Kildare 2012 - An Economic, Social and Cultural Strategy

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Action Plan

Education, Training and Capacity Building Actions

Education, Training & Capacity Building Actions
Ref No G1
Goal Education - A lifelong Entitlement
Key Development Non-school youth education
Action

 Devise and fund a comprehensive, integrated non-school youth education and training service and programmes that links current services
Lead Partner VEC
Partners
 ASK, D/ES, Gardai, KARE, Kildare County Council, KYS, Local Schools, Local Youth Groups, OAK
Likely Outputs



 Integrated youth service, linking existing services, established

Expansion of youth service provision to areas where there is no service at present (e.g. Celbridge, Maynooth)

 

Ref No G2
Goal Education - A lifelong Entitlement
Key Development Non-school youth services
Action


 Develop a strategy for the establishment of a County Youth Forum to enable all children and young people, including those at risk and those with disabilities, to input into relevant services and policies
Lead Partner KYS
Partners
 ASK, KARE, KELT, Kildare County Council, Local Schools, Local Youth Groups, OAK, SWAHB, VEC
Likely Outputs

County Youth Forum Steering Group established

Strategy and Guidelines for County Youth Forum drawn up

 

Ref No G3
Goal Access to Education
Key Development
 Overcoming barriers to access

Creating new ways of delivering education and training
Action

Develop existing outreach strategies that engage and support people who have been excluded or find access to education difficult, including:

  • Home School Community Liaison Co-ordinators
  • Community based Youth Workers
  • Literacy Out-reach Workers
  • Community Education Facilitators
  • Lifestart Programmes
Lead Partner VEC
Partners
 ASK, D/ES, D/SCFA, KARE, KELT, Kildare Education Centre, KYS, NALA, NUI Maynooth, OAK, Local Schools, Trade Unions
Likely Outputs
 Local Committees for Disadvantaged Provision
established

Co-ordination of outreach strategies

 

Ref No G4
Goal Access to Education
Key Development
 Overcoming barriers to access

Creating new ways of delivering education and training
Action

 Further develop specific outreach strategies to enable access to third level education for people in disadvantaged areas or groups without a tradition of third level attainment
Lead Partner NUI Maynooth
Partners
 Blanchardstown IT, Carlow IT, CERT, D/ES, Dublin Institute of Technology, IT Tallaght, KARE, Kildare Education Centre, OAK, VEC
Likely Outputs

 Expanded Access Programmes in operation in specific disadvantaged areas

Co-ordination of outreach strategies achieved

 

Ref No G5
Goal Student Centred and Personalised Learning
Key Development Student centred learning approaches
Action

Explore ways of introducing and re-enforcing a more
personalised and student centred approach to education. Some suggested practical steps might be;

  • Quality evaluation systems
  • In-service workshops and seminars on effective practice
  • Staff development
  • Examining ways to increase learner involvement
Lead Partner Kildare Education Centre
Partners
 ASK, D/ES, FAS, KARE, KYS, Local Schools
NUI Maynooth, OAK,Other managerial bodies in education, Teaching Unions, VEC
Likely Outputs





 Information Programmes designed for teachers on student-centred, approaches and best practice

Survey of teachers and learners to ascertain individual needs

Link student centred approaches with School Development Plans

 

Ref No G6
Goal Providing Support Services
Key Development Providing counselling supports for learners and educators
Action

Work towards establishing a counselling support service for learners and educators at every stage of the educational life cycle, including:

  • Childhood and Adolescent stages: formal and non-formal
  • Adult and Community Education
Lead Partner Department of Education and Science
Partners
 Counsellors Guild, KARE, Kildare Education Centre, KYS, LESN, NEPS, Local Schools, SWAHB, VEC
Likely Outputs



 Expansion and increased integration of current provision to create an integrated, professional
county-wide counselling service

Co-ordinating Group of

 

Ref No G7
Goal Providing Support Services
Key Development


 Providing counselling supports for learners and educators

Supporting learners at transitional stages

Building the capacity of parents
Action

Introduce Family Support Programmes to assist families throughout the education cycle, particularly;

  • Parenting Skills Programmes that enable parents take a more active role in children's education
  • Transition Support Programmes to assist students in the changes from different stages in education
Lead Partner VEC
Partners

 ASK, D/ES, D/SCFA, KARE, Kildare Education
Centre, KYS, Local Schools, OAK, Pobal
Likely Outputs

 Family Support Programmes established

Pilot Transition Support Programmes in two schools in the county

 

Ref No G8
Goal Catering for Special Needs
Key Development Student centred learning approaches
Action

 Improving identification and support of special
needs

Properly resourcing special needs provision
Lead Partner Kildare Education Centre
Partners Access Groups, ASK, Centre for Talented Youth in Ireland, (DCU), KARE, LESN, NEPS, OAK, SWAHB, VEC
Likely Outputs

 Audit of Needs completed

Submission made to D/ELG for appropriate additional supports

 

Ref No G9
Goal Facilities for Education and Training
Key Development Providing suitable facilities for adult and community education
Action

 Examine the feasibility of providing 'Multiplex' facilities that can accommodate non-school, community and life-long learning projects such as VTOS, KARE, Adult Literacy, Youth Services, Youthreach, FAS Projects, Day Time Classes etc.
Lead Partner Department of Education and Science
Partners
 ASK, CERT, FAS, KARE, Kildare County Council, KYS, NUI Maynooth, OAK, VEC
Likely Outputs
 Feasibility Study Completed

Possible locations identified

 

Ref No G10
Goal Planning our Education System
Key Development
 Planning for future needs

Building partnerships between the formal and non-formal sectors
Action

 Establish a local Networking Group that promotes co-operation and co-ordination between the formal and informal education services in the county with a remit to examine trends in education and recommend appropriate responses.
Lead Partner Kildare Education Centre
Partners ASK, D/ES, FAS, KARE, KELT, Kildare County
Council, KYS, Network Kildare, NUI Maynooth, OAK, VEC
Likely Outputs

 Research papers on target groups and issues in education produced

County-wide networking group established

 

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