The programme is now finished for this
year and regrettably we are no longer accepting
applications.
Supporting learners to develop literacy, language and numeracy
skills within the context of their vocational learning.
The overall aim of this element of the programme is to promote
more effective learning and improve success rates by embedding
literacy, language and numeracy skills development into vocational
teaching and learning. Learners will understand why those skills
are relevant to them and develop and apply them in activities that
are interesting and engaging.
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What are the benefits to my
organisation of accessing the programme?
Improvement in learner
results
In providers receiving support from SfLIP in
2007, this embedded approach to skills development increased the
retention and achievement of learners; early examples from external
evaluation flag up dropout falling from 30% to 19% in a work based
learning provider, achievement of qualifications increasing to 30%
higher than the national average in another. Recent research* also
provides evidence that vocational programmes that embed key skills
/ Skills for Life learning within them have:
Higher retention - 16% increase
Better success rates - 26% increase on Level 2 courses
Higher achievement of key skill / Skills for Life
qualifications:
-43% increase in literacy / language (92.8% of learners)
-23% increase in numeracy (93.4% of learners)
Learners who feel better prepared for work in the future
*NRDC 2006 ‘You wouldn’t expect a maths teacher to teach
plastering …’ Embedding literacy, language and numeracy in post-16
vocational programmes – the impact on teaching and
learning
What is involved?
The support package
To maximise the impact of the support on
learners, staff and organisations, our package comprises four key
elements for your organisation:
All support is provided by a local
expert and supported by a regional and national team of
specialists.
Participating organisations are required to access all elements of
the support package.
Who should get
involved?
The programme welcomes organisations where
managers are committed to investing the necessary staff time for
the benefit of all learners and have identified a need to develop
or improve approaches to embedding. There will be a
particular focus on providers – large and small - from a range of
settings:
- Adult and community learning
- Further Education
- Offender learning
- Voluntary and community provision
- Work based learning
And those who are delivering programmes such as:
- Train to Gain
- Jobcentre Plus
- Vocational programmes up to Level 2
- Offender learning
- Community learning
- E2E
How do I apply for
support?
The programme is now finished for
this year and regrettably we are no longer accepting
applications.