1. Skills for Impact
TimWard

2. Third Sector contribution to
Learning & Skills
• Holistic
• Focussed on individual
• Tailored
• Trusted
• Non-institutional
• Often already engaged

3. Third Sector contribution to
Learning & Skills
• We are therefore best at:
– Eng ag ing disaffe cte d/dise ng ag e d
– Suppo rting tho se lacking co nfide nce
– He lping re m o ve barrie rs to pro g re ssio n in
le arning

4. The Third Sector in Skills & Learning -
The policy tensions
• Positive forces
– Public Se rvice s Re fo rm
– Une m plo ym e nt – particularly 1 6 -24
– Raising o f Participatio n Ag e
– SFA& BIS suppo rt
– Co m m unity Le arning Trusts
• Negative forces
– Scale o f co ntracts
– Co m pe titio n fro m private se cto r
– Paym e nt by re sults
– 20 1 5 Spe nding ro und
– Ro le o f Lo calEnte rprise Partne rships

5. Why we need to prove impact
• Forourselves
– To e nsure we are do ing the rig ht thing
– Pro m o te to se rvice use rs
• Forothers
– Justify funding
– Carve o ut a niche
– Challe ng e po licy & adm inistrative de cisio ns

6. How can we demonstrate to
ourselves and others that we are
making a real difference to
people’s lives?

7. How can we demonstrate to
ourselves and others that we are
making a real difference to
people’s lives?