Key Issues and DriversKey Issues and Drivers2005 - 20082005 - 2008

Health & Community ServicesHealth & Community ServicesScrutiny Scrutiny

June 2005 June 2005

Keith BartleyKeith Bartley

Director for Learning & CultureDirector for Learning & Culture

ADULT LEARNINGADULT LEARNING

What factors are presently driving change in What factors are presently driving change in Adult LearningAdult Learning?

• National Learning and Skills Council agenda National Learning and Skills Council agenda

– Move towards more provision for learners without a level 2 Move towards more provision for learners without a level 2 qualificationqualification

– Changes in funding rules Changes in funding rules – No growth on 19+ contracts – reduction in funding No growth on 19+ contracts – reduction in funding – Only growth for next year in 16 -18 age groupOnly growth for next year in 16 -18 age group– Increased focus on vocational and workforce development Increased focus on vocational and workforce development – Decreased priority and funding for “leisure” learning Decreased priority and funding for “leisure” learning

• Local Learning and Skills Council agenda Local Learning and Skills Council agenda - Outcomes of the MKOB strategic area review - Outcomes of the MKOB strategic area review – Local and regional skills gaps Local and regional skills gaps – Local focus on better partnerships of learning providers and effective Local focus on better partnerships of learning providers and effective

joint provision for young people and adults joint provision for young people and adults – Increased focus on extended schools agenda Increased focus on extended schools agenda – Increased focus on learners with learning disabilities Increased focus on learners with learning disabilities

What factors are presently driving What factors are presently driving change in Adult Learning?change in Adult Learning?

• National quality improvement agenda for learning National quality improvement agenda for learning – Increased emphasis on value for money, self assessment Increased emphasis on value for money, self assessment – New measures for learner achievement driving funding and New measures for learner achievement driving funding and

continuation of contracts continuation of contracts – New inspection arrangements combining ALI and OfstedNew inspection arrangements combining ALI and Ofsted

• Local quality improvement agenda for learning Local quality improvement agenda for learning -- Re-inspection of sport and leisure in the next yearRe-inspection of sport and leisure in the next year– Putting in place structural and infra structure systems to Putting in place structural and infra structure systems to

improve leadership and management improve leadership and management

Implications for adult learning in Implications for adult learning in OxfordshireOxfordshire

• Focus even more intensively on learners with few or no qualificationsFocus even more intensively on learners with few or no qualifications

• Increase work with young people 16-18 in the most vulnerable groupsIncrease work with young people 16-18 in the most vulnerable groups

• Diversify funding streams Diversify funding streams

• Developing even closer working relationships with Children’s Centres, Developing even closer working relationships with Children’s Centres,

Extended Schools, FE Colleges, Higher EducationExtended Schools, FE Colleges, Higher Education

• Give a high priority of extended schools to keep future funding within Give a high priority of extended schools to keep future funding within

the County Council the County Council

• Increase the strategic focus on workforce development Increase the strategic focus on workforce development

• Increased focus of quality and achievement Increased focus of quality and achievement

• Confirming the best location for adult learning as part of the Council’s Confirming the best location for adult learning as part of the Council’s overall strategic framework for learning overall strategic framework for learning

CULTURAL SERVICESCULTURAL SERVICES

Our services are driven by the Our services are driven by the

outcomes we seek to achieveoutcomes we seek to achieve…………

Contributing to the quality of life in OxfordshireContributing to the quality of life in Oxfordshire

-- EnjoymentEnjoyment

-- LearningLearning

-- Personal fulfilmentPersonal fulfilment

-- Stronger communitiesStronger communities

Improving the customer Improving the customer experienceexperience

• ListeningListening

• BuildingsBuildings

• ChoiceChoice

• Friendly technologyFriendly technology

Widening participationWidening participation

• AccessAccess

• InclusionInclusion

Reflecting the diversity of our Reflecting the diversity of our communitiescommunities

• Local choicesLocal choices

• Different agesDifferent ages

• Different culturesDifferent cultures

Ensuring a cultural legacy for Ensuring a cultural legacy for the futurethe future

• ObjectsObjects

• KnowledgeKnowledge

• ExperienceExperience

• County Council restructuringCounty Council restructuring

Improving the customer Improving the customer experienceexperience

• BuildingsBuildings

• Customer access pointsCustomer access points

• TechnologyTechnology

• Oxford InspiresOxford Inspires

• Balancing the budgetBalancing the budget2006/2007 onwards2006/2007 onwards