Language, Literacy and Numeracy in Local Government

Funded by SEEDA

Wednesday 1st February 2006
Grange Bracknell Hotel, Charles Square, Bracknell, Berkshire

This seminar is part of a programme of support developed by The Network for South East Skills for Life workplace providers and focused on successful delivery of workplace language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) in Local Authorities. Keynote speakers at this seminar provided delegates with an up to date picture of current national and regional initiatives while a series of workshops provided an opportunity to share best practice, work on their own organisation's action plan and examine the relationship between Skills for Life and other key local government priorities.

This seminar was aimed at those Local Authorities who are already in the process of applying for the GO Award or who would simply like to know more about it as well as workplace co-ordinators and managers in provider organisations, brokers, intermediaries and other stakeholders.

Keynote Speakers:

• Bruce Cavalier and Pauline Roussos, SEEDA

The Regional Perspective/The Marketing Campaign

Skills for Life Regional Marketing Campaign

• Freda Grant, National Coordinator (Skills for Life), Employers Organisation for Local Government

Get On Local Government - adopting a whole organisation approach to SFL through the GO local government award

• Alison Noel, Skills for Work Consultancy

Partnership Working in Local Government: An Overview of the Embedding Basic Skills in London Local Authorities

• Brian Richardson, TUC Learning Services

Working with Unions in Local Authorities

Workshops:

• Karen Rham, Crawley Borough Council

- Skills for Life and Sustainable Success

• Sheila Caulfield, Consultant, Sheila Caulfield Associates Learning Solutions and Michelle Johnson, Employers’ Organisation for local government

Introduction to the GO Local Government Award and Action Plan toolkit

• Kim Hailstone, The Network

Brighton and Hove City Council - A Case Study