Learning and Skills
The North East Voluntary and Community Sector Learning Consortia were established following the launch of the Working Together strategy by the Learning and Skills Council. 'Working Together' was launched in May 2004 for the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) and the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). It recognises the Voluntary and Community sector as a provider of learning which can engage hard to reach learners as well as being an employer with skill needs for trustees, paid and unpaid staff.
Working Together aims to:-
- improve relations between the LSC and VCS
- provide VCS with more access to LSC funding
- learn from each other's expertise whilst improving communication channels
Latest News
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02/01/2008
Voluntary and Community Sector Regional Skills Group
Membership of the group is made up of representatives from the Voluntary & Community Sector working within the North East Region and also includes...
01/01/2008
voluntaryskills.com
voluntaryskills.com helps promote skills development and career progression in the Third Sector by offering free information on training opportunities throughout the...
01/01/2008
Email Updates from North East Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council North East produce an email update for key learning and skills stakeholders. These updates will arrive every 6 to...
06/11/2008
LSC's Qualified Provider Framework
As of 31st October 2008, the LSC has opened a Qualified Provider Framework (QPF) for providers of education and training services. The QPF is a maintained...
27/10/2008
National Adult Learners' Week Awards 2009
During Adult Learners' Week 2008 there were some inspiring learning stories from the North East. For example, Acumen One 2 One Learning, Peterlee,...
23/10/2008
A Sector Skills Body for the Third Sector
The Office of the Third Sector and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills have agreed how they plan to set up a Workforce Development...
09/10/2008
New guidance for organisations delivering adult, community and offender learning
New guidance has been issued by Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK), which may be of interest to organisations that deliver adult and community learning or offender...
13/08/2008
Third Sector Skills Research 2008
The UK Workforce Hub and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) have published the Third Sector Skills Research 2008: Further evidence...
23/07/2008
Third Sector National Learning Alliance Survey
The Third Sector National Learning Alliance (TSNLA) is a growing national alliance of voluntary and community organisations and social enterprises...
17/07/2008
Research into the impact of new teaching qualifications
In September 2007 new government regulations were introduced in order to raise the standards of all teachers in the life-long learning (further education)...
Staff Contacts
Jo Curry
Procurement & Commissioning Manager
email: jo.curry@vonne.org.uk
John Main
Policy & Development Officer
email: john.main@vonne.org.uk
Downloads
VONNE briefing: Learning and Skills September 2007 (PDF 113kB)
VONNE Summary of "Working Together" Strategy August 2004 (PDF 49kB)
External Links
Regional Learning and Skills for the Voluntary and Community Sector in the North East
County Durham Voluntary & Community Sector Working Together Forum
Working Together Tyne and Wear
Northumberland VCS Learning Consortium
NE Regional Voluntary and Community Sector Skills Action Plan
Get on North East
Basic Skills website for the North East
Learning and Skills Council
Learning from Experience
A Consortia Good Practice Website from NIACE
VSNTO
Website of the Voluntary Sector National Training Organisation
Learning Links
An online directory of VCS infrastructure organisations that support learning and training.