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What is Adult Learning?

According to the CLD Standards Council, Adult Learning is "To support adults to become better skilled, educated, confident and empowered, and contribute to connected and inclusive communities." (CLD Standards Council, 2024).  This is achieved by delivering a wide variety of groups such as ESOL, Digital Skills, Employability, Mental Health Groups, AL&N and so many more!

These groups are ran by CLD Practitioners who understand the challenges that their local community faces and delivers the groups according to the community's needs.

We believe every adult can embrace who they are,
can define their future, and can change the world.

Our Mission

The Adult Learning Strategy

Related Strategies

The Adult Learning Strategy 2022-27 lays out a strategy to give every adult the same opportunity to grow and develop. The Strategy lays out some positive pathways for all adult learners.

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The Strategy also goes over how it will break down barriers to create the Positive Pathways to Success.

 

The Aims of the Strategy is to improve life chances for adult learners, create more adult learning opportunities through third-party organisations, local authorities, local communities, colleges and universities and to create accessible learning opportunities for all adults.
 

Among the Adult Learning Strategy, there are various other strategies that underpin our practice as Adult Educators. The 2 mentioned within the Adult Learning Strategy is the Adult Literacies in Scotland 2020 and Scotland's ESOL Strategy in Scotland.

The Adult Learning Strategy states that the other 2 strategies will be reviewed with learners and practitioners on the impact of ESOL and Adult Literacies.
 

(Scottish Government, 2022)

Positive Pathways

  • Developing relationships and networks

  • Improving mental wellbeing

  • Improving health and wellbeing

  • Developing cultural awareness

  • Improving communication skills

  • Improving language skills

  • Developing creative skills

  • Improving confidence

  • Improving financial literacy

Barriers to Learning

  • Transport costs

  • Health

  • Past experiences of learning discouraging further learning

  • Confidence

  • Digital poverty and poor connectivity to participate online

  • Food poverty

  • Language

(Scottish Government, 2022)

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