1. LA Youth Work Managers/ NVYWOS Conference West Park Centre, Dundee 19 June 2014
Jackie Halawi
Senior Education Officer
Community Learning and Development
Policy and Improvement Team

2. What do we do?
Advise Ministers and stakeholders on CLD issues and policy lead areas
Support the CLD sector to build capacity to embed policy in practice and drive improvement
Lead and strengthen the development of CLD policy nationally

3. What does that mean? Policy lead for Scottish Government on:
Community Learning and Development
Adult Literacy (ALIS 2020)
ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages)
Adult Learning
Youth Work
Within Education Scotland Directorate C – Lifelong Learning

4. Support to the sector through:
Developing policy
Providing training and resources
Engaging with the sector through creative conversations and national discussions
Creating case studies of innovative practice
Innovation and Improvement Fund
Working with Strategic Funding Partnerships (21)
Joint work with Scottish Government colleagues on policy across government

5. What have we been doing since May 2013?

6. Key milestones May 2013- June 2014:
CLD SSI laid in Parliament
Recruitment of 3 Development Officers and 1 secondee
Establishment of Adult Learning Strategic Forum (chaired by Mr Russell)
National Youth Work Discussions
Creative Conversations
Launch of ‘Our Ambitions for Improving the life chances of Young People’
Launch of Statement Of Ambition for Adult Learning in Scotland
Guidance on CLD Regulations for Local Authorities

7. What is on the horizon for 2014 -2015?
National Youth Work Implementation Plan
Adult learning Implementation Plan
Establishing an adult learner forum
CFE Action Plan
Partnership Agreements with local authorities
Option 2 follow through
Promoting Innovative Practice
Update web content
Establishing and consolidating our relationships with key stakeholders

8. Senior Education Officer
Who are we?
Jackie Halawi
Senior Education Officer
Mandy Toogood
Education Officer
Vince Moore
Development Officer
Mandy Watts
Ann Kivlin
Mhairi Gilfillan
John Galt
Karen Geekie
Development Officer 0.5
Cath Hamilton
Lindsay Burt
Edith MacQuarrie
Nicola Sykes
Development Officer 0.5
Simon Knight
Development Officer
Secondee
Nicola Sykes
Development Officer 0.5

9. What do we bring?
Blend of local authority experience from senior manager to middle manager
core Scottish Government experience
Associate Assessor experience
Research experience
Commitment to support the sector to improve the life chances of learners

10. Any Questions ?

11.
Transforming lives through learning