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Making Connections - Learning Through Life


NIACE Dysgu Cymru is pleased to announce a conference on Learning Through Life, to take place in Cardiff on 5 February 2010. The conference, which will be supported by a range of partners in Wales, will include input from Tom Schuller (Director of the Inquiry), Teresa Rees (Inquiry Commissioner and Pro-Vice Chancellor, Cardiff University) and other distinguished speakers.

Learning Festival Co-ordinators Toolkit

 

Is Wales making the most of the wider benefits of learning?


Given the constraints on public funding, the task of setting a budget for Wales is not an easy one – and it will become even more challenging over the next few years. The Assembly Government has been quick to respond to the recession by launching skills-focussed initiatives.....

O gofio’r cyfyngiadau ar gyllid cyhoeddus, nid yw’n hawdd gosod cyllideb ar gyfer Cymru – a bydd hynny hyd yn oed yn fwy heriol yn ystod y blynyddoedd nesaf. Mae Llywodraeth y Cynulliad wedi ymateb yn sydyn i’r dirwasgiad drwy lansio mentrau sy’n canolbwyntio ar sgiliau.....

Welsh Assembly Government draft budget 2010-11

The Assembly Government’s draft budget for 2010-11 proposes a 5 percent efficiency saving for post-16 education. Given the constraints on public funding, setting the budget is a huge challenge and difficult decisions have to be made....

 

The Wider Benefits of Learning

Strong evidence links participation in adult education with improved health and wellbeing. This means that that two major concerns raised during the debate on the draftbudget might usefully be addressed together.....

Mae tystiolaeth gref i gysylltu cyfranogiad mewn addysg oedolion gyda gwelliant mewn iechyd a lles. Mae hyn yn golygu y medrai fod yn ddefnyddiol trin y ddau brif bryder a godwyd yn ystod y ddadl ar y drafft gyllideb gyda’i gilydd ......

 

CLW & Fforwm Outreach ACL Managers Joint Conference

 

European and International Education - A Quick Reference Guide to Advice, Guidance and Support

This quick reference guide comprises basic information for funding, support, advice and guidance available to Welsh learning providers considering project work with a European or international element.

Learning Festival Logos & Masterheads

Learning Festival Logos & Masterheads

 

Learning Festival Forms

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Inspire! Adult Learner Awards’ winner Eileen Younghusband autobiography

During the dark days of World War 2, Inspire! Adult Learner Awards’ winner Eileen Younghusband served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in the Filter Rooms of RAF Fighter Command.

Now in her late eighties, Eileen has written an autobiography about her experiences, shedding light on her part in Britain’s war effort.

NIACE Dysgu Cymru Complaint Procedures

NIACE Dysgu Cymru Comments and Complaints Form in English/Welsh for use by people wishing to make comments or complaints about NIACE's services

Financial Inclusion Strategy


Financial Inclusion Strategy:
NIACE Dysgu Cymru’s response to the Welsh Assembly Government’s proposed Financial Inclusion Strategy

All Wales Community Cohesion Strategy


All Wales Community Cohesion Strategy
: NIACE Dysgu Cymru’s response to this strategy consultation considering a new strategy for Community Cohesion in Wales

Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Multiple Barriers to Learning


This is the final report of NIACE DC’s research into how providers in Wales are engaging with adults with multiple barriers to learning.

ESOL and the Voluntary Sector


Research commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government explores the innovative and effective approaches used in the voluntary sector to deliver ESOL to reach marginalised and excluded groups and individuals.

The Wider Benefits of Learning

 

Partnerships for Planning and Delivering Adult and Community Learning in Wales

The Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) commissioned NIACE Dysgu Cymru (NDC) to undertake this research project with the aim to: