The Rights Stuff Y Stwff Hawliau
‘…adult education is a permanent national necessity, an inseparable aspect of citizenship, and therefore should be both universal and lifelong.’ Ministry of Reconstruction Adult Education Committee, Final Report, 1919
Skills deficits Ageing workforce Deprivation Employer In-work demand for poverty ‘plug in & play’ workers Gig Growth of Socio- economy ‘ precariat ’ cultural fissures exposed by Future Lack of Brexit impact of employer Brexit on investment economy in training Low Social turnout in Future isolation & elections impact of loneliness AI Decline in trust in Decline in Populist institutions Poor health levels of politics & diet mental health
LL as direct Adult education/LL intervention in as non-universal element economic of social policy development, (focus on basic skills) labour market & skills policies LL as part of wider policies in LL as driver of community active development, citizenship, health & well- democratic being, participation community cohesion
Unbalanced Duty re investment ACL even younger Poor across Silos: age but not poorer relation sectors absence of for adults relation coherence Reinforces cultural Leakage of Fundamental public value divide(s) purpose Poorly due to ill-defined visible to LL simply fragmentation politicians passes many Grant- people by chasing
Discourse(s) of rights NHS: right Social class Politics of to free as main Children's Welsh Community healthcare driver of rights language as an idea at point of Welsh delivery politics LL in Right seen practice: Rights of as (did creation of older OU establish a belonging Collectivist people de facto right?) to whole politics nation Entitlements Clear red via water Notion of ‘progressive Absence of inclusivity universalism’ Welsh legal as driver of jurisdiction Assembly Brexit & future of HRA
‘UNESCO believes that education is a human right for all throughout life and that access must be matched by quality. We agree.’
A right to lifelong learning Broadens Puts power definition into hands of of learners education Embeds lifelong learning
1 Re-thinking purpose(s) & possibilities 2 Re-balancing between pre-19 and adults Conceptualising LL in the round, rather than as fragmented adjuncts to other 3 activity 4 Re-balancing across policy portfolios to capture wider benefits & public value 5 Re-balancing re coherence across & within providers Re-balancing between LL as (targeted)compensation, and LL as a positive right 6 or entitlement
Learner Employer State Economy Wider purpose Right /entitlement to LL (‘progressive universalism)’ Broad geographical consistency of coverage Targeted Universal offer Implementable & affordable Welsh medium offer Market offer Local planning National planning Generic age offer Bespoke for life stages Means-tested Universal Quals-based Non-quals Right to decline Obligation
Questions + discussion
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