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Cash for adult learners
15/12/2005
More than £670,000 of funding was pledged today for voluntary groups who work with adult learners.
Twelve national organisations will each receive substantial funding to help promote adult learning across the country. It will also help them maintain their headquarters and train key staff.
The organisations, which include Dyslexia Scotland, Scottish Pre-Retirement Council, Skill Scotland, World Development Movement and Learning Link Scotland, all work Scotland-wide but at a community level.
Deputy Minister for Lifelong Learning Allan Wilson said:
"I am very pleased to be able to continue this funding from 2004 to help retired, unemployed and employed adults access the information and advice they need.
"Everyone should be encouraged to keep learning throughout life. These organisations will be able to help people from a variety of backgrounds find suitable support to learn new skills.
"Learning Link Scotland, for example, has worked with over 150,000 adults this year and has 850 practitioners working throughout Scotland to encourage adults to take up learning opportunities.
"This funding not only goes towards the development of services to Scotland's adult learners but also contributes towards the training of their own staff so they can continue their important work.
"Each organisation is vital in helping the Scottish Executive deliver our Closing the Opportunity Gap and Lifelong Learning strategies to provide the support needed for everyone in Scotland to fulfil their potential.
"Lifelong learning contributes to a successful Scotland by creating the skills and knowledge both the economy and society need to prosper and to close the opportunity gap. I look forward to hearing about further achievements and successes of these organisations and others like them."
- Discovery Award Association (Dundee) will receive £5253 in HQ grants
- Dyslexia Scotland (Stirling) will receive £38,873 in HQ grants and £500 in training grants
- Lead Scotland (Edinburgh) will receive £110,315 in HQ grants and £1,000 in training grants
- Learning Link Scotland (Edinburgh) will receive £57,784 in HQ grants and £1,200 in training grants
- Scottish Adult Learning Partnership (SALP) (Edinburgh) will receive £20,500 in HQ grants
- Scottish Pre-Retirement Council (Glasgow) will receive £15,000 in HQ grants
- Skill Scotland (Edinburgh) will receive £51,481 in HQ grants
- STUC's (Glasgow) will receive £20,277 in HQ grants and £1,600 in training grants
- Scottish Women's Rural Institute (Edinburgh) will receive £38,500 in HQ grants
- Workbase Scotland (Glasgow) will receive £12,608 in HQ grants and £850 in training grants
- Workers Educational Association (Edinburgh) will receive £267,909 in HQ grants and £700 in training grants
- World Development Movement (Edinburgh) will receive £26,650 in HQ grants
The Headquarters Grant provides assistance to national voluntary organisations which promote adult learning in line with Executive policies, with the cost of maintaining a Scottish Headquarters.
The Training Grant contributes to the cost of updating the skills of key headquarters staff and office bearers in national voluntary organisations
To be considered for grant, an organisation must be able to demonstrate its ability to address the learning needs of communities in relation to social inclusion, lifelong learning and active citizenship. It should also be a national organisation in Scotland in its activities and membership. It needs to be financially sound and also actively seeking funds from other sources.