Please click on the links below for a range of information about lifelong learning.
Support staff learning and development fund
Widening participation in learning
Skills for life
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber has established a small working party to develop a ‘Skills for Life’ best practice framework for the region. The framework will ensure lifelong learning is addressed by all NHS Trusts in the region with a standard approach.
The working party consists of: Alison Ackew (SHA), Diane Wilkinson (Leeds PCT), Joanne Somers (Bradford Foundation Trust) Pat Garcia (East Riding of Yorkshire PCT) and Clifford Smith (Sheffield Teaching Trust). This group will develop the framework on behalf of the regional NHS and colleagues in all NHS Trusts will be able to influence the content. Updates on the framework will be posted here as work progresses.
Support staff learning and development fund
For information on this fund please contact gillian.kerman@yorksandhumber.nhs.uk
Foundation Degrees
The Foundation Degree (FD) is a distinctive higher education qualification established to provide new opportunities for academically rigorous but employment related vocational progression.
FDs combine academic study with work-based learning and involve close collaboration between learning providers and employers in the design, development and delivery of the award.
The key characteristics of a FD, as defined by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (England) are: employer involvement, work-based learning, accessibility, flexibility, articulation and progression.
Foundation Degree Forward (FDF) supports the development and validation of high quality FDs, please see their website for further information www.fdf.ac.uk
Please click on the link below to download a paper on the utilisation and development of foundation degrees:
FDs situation paper (85.3KB)
Please click on the link below for a listing of the current health related FDs available across Yorkshire and the Humber. This database will be updated on a regular basis.
Health FDs listing (44.8KB)
Leitch report
In 2004 the Leitch Review was tasked with considering the UK's long-term skills needs. The review recommended that the UK commit to becoming a world leader in skills by 2020. The Leitch Report can be accessed from the Leitch Review of Skills website.
Widening participation in learning
The first report from Professor Bob Fryer, National Director for Widening Participation in Learning can be found on the widening particpation in learning website
The SHA Widening participation in learning strategy / action plan sets out the vision and some of the actions the SHA will be undertaking over the next few years. Please click on the link below to download the report:
Widening participation in learning strategy / action plan (132.4KB)
For further information on lifelong learning please contact Michael Holgate, Life Long Learning Manager on michael.holgate@yorksandhumber.nhs.uk
