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Learning to drive: Community cohesion A one-day study tour seminar on wheels


Tuesday 1 December 2009 African Caribbean Centre, Belgrave Centre, Brite Centre, Linwood Centre – Leicester


This one-day study tour on wheels takes delegates to the heart of Leicester – the leading local authority for community cohesion, with Grade 1 from Ofsted for community development work (Adult Learning and Skills service) – to see how community cohesion works in practice through a local strategic approach and how learning links into the strategy to work with local communities. It will enable practitioners to reflect on and discuss cohesion issues in situ – learning from experience.


Despite years of work on community cohesion there is still disagreement about what ‘cohesion’ means, who it applies to and why, and what to do about it. Some answers have been found, hot air has been generated and solutions are often not shared. Wheels are reinvented.


For local authorities and other public bodies faced with a range of targets, the issue of community cohesion has been placed centre stage with many authorities choosing to aim to meet PSA (21) and national indicators (NI 1,2,4) in acknowledgement of the importance of cohesion in their locality. Learning provision has a role to play in cohesion as we have seen that adults who participate in learning are more


likely to know a broader cross-section of people and are less likely to be intolerant of others. The Department of Communities and Local Government recommends that local authorities work with learning providers in delivering the cohesion agenda.


The event will be of particular interest to:


• Learning and skills providers with an interest in learning and skills for cohesion and active citizenship;


• Cohesion and community development practitioners;


• Voluntary and community organisations; • JobcentrePlus staff; • Local authority staff with responsibility for adult learning, community development and community cohesion;


• Fire service, police, fire and rescue and other services with a commitment to cohesion;


• PCT and other relevant Health Service staff; • Community safety staff; and • Probation and NOMS staff, especially learning providers.


Event fee per person: £99


Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information go to: http://www.niace.org.uk/campaigns-events/events


Enquiries to Gurjit Kaur in the Events Team: Tel. 0116 204 2833; Email gurjit.kaur@niace.org.uk


Anthony Benjamin


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