Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities (NLDC) 2011/12
Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities (NLDC) is a £20 million national fund made available though the Skills Funding Agency as part of their Adult Safeguarded Learning provision. The overall aim of NLDC funding is to support the local voluntary and community sector by developing the capacity of organisations to deliver learning opportunities to residents of the disadvantaged neighbourhoods and communities of Bedfordshire and Luton.
The Learning Partnership has managed the funding allocation for Bedfordshire and Luton since 2005 and we have seen it support a wide range of neighbourhood and community based projects that would not have been possible otherwise.
Whilst NLDC funding allows for a variety of project activities to take place, there are certain priorities that the Skills Funding Agency seeks to meet. These priorities include:
- Seeking out and building the delivery of learning capacity of new and existing providers
- The engagement of workless, low skilled adults in activities aimed at progressing them closer to gaining sustained employment
- The engagement of adults classed as ‘hard to reach’
- The promotion of partnership collaborations and close partnership working
- The encouragement of learners in their progression into further learning or employment – for many, NLDC funding may provide their first real opportunity for learning since leaving school.
Within any year the funding allocation for NLDC is used to support a number of small projects, up to the value of £8,000 each.
This year NLDC is supporting the following organisations and projects:
Bedford Training Group – ‘A taster of training’
Bedfordshire and Luton MIND – ‘Business Mind’
Groundwork Bedfordshire and Luton – ‘Introduction to landscaping and construction skills’
Social Needs Awareness Project – ‘SNAP Folk’
Luton Rights – ‘Lets talk about money’
The Princes Trust – ‘Mentor Communities’
The Polish School in Bedford– ‘ Support for unemployed parents’
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Coordinator & Contact
tel: 01234 840758
e-mail: cwilkins@learning-partnership.co.uk
Partners on this Project
Groundwork Bedfordshire and Luton
Luton Community Arts Trust - SNAP
Luton Rights
The Princes Trust
The Polish School in Bedford
Partnership Community
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