Consultation on ELWa Draft Corporate Strategy - 14th March & 15th
March 2002
Education and Learning Wales (ELWa), responsible for the planning and
delivery of post 16 education in Wales, has published its draft corporate
strategy for wide consultation. ACM colleagues in Wales are drafting
this Association’s response. All views and comments are welcome
and should be forwarded to Brenig Davies, e-mail b.davies@pontypridd.ac.uk
The ELWa document can be viewed at http://www.elwa.org.uk
The document considers what must be done to produce the revolution in
learning which will be necessary for Wales to be a successful modern
nation. Key themes, it claims, have come across loud and clear. They
are:
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the importance of greater flexibility in the way learning is provided,
enabling people and organisations to learn at home, in their communities
and in the workplace in ways that suit them best;
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the need to encourage and recognise informal learning, particularly
for the people taking the first steps on the learning ladder;
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the need for emphasis on the transferable skills of communication,
numeracy, team working, problem solving and especially how to learn;
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the importance of much better progression opportunities at all
levels, including into higher education, and of aligning the qualifications
framework, quality assurance and funding to that end;
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the need for a distinctive agenda for Wales, including increased
demand and improved opportunities for bilingual learning post-16;
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the importance of sustainable partnerships for success between
all the planners and providers of learning, with the full involvement
of individuals, communities and business;
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the importance of working coherently across the boundaries of pre
and post-16 education; and
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the need to root all targets in the realities of what needs to
be done to achieve them; so that our strategies and plans set out
clearly the size and nature of each task, and the human and financial
resources needed to meet and sustain achievement over the long run.
The success of the new arrangements for education and training provision
in Wales will be realised only by genuine partnership working. This
starts by sharing a vision for learning, respecting the work of others,
building mutual trust, agreeing shared principles to guide decision
making and a real willingness to change.
ACM AWARDS 2002 NOMINATIONS
May we remind members that nominations for the ACM Awards 2002 are
required by 31st October 2001. To help you to complete your nomination
form, the criteria for the two awards is as follows:
Award 1 will honour an outstanding contribution by an ACM member to
post-16 education and training or to the Association.
Award 2 will honour a public figure whose work has been of significant
benefit to post-16 education and training.
Please post or fax your nomination form to us today – for an electronic
copy please e-mail us at administration@acm.uk.com
New ACM Employment Relations Leaflets
The Association is producing a series of leaflets on employment relations
issues that can be downloaded from the ACM website (www.acm.uk.com)
. They will be available on the members’ pages from 1st November.
The leaflets are designed to give members background information and
advice on a wide range of workplace problems.
The topics produced so far are as follows:
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The ACM Helpline
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Your Contract of Employment
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Sex and Race Discrimination
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Bullying at Work
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Grievances
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Discipline at Work
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Restructuring and Redundancy
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Transfers and mergers
Topics in preparation include Maternity Rights, Ill Health, and Parental
Leave. Other topics will be added over the coming weeks.
ACM E-INFORMATION SERVICE
To join this FREE service to members and gain access to key documents
from LSC, DfES, QCA and other national organisations e-mail ACM’s
Education Officer, Nadine Cartner, or visit the ACM web site and follow
the links on the home page.
nadinecartner@acm.uk.com
www.acm.uk.com
Keeps members up to date with national policy developments.