Department of Social Planning Life long learning in the cultural sector Method and results in the province of Flevoland

Department of Social Planning Process  History Flevoland  Selection of Cultural Actors  Informational and awareness raising local seminar  Collecting data  Results  Conclusion

Department of Social Planning Unique History Reclaimed from water since 1942 Official authority since inhabitants Fastest growing Dutch province (10.000/year) 30% of population is 0-19 years

Department of Social Planning Cultural Actors Musea –experimental –heritage –traditional theatre libraries Project-organisations Centres for cultural education

Department of Social Planning Local Seminar Informational –formal opening by member of Provincial executive –design of the project –concept of LLL by university of Groningen –LLL for cultural sector by UvG –LLL after the EU-project: ESF?? platform for discussion informal meeting of colleagues

Department of Social Planning Collecting data Questionnaire for organisations Personal interviews

Department of Social Planning Results Analysis grid: 17 organisations: –5,5 visual arts –2,5 performing arts –2 literature (libraries) –2,5 cultural heritage –4 education personnel –38 internal\16 fl\114 volunteers –43 internal\6 fl\20 volunteers –78 internal\0\0 –31 internal\0\290 volunteers –268 internal\15 fl\18 volunteers –458 internal\37 fl\479 volunteers

Department of Social Planning Results II 2 experimental arts: international market 5 visual\1 performing\3 cult heritage: national 1 visual\2 performing\2 education: regional 2 education\2 literature: local market all say:increasing markets, except: education (partly) and literature (totally) Question: specific for Flevoland situation or general market? Flevoland growing region!!!

Department of Social Planning Results III Training needs, summary (In analysis grid specified by profession) communication and marketing projectmanagement management of development processes (changing society) management-abilities

Department of Social Planning Results IV Training needs non-professional interests marketing and communication education within every org is important readings about culture-related subjects in developing society general (governmental) human resource- consultant

Department of Social Planning Conclusion Remarks:  Flevoland is a young, developing and fast growing region in Holland  results are biased by management- perspective

Department of Social Planning Conclusion Satisfying response, but little cynical attitude towards research and project LLL many professionals vs. many volunteers (mostly from 2 org) remarkable view on reference market and market dynamics (ambition vs reality) training needs rather general: marketing, communication, managing etc.

Department of Social Planning Conclusion Conclusions from interview-sessions 1 changing organisations and society -> difficulties in managing Due to incidental subsidies (historical and current provincial policy): difficulty in continuity and loss of knowledge small org needs more all-round than specialised personnel

Department of Social Planning Conclusion Conclusions from interview-sessions 2 training and courses mostly for middle and higher staff! Due to limited finances. (but these are more expensive!!) Legal needs for safety-courses, referring to disastrous events according to management: own responsibility for ventilating needs for training/courses. Expressing those needs seems to mean one has failed (Dutch culture?? No culture of LLL ??!!)

Department of Social Planning Conclusion Conclusions from interview-sessions 3 preference for not needing volunteers, 1 exception (successful) In general no courses and training for volunteers: mostly doing general easy tasks many trainees from higher educational levels. : not satisfying: too much time for to little results, and bad coaching by educational institutes scholars from conservatory of music are being taught in professional music, not as professional teacher

Department of Social Planning Follow up Can we get to a common strategy?? Can we use ESF for implementing strategy??? END