Campaigning for Adult Education in challenging times

Following the general election and the Spending Review, public spending on adult education is almost certain to decline over the next five years. This session seeks to build the capacity of those involved in campaigns to protect formal and informal adult education, recognising that adult education is not simply a public service but also an instrument of cultural change.
 
The policy briefing session aims to:
• improve participants’ ability to frame campaign objectives
• understand campaign strategy
• communicate with policy influencers
• understand success by looking at case studies
• sharing campaign ‘tradecraft’.
 
These skills, techniques and understandings are transferable to a range of contexts in which adult educators wish to encourage active citizenship through participatory learning.
 
Target Audience
This briefing is for anyone concerned with influencing public policy through open and participatory techniques. This may include:
• voluntary and community organisations
• trade unions
• self-advocacy groups
• public educators
• outreach workers
in fields with a strong lifelong learning dimension such as health promotion and community regeneration.
 
Event Information
Arrival and registration is at 12:30pm for a 1:00pm start. The event will end at 3:15pm
Event fee per person per event (includes lunch, tea/coffee):
£69 (NIACE members); £85 (Non NIACE members)
NB: NIACE does not charge VAT on conference and course fees
 
For further details or to book a place online, look up the NIACE website:
http://www.niace.org.uk/campaigns-events/events/policy-briefing-campaigning-for-adult-education-in-challenging-times