Transcript Presentation Title - Voluntary Action Scotland

Implementing the Scottish Government’s Strategic
Guidance for Community Learning & Development
The Voluntary Sector Role
Third Sector Interface conference,
2/10/12
Focus for the session
• Why strategic guidance for CLD?
• What changes is it seeking to achieve?
• What are the opportunities and issues
for the voluntary sector?
Why Guidance Now?
• Major changes in context, policy and practice since
2004
• Putting Learners at the Centre: delivering our
ambitions for post-16 education
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Scottish Government commitment to work with
partners to develop a CLD strategy
• Reform of public services
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SG’s response to the Christie Commission
Community Empowerment Renewal Bill
& Review of Community Planning
Key Messages
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CLD has a clearly defined purpose..
..And an important role in delivering the National
Performance Framework
It should be delivered as a consistent, central element of
public services
A wide range of partners should be involved
Community Planning Partnerships must lead implementation
of the CLD Guidance
Local Authorities should provide leadership and direction
The purpose of CLD:
To empower people, individually and collectively, to
make positive changes in their lives and in their
communities, through learning.
Within the National Performance Framework, CLD should
focus on:
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Improved life chances for people of all ages, through
learning, personal development and active citizenship
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Stronger, more resilient, supportive, influential and
inclusive communities.
Context 1: the future of public services
“The focus of public spending and action must build
on the assets and potential of the individual, the
family and the community…Public services must
work harder to involve people in the redesign and
reshaping of their activities”
(Scottish Government’s response to the report of the Commission on the
Future of Public Service Delivery)
Context 2: Putting Learners at the Centre
Scottish Government proposals for post-16 education include:
• Develop a CLD Strategy with local authorities, 3rd sector and
others
• Opportunities and flexible pathways for all learners
• CfE, 16+ Learning Choices and Activity Agreements: key role
for CLD
• Improving alignment of CLD with SDS & Job Centre +
• Improving life-chances and job prospects, in particular for
“those who have been out of work or learning for a long
time”
Context 3: Who Delivers CLD?
• Less public sector provision
• Growth and diversity in voluntary sector
• Specialist CLD - disconnected – Housing,
Equalities, Comm Care
• Resources under pressure
• Better connections required
Who is it aimed at?
Strategic not operational guidance
• Community Planning Partnerships – responsible for
leading implementation
• Local authorities: leadership and direction
• Public agencies and services, voluntary
organisations, schools, NHS, housing associations,
equalities groups, social enterprises
• Communities including young people
What are we trying to achieve?
• “Build resilient communities and release the
talents of people across Scotland”
• CLD already has a “powerful impact”
• Further strengthen and improve:
– “CLD as a consistent central element of public
services”
• The guidance sets out a programme of
change and development to achieve this
By doing things differently…
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Core role in public services
A new partnership with communities
Empowerment
Prevention
Inclusive partnerships
Workforce development that keeps pace with
change
• Performance
What are the key activities that will deliver
the outcomes we expect?
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Community development, including:
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Early intervention with children, young people and families, including:
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Youth work
Family learning
Community-based adult learning, including:
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Building community capacity
Enabling communities to engage with decision-making
Adult literacy and numeracy
ESOL
Learning for vulnerable and disadvantaged groups, including people with
disabilities, care leavers or offenders
Volunteer development
Learning support and guidance in the community
Implementation framework
• Governance, leadership, oversight,
evidence
• Driving change and improvement
through practice development, support
and challenge
• Workforce development
• Policy development and communication
Related Scottish Government activity…
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Exploration of legislative powers for CLD
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Reviewing and strengthen role of CPPs
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Consideration of the future of pre-service training
for CLD
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Integration of CLD in post-16 Education Reform
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Funding support for third sector national
organisations
Questions to consider
• How does the guidance relate to
• What my organisation currently does?
• What my organisation is trying to achieve?
• What are the opportunities and challenges
for voluntary sector organisations?
• How can we make effective use of the
guidance and contribute to achieving its
aims?
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