OXFORD EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY APPENDICES March 2006

OXFORD LEARNING PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES
Oxfordshire Learning Partnership is one of 101 learning partnerships that have been in
place across the country since 1999. Government’s remit to learning partnerships is to
promote provider collaboration in support of lifelong learning and maximise the
contribution of learning to regeneration.
Learning partnerships are non-statutory, voluntary groupings of local learning providers
(ranging from voluntary sector to Higher Education Institutes) and other key
stakeholders in education and training. Learning partnerships create greater coherence in
learning provision by bringing together representatives of schools, colleges, universities,
guidance services, local authorities and employers.
• We are working with Faringdon Enterprise Gateway and Faringdon Chamber of
Commerce, local employers and education and training providers to find better ways of
finding local solutions to local skill needs in Faringdon.
• We are supporting local partnerships of schools colleges and training providers to
improve vocational progression pathways for 14-19 learners and to improve participation
and achievement.
• We are leading the Oxfordshire Engineering Young Apprenticeship Programme.
• We are supporting the development of The Work Place, an innovative work based
learning programme for young people in Didcot.
• We are leading inter agency work to improve the process of finding suitable placements
for post sixteen learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
• We are developing the work of partnership groups of education and training providers
in each district of the County to bring more coherence to the offer for adults.
• We are supporting the work of the Aimhigher partnership in increasing participation in
higher education.
In future we plan to concentrate on increasing employer engagement in education and
training to the benefit of businesses, learners and the community.