News update: PTTLS and other news

Some news that may be of interest to you

PTTLS

Due to funding acquired by the Norfolk LSC, we are able to offer a subsidised PTLLS+ (Preparation to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector) course, to be delivered by Cambridge University in Norwich, spring 2009.  PTLLS (and from there CTLLS and DTLLS) are increasingly being asked as a benchmark standard for teachers delivering ‘lifelong learning’ (whether that is community or college delivery).  If there is demand, we will be organising a second cohort. If you know of any staff who could benefit from this, please let us know the numbers you would like to access – we are putting no limits per organisation at this stage, just trying to determine demand, so that we know whether to put on 1 or 2 cohorts.  Responses by 23rd January please.

EEDA financial inclusion tender

A new programme is being prepared for financial inclusion, looking at how organisations can offer final advice and support to individuals.  CAB and Credit Union are working on a joint bid – please contact Andrew Seager of CAB (Andrew.Seager@citizensadvice.org.uk) if you feel you may have something to offer or if you want to find out more. It may or may not be that your service could be included in their application – we are not aware of any other bids within our current networks that is being prepared.

LSC contracting issues

From a request of the Norfolk Unites steering group, we are trying to gather anecdotal evidence of third sector organisations that have been marginalised by the recent Open Competitive Tendering process of the LSC or Prime Contractor process of Jobcentre Plus.  If you were an organisation who used to deliver but have since had this cut back or stopped due to now not been able to access these funds please let us know by the end of January.  We will take any responses to the appropriate regional and national tables and lobby on your behalf.

Funding survey

COVER is doing a survey of eastern region VCS organisations to ascertain the funding picture; this will help inform discussions with appropriate regional strategic bodies.  Closing date Jan 9th.  See here for information and here for questionnaire.

BBC RaW

Resources for supporting everyday life and financial capability of individuals. See here for information.

Third Sector National Learning Alliance

See here for information on this new national body.

Public Services commissioning

Voluntary Norfolk are running a series of training workshops on public service commissioning, to include writing tenders, working in partnership and quality management of contracts.  See Voluntary Norfolk website for more information. 

Foundation tier learning

A national survey is being undertaken to see what currently non-accredited qualifications for developing personal and social skills organisations feel should be included in the new national qualification and credit framework.  See here for information and here for questionnaire.

Capital Skills Prospectus

Third and private sectors now eligible for capital funding – as with all other non-college providers.  See here for more information.

Teaching Skills for Life through the context of finance course

Please see here for information of a course for the above on January 14th.  See here for flyer and here for booking form (apologies but due to programming issues we have had to attach this as a PDF).

Teaching mathematics and numeracy course

See here for information on a course for teaching mathematics and numeracy on January 9th, here for a flyer and here for booking form (apologies but due to programming issues we have had to attach this as a PDF).

Eastern Region NVCO board members required

See here for information on the above, here for invite, here for role description and here for nomination form (apologies but due to programming issues we have had to attach this as a PDF).  

Future for Lifelong Learning bulletin

See here for latest bulletin looking at the ‘Inquiry into the Future of Lifelong Learning’ and of the VCSs role in this.

Niace community learning updates

See here for Niace web updates up to December 08.

Date Added: December 19th 2008