The London region Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has produced a strategy to improve learning opportunities for those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities (LLDD). The strategy was published in January 2008 following extensive consultation and will provide a regional focus for the recommendations in the National Strategy 'Learning for Living and Work'

The Strategy aims to achieve 5 Broad goals over the next 3 years

Goal 1 To expand employment opportunities ad improve progression routes into employment of different kinds

Goal 2 To provide people with better services through effective partnership working at local, regional and national levels.

Goal 3 To understand better what learner and employers want, the services currently available and what  changes need to be made

Goal 4 To reshape the curriculum so as to support people in achieving their potential for independent living and employment.

Goal 5 To make a good range of opportunities accessible throughout the region through shared expertise and building local capacity.

Learning for Living and Working in London - Click here to download a copy of Strategy.

Learning for Living and Working in London - Click here to download the easy read version of the strategy

Implementation of the Strategy

In order to implement the strategy, the LSC and its partners have created a structure

The structure is made up of

Strategic Partners Group

Transition Task and Finish Group

Planning Task and Finish Group

Investment Task and Finish Group

Employability Task and Finish Group

London Regional LLDD Networks (North, South, East, West and Central)

Click here to view the LSC Living for Learning and Working in London Structure.