Zoe Rattenbury

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Zoe Rattenbury

• Workforce Development

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ChangeUp background

• Treasury review and report in 2002
• Active Communities Unit consultation on
  infrastructure support
• ChangeUp 80m nationally for capacity building
  and infrastructure

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ChangeUp Strands

• Performance Improvement
• Workforce Development
• ICT
• Governance
• Volunteering
• Financing the sector

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ChangeUp in the South West

• Sub regional consortia
• Thematic projects
• Support programme

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Sub regional consortia

• West of England / Bristol
• Gloucestershire
• Wiltshire Swindon
• Dorset / Bournemouth Poole
• Somerset
• Plymouth / Torbay / Devon
• Cornwall

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Workforce Development

• South West Forum Skills and Learning Interest
  Group
• The Futures Bright the Futures Voluntary
  conference
• Learning Curve

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WFD project aims

• Set up a regional WFD network
• Conduct more comprehensive research
• Develop a draft regional strategy for WFD in the
  VCS for consultation
• Develop a regional curriculum for training
• Develop a signposting service

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Potential research

• Skills Shortages
• - including BME specific analysis
• VCS as an Employer
• VCS as a Learning Provider

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Potential research continued

• Funding dependencies
• Learning plans
• New approaches to learning

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Timetable

• Research prioritised by Advisory Group 6 July
  2005
• Priority research commissioned by September 2005
• Completion December 2005