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Call for Evidence for Review of Informal Adult and Community Learning (IACL)

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Publication date: 06 April 2011

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) are undertaking a review to reform and reinvigorate Informal Adult and Community Learning (IACL). As part of this review, NIACE is putting out a public call for evidence to demonstrate the impact and value for money of BIS-funded IACL.

Please take part to get your views into the review by following the link below to the online questionnaire. The call for evidence closes on Monday 25 April 2011.

The evidence submitted will be analysed and summarised for BIS and will be used to inform a policy paper on the future of IACL. NIACE aims to ensure as wide a range of voices from those working in IACL as possible and would like to hear from practitioners, learner support staff, managers, researchers, policy makers, funders, inspectors, intermediary and membership bodies, and learners.

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The main focus of the call for evidence is on improving the evidence of social or economic benefits and impact of IACL of past or current activity and gaining information on proven methodologies that can be used to provide robust data on impact.

The definition of Informal Adult and Community Learning developed by BIS is as follows:

  • Informal adult and community learning (IACL) is an umbrella term describing a broad range of learning that brings together adults, often of different ages and backgrounds, to pursue an interest, address a need, acquire a new skill, become healthier or learn how to support their children.
  • This kind of learning, usually unaccredited, is an important part of the wider learning continuum. It can be undertaken for its own sake or as a step towards other learning/training. It covers structured adult education courses taught by professionally qualified teachers, independent study online, and self-organised study groups. Some learning will be in very short episodes and some may last years.
  • It may happen in personal time or work time and be delivered by providers in the public, voluntary or private sectors, or organised by people for themselves through the many groups, clubs and societies where people get together to learn.

If you have any queries about the call for evidence or online survey, please contact Emily Jones.

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