General Information
Lifelong Learning Networks (LLNs) were introduced by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) to create progression routes and progression agreements into and through higher education (HE) for vocational learners in identified vocational sectors.
Lancashire LLN is a partnership of 5 universities (HEIs), 12 further education colleges (FECs), the Lancashire work based learning forum and Aimhigher Lancashire.
The overall objective for LLNs is to improve the coherence, clarity and certainty of progression opportunities for vocational learners into and through higher education.
Our LLN aims to:
- Remove barriers to progression for vocational learners, helping them to progress into and through HE.
- Developing existing IAG(Information Advice & Guidance) and providing information on progression routes for vocational learners. Click here (hyperlink needed) for our course and progression routes tool.
- Engaging employers and facilitating relationships between employers and LLN partners.
- Ensuring that the needs of employers for training and staff development underpins all of the LLN partner developments in creating or adapting curriculum.
Other LLN's supporting the UK skills agenda
National Forum for Lifelong Learning Networks
http://www.lifelonglearningnetworks.org.uk/news/lln-national-forum/
Further information about Lifelong Learning Networks
http://www.lifelonglearningnetworks.org.uk/
Information about Widening Participation
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/widen/
Information about employer engagement
http://www.hefce.ac.uk/econsoc/employer/strat/
http://www.dius.gov.uk/higher_education/employer_engagement
Information about Foundation degrees
http://www.fdf.ac.uk/