OUR VISION
Learn Devon is part of Devon County Council, supporting the Council to achieve the objectives and priorities:
- Respond to the climate emergency
- Be ambitious for children and young people
- Support sustainable economic recovery
- Tackle poverty and inequality
- Improve health and wellbeing
- Help communities be safe, connected and resilient
As the adult education provider for the Council,
- Our learning will support social inclusion and social mobility
- We will make a difference, supporting individuals who are disadvantaged through previous educational experience, life circumstances / social background or geography to progress towards and within employment and to support societal inclusion
- We will build a reputation for integrity, connections, innovation and delivering value
OUR OFFER
Learn Devon supports a core offer supporting progression for individuals and communities
ENGLISH SUPPORTING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS UP TO GCSE LEVEL – SUPPORTING ENTRY TO EMPLOYMENT, FE, HE, AND COMMUNITY COHESION
- We will review and refresh our English provision through qualification delivery, offering a range of delivery approaches to support in-work, moving into work and into higher education opportunities. We will provide improved access to start the journey through clear links from family learning, and short courses to support specific skills and provide longer qualification opportunities and working with FE and HE institutions to support access to higher level qualification courses
- We will support learners on qualification courses and provide access to Family learning provision to progress onto further learning opportunities aligned to their goals
MATHS SUPPORTING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS UP TO GCSE LEVEL – SUPPORTING ENTRY TO EMPLOYMENT, FE, HE, AND COMMUNITY COHESION
- We will review and refresh our Maths provision, offering a range of approaches for those seeking to improve their skills utilising the Multiply funding opportunities as discrete targeted provision to support issues within the community, bite-size and innovative qualification offers with employers to support employees upskilling. Functional skills and GCSE offers will be available to a wider audience including promoting access to leaners with additional learning needs
- We will support individuals across maths provision to achieve their goals, including supporting to achieve qualifications
DIGITAL SKILLS SUPPORTING IMPROVED SOCIAL MOBILITY AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS
- We will continue to offer community based one to one support and informal classes for individuals needing assistance to safely access the digital world and will be building on the successful our pilot to support individuals gain access to healthcare, employment and reduce social isolation through use of apps. We will offer online skills development around specific work packages at lower levels (eg MS Office),
- We will continue to offer qualifications in essential digital skills to support employment
ESOL SUPPORTING INTEGRATION WITH THE COMMUNITY AND EMPLOYMENT
- We will offer formal and informal courses to support the wider Council and District needs to support Ukrainian visitors and Asylum seekers, together with wider employment skills supporting health and social care sectors.
SKILLS & DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTING ENTRY AND PROGRESSION WITHIN DEVON CORE SECTORS
- We will offer teaching and learning in schools qualifications to support entry into the industry
- We will offer childcare qualifications to support individuals access employment and organisations to upskill to meet government policy to increase childcare provision
- We will support an integrated approach to employment skills working within the Future Skills and Employment hubs, delivering learning places
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INCLUDING FAMILY LEARNING SUPPORTING FAMILIES TO LEARN TOGETHER TO IMPROVE SKILLS OF LEARNING, ENGLISH AND MATHS
- We will re-invigorate the offer tackling topical issues – eg cost of living, green issues, children’s development, targeted at the most disadvantaged communities identified through local intelligence and IMD analysis. We will use Multiply to support family learning maths offer particularly where we are seeking to build momentum.
FOR ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENCE AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- We will review and refresh the community works offer to support learners in progression, independence and employment opportunities working with local business communities and DCC services, supporting the roll-out of Universal Support
SUCCESS MEASURES
As an adult education provider, Learn Devon is committed to a programme of improvement and to ensure that the offer we make achieves an impact for those learning with us.
- 79% of learners participating in the offer will be those disadvantaged through previous educational experience, life circumstances / social background or where they live
- 79% of those undertaking a qualification will achieve this through our programmes
- 85 % of learners will achieve their learning outcomes
- 75% are supported to progress or move into further learning and/or employment Equally, Learn Devon has a responsibility to the wider Council.
Supporting this we also seek:
- 90% of staff identify that Learn Devon supports their personal health and wellbeing, working in a safe environment
- Learn Devon actively supports and identifies measures to contribute to respond to climate emergency
- Learn Devon will deliver a financially sustainable service through identification, use of external funding and the effective use of resources
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
Learn Devon has restructured to ensure delivery has an impact for communities and operates within a sustainable financial envelope
INVEST IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT ACHIEVEMENT
- Deliver contractual commitments
- Refresh and develop an offer for communities, employers that is accessible, enjoyable and demonstrates value for the stakeholders, developing new provision to address shortages in local offers
- Review existing offer and seek improvements in KPI performance
- Ensure progression is core and explicit across the offers
INVEST IN STAFF
- Provide excellent professional development for all staff to be effective in their roles and ensure alignment with strategic and operational objectives
- Improve leadership impact across Learn Devon
- Promote communication across LD and DCC and improve the connectedness of staff as part of the wider ecosystem
REDUCE DELIVERY COSTS
- Exit management of premises across entire property base
- Simplify and reduce administration systems across Learn Devon, each having identifiable impact or removed as risk based activity
Updated September 2024