Cork City’s Local Economic and Community Plan 2024 - 2029
9.4 How We Will Deliver On Our Goal – The 17 Actions (Full Action Plan in Appendix 1)
Support ‘Towards a Learning Region’ We will support putting in place the Southern Regional Assembly’s ‘Towards a Learning Region’ policy in Cork City and across the region. This will include supporting and advising Waterford as a new member of the UNESCO Learning City Global Network.
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Build on Cork Learning City We will build on the recognition by UNESCO of ‘Cork Learning City’ (CLC) as an international case study of good practice in Learning City Development. We will do this by extending the reach of Cork Learning Neighbourhoods (CLN), the Cork Lifelong Learning Festival and lifelong learning conferences and seminars. We will add more resources including additional staff to increase outreach, promotion, and growth. Relaunch Cork Celebrates Lifelong Learning Awards We will relaunch the Cork Celebrates Lifelong Learning Awards scheme that promotes lifelong learning by celebrating people who have made an impact across a wide range of learning sectors and settings, as a biennial event, taking place every other year. We will develop a system of ‘Lifelong learning champions’ among award winners through telling their own stories in local and national media to encourage other nominations for the Awards. Strengthen Cork Access Network We will support and strengthen the work of Cork Access Network which takes a partnership approach to strengthen, support and grow effective responses to educational disadvantage. We will secure more resources for coordinating and strengthening the involvement of under-represented groups, business and industry groups and the Department of Social Protection .
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Expand Inter-agency Lifelong Learning Partnerships
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We will further strengthen and sustain the involvement of all organisations and partners in inter-agency steering groups and governance structures for Cork Learning City, Cork Lifelong Learning Festival, Cork Learning Neighbourhoods and Cork Access network, by increasing the number of community and business representatives on steering groups. Create an Education and Training Options Network We will work with further and adult education providers and local business and industry partners to create an Education Options Network. An Education and Training Options Network promotes awareness of skills and employment-focused further education options like apprenticeships as alternatives to university. Identify Global Best Practice in Skills We will identify global best practice to see which technology skills are in demand among employers now and in the future and identify gaps where Cork City education and training providers do not meet these. Enhance Strategic Partnerships We will engage in strategic partnerships that support and enhance quality and inclusive practice in:
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• Arts education for youth, • General arts education, • Lifelong creative learning opportunities
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