Ilgun Yusuf of Norfolk County Council's Community Learning Service delivered this presentation about supporting volunteering: Delivering programmes for service-users: Shared Training, Development and Collaboration

1. Norfolk Community Learning Services
Ilgun Yusuf, Head of Service

2.  Excellence in Education
 Real Jobs
 Good Infrastructure
 Supporting Vulnerable People
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3.  Children & young people are ready and able
to learn
 People value education as a means to living
independently
 Secure more high value jobs
 Make Norfolk the first choice for business
 More people who are able to work have the
opportunity to do so
 Vulnerable people are more self-reliant and
independent
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4.  Adult learning and skills service of NCC
 Directly funded by central government to provide
training and learning- Skills Funding Agency
 We are quality assured by Ofsted – Grade 2
 We offer ‘off the shelf’ courses as well as
bespoke ones for target groups
 We provide free information, advice and guidance
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5.  Targeting the most disadvantaged - first steps
 Community learning and outreach – across the
county
 Professional qualifications/skills for those in
work and those seeking work
 Employer engagement – workforce development,
apprenticeships
 Privately funded leisure and hobby courses –
informal learning
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6.  English/Maths, ESOL, budgeting
 Digital skills
 Health and Wellbeing, Exercise
 Work Readiness, apprenticeships
 Accountancy
 Business Admin, Leadership a& Management
Enterprise
 Childcare, Health and Social Care
 Arts and Crafts
 Foreign Languages and British Sign Language
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7.  Family Learning and Early Years
prevention/intervention
 Independent Living Skills for adults with
disabilities and/or learning difficulties
 Workforce development for VCS organisations
 Teacher training
 Working in schools, ‘classroom assistant’
 Bespoke ‘first steps’ community programmes
 Capacity building for volunteers
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8.  Establish strategic partnerships with VCS to
determine needs of service users & workforce
 Feed into NCC decision-making and localities
agenda
 Support workforce development and
volunteer upskilling
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9.  Collaboration in developing the Citizens’
Curriculum – agree outcomes, support
recruitment and progression
 Engage and support residents to shape
provision and recruit learners
 Launch CLPs and delivery in each locality
from April 2017 – consultation from Jan
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10.  New subject teachers or community tutors
 Volunteers for teaching or 1-1 support
 Community Learning Champions
 Training provided for above, usually free
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11.  West Norfolk and Breckland
Andy Norman: andrew.norman@Norfolk.gov.uk
Tel: 01603 306557
 South Norfolk and North Norfolk
Ellen Ellwood: ellen.ellwood@Norfolk.gov.uk
Tel: 01603 306517
 Norwich and East Norfolk
Annie Goff: annie.goff@norfolk.gov.uk
Tel: 01603 306522
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12. Any Questions?
ilgun.yusuf@norfolk.gov.uk
Mobile: 07825 592467
Judy Youngs, Assistant Head of Service, Curriculum
Judy.youngs@norfolk.gov.uk
Mobile:
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