Issue - meetings

The Board received a report of the Strategic Director – Enterprise, Community and Resources, on the Test and Learn projects delivered by Halton Adult Learning Service.

It was reported that the Adult Learning Service was funded through the devolved Adult Education Budget (AEB), which was managed by the Combined Authority, who allocated an additional £150k to the service to deliver on two pilot projects, Test and Learn.  Halton used the additional funding opportunity to deliver a number of projects including Web Design, Coding, Digital Marketing and Media, and Engage with Reading (a programme to train reading volunteers to support people in the community with lower level reading abilities).

Members were referred to Appendix 1, which provided details of the Test and Learn delivery and associated data.  The Board was pleased that the attendance and success rates had held up well despite the Pandemic and that the project had supported people of all ages to improve their digital skills.  It was noted that the reader volunteer programme had received recognition in the education supplement of the ‘Times’ as being best practice.

RESOLVED:  That the Board welcomes the progress made to date in managing the Test and Learn Projects.