Heywood Skills Ladder
New Heart for Heywood in partnership with Hopwood Hall College has created a Skills Ladder project.
The project will run from 1 January 2009 – 31 March 2011, and is a key part of the New Deal for Communities regeneration programme that seeks to bring about a lasting culture change in Heywood. The project is aimed at helping people gain qualifications or attend a learning programme in subjects that interest them. Advice and guidance is provided to support people, including those who wish to progress on to Level 4, or choose from a wider range of learning programmes at other venues within the area. The project realises that family learning is a key focus for service change. The project will provide a coherent ladder for people to progress and has a focus on family learning as a first step for changing culture.
The project is delivered by Hopwood Hall College in partnership with Groundwork and Rochdale Borough Council Family Learning Team and New Heart for Heywood community employment project ’At Work’. The project will also be supported by Heywood Community Champions who will support and mentor people attending courses, encouraging them with their studies.
The project is funded by the Learning Skills Council and New Heart for Heywood. Suzanne Ogden, Partnership Manager, with the Learning Skills Council said: “This is a fantastic opportunity to engage in or get back to learning, at whatever level and whatever pace suits them best. No one is too old or too young to learn, whether it is to acquire new skills to improve access to the jobs market or simply to learn for one’s own pleasure.”
Agenda for Change
A key part of this project is the ongoing legacy beyond 2011. The project will work with partners to develop an “Agenda for Change” to identify what needs to change, who needs to change it and how in order to meet the needs of the NDC target group in the longer term.
Contact
Skills 4 U
58 Market Street
Heywood
OL10 4LY
Tel: 01706 367807
Web: www.heywoodoutreach.co.uk