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Launch of Lifelong Learning Forum
16/12/2003
The new Scotland-wide Lifelong Learning Forum held its
first meeting in Glasgow today.
The Forum will build on the knowledge and experience
of stakeholders across sectors to help ensure the aims and
objectives of the Executive's Lifelong Learning strategy
are met. It will also develop actions and solutions to key
learning issues.
At the Forum's first meeting, Deputy Minister for
Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Lewis Macdonald said:
"The Forum is an excellent example of real partnership
which will deliver real results.
"It will engage key stakeholders in discussing lifelong
learning priorities and in identifying how these can be
achieved.
"We hope everyone on the Forum will come willing to
offer ideas, creative solutions and good practice. We
expect real results from the Forum - its lifelong learning
panels will be tasked with coming up with actions and
solutions to ensure we deliver coherent, high-quality and
relevant learning opportunities in Scotland."
The Forum remit is :
• Review progress of Executive Lifelong Learning
strategy
• Act as a sounding board and contribute to new
policy initiatives
• Encourage partnership across the private, public
and voluntary sectors.
The Forum will meet annually, and will be chaired by Mr
Macdonald. Lifelong learning panels will be set up at the
first meeting today to examine specific issues, develop
action plans and to progress work. Two panels, with
membership drawn from the Forum and beyond, will be set up
initially to look at technology enhanced learning and
management and leadership in the workplace.
Membership of the Forum is drawn from across the public,
private and voluntary sectors, including learning
providers, the business community, student and trade union
groups and other organisations involved in lifelong
learning.
The Executive made a commitment to set up a Lifelong
Learning Forum in the Lifelong Learning Strategy published
in February.