Community Learning
Who are we?
The Community Learning Service works alongside communities and partners to ensure individuals, groups and families reach their potential through lifelong learning, mutual self-help and strong community organisations. Our work is focused on supporting people so they can bring about change in their lives.
What do we do?
Through Adult Learning provision from 16 years + who have left school education and Youth Services provision for 11yrs+.
The six areas which are being delivered are:
- Digital Skills – ability to access and skills to use technology
- Core Skills – skills for learning, life and work
- Health – Physical and mental wellbeing support
- Your voice –have a say in the way CLD is delivered in Argyll
- Community Learner Offer –Improve the offering of CLD opportunities in Argyll and Bute
- Better Partnership working
We have Youth Services and Adult Learning in the following areas:
liveArgyll Youth Work use a rights-based approach which is underpinned by UNCRC to support young people in:
- Building self-esteem and confidence
- Developing the ability to manage personal and social relationships
- Learning and developing new skills
- Increase knowledge to consider risk and make reasoned decisions
- HAVING FUN!
- And much more…
We consult with and support young people in expressing their views through regular consultation (Article 12 UNCRC).
Youth Action Groups
Offers young people the chance to express their opinions, have their say on issues that matter to them and work to improve their community for the benefit of young people. Youth Action Groups from across Argyll and Bute meet regularly for exchanges and joint work.
Friday Night Sports
In partnership with various organisations in some areas, we run Friday night sports to ensure that young people have a safe space to participate in organised activities.
Health & Wellbeing Groups
Workers deliver a variety of groups as directed by the young people in their areas, covering topics such as healthy cooking, exercise, mental health, and well-being.
School Holiday G.I.V.E Programmes
We offer school holiday programmes for young people 11+, which are a mixture of volunteering in the community and trips. These programmes offer young people the chance to have fun, experience new things, and learn new skills.
Area Wide Events
liveArgyll Youth Team organises annual events, such as the “Big Day Out”, where young people can get together, have fun and make new friends and the bi-annual AB Awards ceremony celebrating the successes of our young people.
UNCRC – United Nation Convention for the Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is an international human rights treaty that grants all children and young people a comprehensive set of rights that are incorporated into Scots Law. These rights are at the centre of all programs and projects delivered by our Youth Work Team. For more information please click here.
Scottish Youth Parliament
The Scottish Youth Parliament is the national youth led organisation with democratically elected members. liveArgyll Youth Work supports our MSYP’s to listen to the issues that are important to young people and campaign for change.
Wider Achievement & Accredited Awards
liveArgyll Youth Work delivers SQA Awards to young people at the appropriate learning levels (level 3 & 4) either as individual or stand-alone units or as full awards. The following are examples of what award units can be delivered: Wellbeing, Employability, Personal Development, Self and Work, Working with Others, and Communication.
Core Skills for Learning, Life and Work
- Lifelong learning
- Life Skills
- Literacy
- Employability
Digital Skills
- IT for Employability
- IT Drop ins
- ICT SQA levels 3 & 4
- Beginners IT sessions
Your-Voice
- Leaner Forums Community Platform for learners to identify their needs and ideas.
- Learner Involvement Engage and support learners and groups in planning of service provision.
We also welcome volunteers to work with us and can offer opportunities to gain accredited learning qualifications, such as a SQA Volunteering Skills Award Qualification. View our Volunteering website.
liveArgyll Adult Learning delivers SQA Awards at the appropriate learning levels (level 3 & 4) either as individual or stand-alone units or as full awards. The following are examples of what award units can be delivered: Wellbeing, Employability, Personal Development, Self and Work, Working with Others, and Communication.