Adult Learners want a say

Adult Learner's Forum (in Edinburgh) or ALF(iE) is an independent forum for adult learners. ALF welcomes the Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee's report on lifelong learning. It is without doubt a significant contribution to the debate surrounding the role of education in the future development of Scottish society. It is estimated that there are hundreds of thousands of adult students across Scotland investing their time and money in their personal and community's future development. It's time they had a say in the future of their learning!


Learners as Partners
The development of a coherent lifelong strategy is long overdue – better co-operation between providers is crucial to the development of transparent systems of communication and progression for students.

Of equal importance is the development of better co-operation between providers and learners. It would improve communication and coherence if learners were involved at an inter-agency level offering views on issues of communication and progression on an on-going basis

Few educational institutions across Scotland have established learners' forums. Forums could advise on a range of issues like progression and could provide a permanent sounding board for improvement. We need to stop treating learners like passive consumers of a product and more like partners in a common educational endeavour.

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