Skills for Life: workplace case studies

You may wish to look at how other organisations have implemented Skills for Life learning in their workplace. This page offers a series of case studies from the Campaign for Learning and other organisations as well as links to websites, which have case studies and information on the different approaches that organisations have taken.

Learning at Work Day
Skills for Life activities are an important part of Learning at Work Day. Nearly half of organisations that took part in Learning at Work Day 2007 ran sessions that included literacy, language or numeracy. A number of Skills for Life case studies from Learning at Work Day can be downloaded below.
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IDeA
'Get on local government' is the national campaign to address skills for life in the local government workforce. The campaign aims to get local authority employers to take a more proactive, sustained and strategic approach to workplace skills for life. Download case studies below and visit www.idea.gov.uk for more information.
IDeA case study: Doncaster College
IDeA case study: Newcastle County Council
IDeA case study: Staffordshire County Council
Move On/ Get On at Work
The Move On website has a searchable database of case studies illustrating how the Move On approach works for learners, providers and organisations. Access the database by clicking here or visit the case studies section of the Move On website at www.move-on.org.uk
Investors in People
The Investors in People website has a searchable database of case studies including organisations that have focussed on skills development. Access the database by clicking here or visiting www.investorsinpeople.co.uk
Business in the Community
Business in the Community's Skills for Life section on its website includes case studies and illustrations of the business case for Skills for Life. Visit www.bitc.org.uk
Learning and Skills Network
The Learning and Skills Network website provides case studies developed from the 'Whole Organisation Approaches for delivering Skills for Life' project. Access them by clicking here or visiting www.lsneducation.org.uk
Government Skills
Government Skills, the Sector Skills Council for Central Government has a series of case studies showing how government departments have identified strategies for taking forward Skills for Life in their organisation. Visit www.government-skills.gov.uk
Individual Case Studies
The unionlearn website has individual stories of people who have overcome personal barriers and taken up learning (including Skills for Life learning) with the help of their union. Click here for more details or visit unionlearn's Skills for Life section at www.unionlearn.org.uk