Please note this extract was taken from Glasgow Community Planning Partnership Community Plan 2005 - 2010

Our Primary Goal

We will create a Learning Glasgow which ensures that children and young people have core skills, are confident and able to achieve their full potential, and which promotes lifelong learning and skills development of all citizens.

Our Key Aims 

• We will encourage learning as a personal development tool and provide learning opportunities that are appropriate for all, including those with particular support needs.
• We will support learning that enables people to develop the right skills for employment.
• We will support our young people to achieve their full potential during their school days and encourage them into further learning.
• We will promote literacies for all.
• We will build community capacity to enable people to develop the confidence and skills to influence decision making and service delivery.

Learning opens so many doors that we should encourage everyone to take part in experiences that enhance their skills and knowledge. Learning is a lifelong process, not just about qualifications and certificates but also about practical ability and understanding that assists people in their daily lives. For many people however, there are real barriers to learning.

For some young people, the potential for school to be a positive learning experience is affected by issues such as health, home/family issues or peer pressure.We will work to ensure that young people are supported in practical ways, and in particular at transitional stages, to achieve their potential and progress into work, training or further education. We will also work with parents to assist them in supporting their children through school and help them to understand the importance of learning, both for themselves and their families. If young people are to genuinely have the opportunity to succeed, it is crucial that they leave school with core literacy and numeracy skills.

We will support programmes and activities that ensure access for all to learning and guidance, that support building practical as well as academic skills and encourage pathways through learning to personal development.We must also recognise the need for investment in personal development and confidence building that will enable many people in Glasgow to access employment opportunities, irrespective of their age, gender, race, religion or sexuality.Working in partnership with our colleagues in the voluntary, further and higher education sectors, we can provide a wide range of opportunities for learning that can lead to employment.

The development of a highly skilled and relevant workforce is a key factor in ensuring the sustainability of the city's economy. Involving people in taking decisions that affect their communities is a key priority for community planning. Through community learning and development mechanisms, we will support investment in building capacity and knowledge within our communities to ensure that local people can fully participate in these processes.

Learning can cover many aspects of daily life that many of us take for granted. For some people however, a lack of basic literacies denies them basic life chances and can mean they are unable to participate fully. The Partnership will seek to ensure that appropriate services are in place.

 For more information on a Learning North Glasgow click here