Neighbourhood Learning in Deprived Communities

The Bradford District has benefited from the NLDC Programme for the past 5 years during which period the Fund has provided capacity building for the District's VCS organisations and access to learning opportunities for residents and community members of the District's disadvantaged wards.

Contracted through Bradford College, NLDC has been managed by Bradford District Learning Partnership which has provided the advantage of a co-ordinated approach to the Fund's investment with the Partnership now affiliated with the Local Authority's skills agenda and Local Area Agreement implementation.

During 2006/07 NLDC supported:

• The development and extension of VCS learning consortia serving communities across the District and aligning actions to the objectives of Working Together
• 39 VCS groups, which are now in an improved position to provide learning opportunities and citizenship building for their local communities
• In excess of 390 learners

Commissioning for 2007/8 is currently underway the following documents provide additional information

• NLDC Commissioning Document 2007/8 - Nov 2007
• NLDC Commissioning Application 2007/8