Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed Test the Council MDC experience Lorraine Powney Principal Learning & Development Adviser SfL Coordinator

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed What is Test the Council? A positive opportunity for employees in your organisation to:  check their English and Maths skills  have a brush-up course if needed  gain a national qualification in English and/or Maths  have an enjoyable learning experience.

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed Which works best:  A leaflet?  Talking to someone who knows about what is involved and is confident to talk positively about the opportunity?

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed Test the Council is a tried and tested campaign  Promotion with achievement built in.  A fun way to engage employees at all levels of the organisation.

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed Organisational benefits An organisation will benefit if it can:  meet health and safety requirements  achieve an Investors in People award  be seen as a learning organisation  increase productivity  reduce errors/wastage  reduce absenteeism  improve customer relations.

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed What’s involved in Test the Council? Devise a Project Action Plan detailing: -  Initial Set-up  Learner Support  Promotion & Marketing  Delivery  Evaluation & Follow-up

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed Who’s involved?  SMT and Line Managers  ULRs  SfL Champions  Providers  CfBT Learning & Skills Advisers  Marketing & Communications

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed Briefing Sessions

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed Raising Awareness  Pilot  Managers Forum  Learning through Experience Event  Insider Bulletin  Wage Slips  Communication Boards  Team Meetings

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed The Campaign  Ran over 4 days  £250 Prize Draw to encourage participation  Engaged all remote sites  Used Move On Practice Tests  Engaged the Dyslexia Association Resulted in  456 employees participating  155 expressing an interest in improving their English or Maths

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed Test the Council - In Action  ROWA bus  5.30am start  Midnight finish  Laptops used in site huts, parks and council vehicles

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed Where are we now? Achieved the GO Award in 2008 Short listed for MJ Workforce Involvement Award in 2008 Short listed for Get On Local Gvt ‘Whole Organisation Approach’ Award in Employees have achieved Literacy Level 2 25 Employees have achieved Literacy Level 1 24 Employees have achieved Numeracy Level 2 10 Employees have achieved Numeracy Level 1 10 Employees have received 1:1 Dyslexia tuition

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed The Next Steps Successfully received funding from LSIS to support Embedding LLN through a Whole Organisation Approach Have a Union Learning Coordinator and 11 Union Learning Representatives in the Council Continue to develop Lifelong Learning opportunities in partnership with the Trade Unions and our Providers

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed

Mansfield District Council Creating a District where People can Succeed Visual Presentation