Providers

No one organisation can effectively support and encourage the development of a culture of lifelong learning.  We believe that for effective change to take place a partnership approach is essential.  This is why we have established a series of networks to help develop and share approaches to engaging and supporting adult learners.

The Providers’ Forum

The providers’ forum is chaired by one of our provider members and has been set up to advise on all aspects of the organisation’s work.  This includes identifying themes for the campaigns and major thematic projects, reviewing and action planning and the development of cross - Scotland working arrangements.

The membership of this group is drawn from each of the local community learning strategy groups who identify appropriate cross-sectoral partners to represent the partnership.

The forum operates three sub groups:
  • The Campaigns Sub Group - Looks at the development of local learning campaigns which support and extend the work of local providers of learning.  This group works with the staff team on identifying key themes, agreeing the publicity materials for each campaign and delivering the operational objectives through the wider partnership.
  • The Policy Sub Group - Concentrates on the development of adult learning policy gaps and leads on the research and consultative processes within the partnership.  They have identified the ten highest priority activities for the partnership’s work over the next five years.
  • The Practice Sub Group – Identifies practice needs and ideas for new thematic projects by co-ordinating the good practice events and conferences we hold.  They have been working to highlight examples of good practice and to support new practice in key areas.
The Forum and groups are always active in seeking new members and with appropriate expertise to advise the Board on future development activities.

CCAN Providers

The network is dedicated to promoting and developing an inclusive arts programme for adult learners.

Aims:
  • To promote arts learning for adults across Scotland
  • To represent the interests of adult learners within the arts community
  • To promote arts education and training to provider organisations
  • To provide opportunities for adult learners’ views of the arts community to be represented in local community planning partnerships.

The Role of the Network

  • To aid communication and partnership working across the various art forms
  • To lobby and campaign to enhance the status of the arts within lifelong learning
  • To support the creation and maintenance of local adult learning arts projects
  • To provide a democratic and focused representation of adult arts learners to bodies such as the Local Community Planning Partnerships, local and regional authorities, the Scottish Arts Council etc.

The Media Literacy Network

Developed by partners to support the growing media literacy agenda, this groups of private, public and voluntary sector providers aims to:
  • Raise awareness of media literacy
  • Research current media/media literacy activities
  • Identify and disseminate good practice
  • Seek out gaps in provisions and potential mechanisms for overcoming these– by identifying/utilising existing expertise, finding potential funding sources, etc.
  • Provide a route for the Scottish Government to discuss media literacy for the alternative adult curriculum.
The media literacy network supports one sub group:

The Scottish Community Broadcasting Network

The Scottish Community Broadcasting Network was established in the autumn of 2007 with an aim to support the 20 community radio projects in Scotland.  The network’s current membership works together to provide support, advice and guidance to communities who are interested in community radio and has recently broadened its interest to include other forms of broadcasting.

Working on shared issues such as funding, practice sharing and training the group hopes to raise awareness of the important role of community radio in Scotland’s communities and to explore alternative ways of broadcasting effectively to communities of interest and geographical communities.

Regional Providers Network (Pilot Phase)

The regional networks’ aims are to:

  • Meet, discuss, prepare and submit comment, on a range of strategic and operational documents being considered by the parent body, Scotland's Learning Partnership.
  • Share knowledge, skill and experience within a creative and collegiate environment, which is cross sectoral and inclusive, representing learners and learning agencies.
  • Present and share best practice in respect of Adult Learning and Community Capacity Building and nurture a local and national culture of lifelong learning.
  • Develop a range of methods for effective Community Engagement, Community Based Learning and Capacity Building
  • Share quantitative and qualitative data, used to improve service provision, quality and self-assessment practice.
  • Explore and develop responses to key strategic documents issued by the Scottish Parliament and Executive bodies.
  • Provide a supportive forum within which creativity, inventiveness and experimentation can be nurtured, to enable new methods and approaches to adult learning to be developedDevelop regional action plans, designed to contribute to the implementation of Scotland's Learning Partnership Business Plan and National Objectives.

Become a partner

Is your organisation interested in becoming a partner? Register online or contact us for more details:

Scotland’s Learning Partnership
22 Hill Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3JZ