses for qualified basic skills tutors working in or moving into workplace > settings, starting in the following LLSC areas in the next four months: > Greater Manchester LSC (8, 15, 22 January 2002) (course full), Cumbria LSC (18, 25 Jan, 1 Feb 2002 - STILL SOME PLACES LEFT), Cambridgeshire LSC, 17, 24, 31 January 2002 (course full), London North LSC, (23, 30 January, 6 February 2002); Norfolk LSC (7, 14, 21 Feb 2002), West of England LSC (5-7 February 2002), London West LSC, (12,9, 26 Feb), London South LSC (13, 20, 27 February 2002), Gloucestershire LSC (6, 13, 20 March 2002) (to be confirmed), and dates to be set for Brighton/Sussex LSC, Suffolk LSC, South Yorkshire LSC, Lincolnshire & Rutland LSC (full) , Berkshire LSC, Shropshire LSC, Merseyside LSC, Staffordshire LSC, Hereford & Worcester LSC, London Central LSC, Coventry LSC, Cheshire LSC, Buckinghamshire LSC. > If you're interested, call the Basic Skills contact at your LLSC for details > and dates. > > ****STOP PRESS***** > If your LLSC isn't listed here but you or your staff are interested in > attending this course, call the Basic Skills contact at your LLSC anyway, as > we have just had confirmation that these courses will continue to be > supported in the new financial year. > > We are also going to be talking to ELWa in the New Year about rolling out > courses in Wales in the future - so if you're based in Wales and interested > in becoming an 'Approved Network Trainer' for the Network watch this space. > > FUNDING WORKPLACE BASIC SKILLS > There are some useful 'Frequently Asked Questions' on funding in the latest > Monthly Newsletter from the Learning and Skills Council. Some of these are > included below...... Let us know if you find this kind of information useful! > And best wishes for the holidays, from Fiona Frank, and all at the Workplace > Basic Skills Network. > > Workplace Basic Skills Network > CSET > Lancaster University > Lancaster > LA1 4YL > 01524 593405 > fax 01524 844788 > email wbs.net@lancaster.ac.uk > http://www.lancs.ac.uk/wbsnet > > > > Extracts from the LSC Basic Skills Newsletter Issue 2 December 2001 > > Q. What counts towards the 750,000 target? > A. We will count those learners who achieve approved qualifications mapped > to the national standards for literacy, numeracy and ESOL (current list is in > annex 2 of delivery plan). Learners who follow other basic skills > programmes will count towards the participation target of 2 million learning > opportunities but not the achievement target. A definitive list of existing > qualifications that will also count towards the target is currently being > compiled. > > Q. What is the definition of an adult - is it a learner over 19 years or > does it include 16-18 year olds? > A. For the purposes of counting basic skills learners it is anyone over > the age of 16. > > Q. How is achievement funding awarded - is it for achievement of a > qualification? > A. Achievement funding is awarded if the learner achieves their primary > learning goal as identified in their learning agreement. This does not > necessarily mean achievement of a qualification. > > Q. Does achievement funding apply to Work Based Learning and FE > provision? > A. Achievement funding will apply to WBL and FE provision once a common > funding approach has been reached, until that time existing procedures will > continue. > > Q. Relating to paragraph 3.6 of the delivery plan - "further work is > taking place to explore a range of funding issues for 2002/03 including > outreach development work"-are there funds available for development work? > A. There is no separate pot of money for development work in the current > funding mechanism. We are still exploring this issue and will keep > colleagues informed of developments. > > > Q. Page 4 of the delivery plan refers to UfI - how are UfI targets linked > into LSC targets? > A. They will contribute to LLSC targets in the same way that other > providers do. > > Q. Page 12 of the delivery plan states "the Council will only fund new > providers that meet the Council's threshold requirements" - what are these > requirements? > A. They are set out in the threshold criteria for considering new > providers, issued by the Council to local LSCs. > > Q. Within the draft delivery plan the methodology annex refers to adults > as those aged 19+, however the delivery plan itself refers to post-16 > learners in paragraph four. Which is correct? > A. Post-16 learners. The reference to learners aged 19+ in appendix 2 to > annex 2 is an error. > > Q. Are local plans for 2001-2004 or just for this transitional year? > A. The local delivery plan should cover the period 2001-2004 and should > set out how the targets will be achieved during that time, including relevant > milestones and performance indicators. As with any strategic document it will > need to be reviewed on a regular basis. We have asked for a separate plan > this year but expect that in future years, plans for basic skills will be > reflected in the LLSC strategic plan. > > Q. Is there likely to be a decision at national level about contracting > only with providers who have the BSA Quality Mark? > A. The BSA Quality Mark is not a pre-requisite for Council funding. We > understand that many providers value it as a quality indicator, however it is > not Council policy to only contract with providers who have the BSA Quality > Mark. > > > > > > > >
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