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Hertfordshire County Council
Health and Community Services
Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning Service
Kristy Thakur
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Living & Learning Together
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Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning Service
• Launched in May 2005• Funded through
Community Learning and First Steps Budgets from the SFA
• £2.7 million annually
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Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning Service
• Direct delivery of Family Learning (11% of all learners)
• Subcontracted delivery with 20 providers
(4 Colleges, Voluntary and Community providers, Libraries, Herts Music Service)
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Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning Service Mission
To encourage and develop enjoyable learning, achievement and progression for
adults in Hertfordshire and in particular those who are most in need and/or have
the least opportunity to achieve formal and informal qualifications, access to a wide
range of affordable learning opportunities which will enhance their chances
throughout life.
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Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning Service
• Free/ low cost targeted community provision delivered in local venues offer access to learning for disadvantaged groups
• Delivered across the county, targeting areas of deprivation
• Good partnerships impacting positively on access, recruitment and progression
• Leisure learning offering open access with an expectation of learner contribution to costs
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Magic Memories Project• Partnership between HAFLS, HCPA, HRC,
VCBEH and Training and Development team• Life story work in 5 care homes (3 sessions
delivered by HRC supported by activity organisers
• Activity organisers are mentored by HRC to deliver more life story sessions
• Volunteers recruited by VCBEH to support project
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Outcomes of the project
• Volunteers offer not taken up• Life story course needs to be more interactive
and less tutor led• Positive feedback has been given on the
usefulness of the project to giving the staff a greater understanding of the use of memory aids to assist clients with dementia.
• Family members have become actively involved
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Quick activity
• On the pink post it notes – what learning are you already doing
• On the yellow post it notes what learning you would like to be doing
• On the Blue post it notes what help you need to do this with.
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Thanks for listening. Any questions
For more information please contact
Kristy Thakur
Inclusion and Participation Manager
Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning Service
M: 07747 020373
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INTRODUCTION
Who are we?
What do we do?
Who are we?Registered Charity
Work in partnership with all the Volunteer Centres in Hertfordshire
What do we do?
VOLUNTEER BROKERAGE
MARKETING & PROMOTION
DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES
GOOD PRACTICE
Why People Volunteer
Top 4 Reasons*
1. To learn new skills
2. To diversify employability
3. To have fun
4. To help others
* UK Volunteers Survey
Why People Volunteer
GAINPRACTICAL
EXPERIENCE
Why Volunteers?Capacity to provide more help to thepeople in your care
Support to put on moreactivities like MemoryBox projects
What will Volunteers do?
Help with activities
Organise events
Help with office administration
Sit and have a chat
Gardening
Help out in the kitchen
* Volunteers are not to replace paid staff but to offer additional support that would not otherwise be available
It is important to understand what you want
Why do you want volunteers?
What roles will they perform?
Are you able to support them?
Will your residents benefit from extra help with activities?
What happens next?What will the Volunteer Centre do for you?
We can come and visit you to discuss your needs
We will register your organisation and any
volunteering roles
We will provide you with a Handbook of Policies
you might find useful for supporting volunteers
Volunteers interested in the roles you offer will
be interviewed by our guidance officers and if
suitable their contact details will be forwarded
Then ... it’s up to you
What else do we do?
National Careers Service
For Information, Advice & Guidance
We provide careers and training advice, as well as opportunities to gain work experience through volunteering for people who are 18+ :
employed or unemployedwanting a career changelearn new skillsdo something new
TRAININGOur Personal Development course:
Team WorkConfidence BuildingStress AwarenessCommunication Skills
EmployabilityCV’sCompleting Job ApplicationsInterview Skills
