Was your organisation unsuccessful in applying for NLDC and/or CLIF this year?

The Learning, Skills and Employment Network (LSEN) is keen to make contact with any organisations which were unsuccessful in their applications for Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities (NLDC) funding through Manchester Adult Education Service and / or the Community Learning Innovation Fund (CLIF) through NIACE.

The CLIF funding opportunity was massively oversubscribed with more than 2,200 bids totalling almost £90million worth of activity against a total allocation of just £4million

LSEN do not have the figures for the NLDC applications but are aware that again there were a substantial number of organisations that were unsuccessful in their applications

LSEN is concerned that some of the innovative learning opportunities explored in these bids will be lost if organisations do not come together to share these ideas and possibly seek alternative funding sources
To let LSEN know if your organisation was unsuccessful in either NLDC or CLIF applications so they can contact you, email Walt Crowson: [email protected].

LSEN are in the process of establishing a Community Learning Strategy for Manchester following the seminar they held in June which attracted over 40 people – for further information, visit: www.lsen.org.uk/topics/adult-informal-learning/.   

LSEN also co-ordinates Adult Learners Week (ALW) activities in Manchester and it is hoped that members of the ALW Steering Group will also bring their experience to the table in furthering discussions relating to the development of this Community Learning Strategy for the City – for further information, visit: www.lsen.org.uk/topics/adult-learners-week/.