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Black and Ethnic Adult Learners

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Abstract

To support capacity building, learning and employability among black and ethnic minority communities in South Wales:

Provide essential information, advice, training and networking to enable members of grass-roots organisations in three locations to become facilitators of learning champions for the black and ethnic minorities they serve.

Research methodology:

	Support groups.
	Training advisory groups.
	Networks built across three projects, linked with similar networks in England.
	Training and work placements.

Key Findings

The main conclusions of the project are:

Outcomes: To ensure enhanced capacity through:

	Individuals from community organisations being better trained to offer support to black and ethnic minority communities.
	Accessible provision of information and advice about learning opportunities locally.
	Its contribution to raising confidence and motivation, skills development and employability among black and ethnic minority communities.
	Closer liaison between black communities and the wider learning and employment infrastructure.
	Producing important lessons for the evolving lifelong learning strategies in Wales.

Recommendations

The Directory of Trainers - who are sensitive to the particular needs of black and ethnic learners - is an important outcome from the work.

Output

Publication: Resource of Black Voluntary Organisations in South Wales. NIACE, 2000.

Funder: ESF Objective 3
Duration: June 1999-June 2000
Project Manager: Rhoslyn Griffiths
Email: enquiries@niace.org.uk

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